Egyptian Customs Instructions: ACI (Advance Cargo Information) System
Egyptian Customs mandates that all air cargo shipments destined for Egypt include the following three elements in the shipment messages at both the Master Air Waybill (FWB) and House Air Waybill (FHL) levels.
ACID number
The ACID number is a 19-digit number issued by the Egyptian Tax Authority uniquely identifying all Egypt registered importers.
Example: OCI/EG/IMP/M/4891340332021120017
Explanation: OCI/EG/IMP/M/19digitimportnumber
Consignor Code
Either VAT or commercial registration number issued by the appropriate authority for the exporter in origin country.
Example 1 (VAT): OCI/EG/SHP/T/91350181611839374R
Example 2 (Reg number): OCI/EG/SHP/T/DK11837921
Explanation: OCI/EG/SHP/T/Consignorexportcode
Consignee Code
A 9-digit number issued by the Egyptian Tax Authority uniquely identifying all registered importers in Egypt, e.g. 123456789. This is only applicable for consolidated shipments.
Example: OCI/EG/CNE/T/123456789
Explanation: OCI/EG/CNE/T/Consigneeimportcode
Any shipment messaging that does not comply with the above requirements – in form and in content – will need to be held until the required data elements are available. An FWB/FHL correction charge will be raised.