Egypt - Get License or Permit for Natural Pearl

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Get License or Permit for Natural Pearl, the applicant has to approach the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
2. The contact link of the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Egypt can be found below Contact link
3. The applicant should obtain the application form from the authority.
4. Applicant should read carefully in the application form, after all details must be filled in the application form.
5. The applicant has to make sure that he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
6. Once the application form and any relevant supporting information/documents have been completed, signed, stamped, and certified where required.
7. Submit the completed form in two copies along with the supporting documents to the respective office.
8. A fee for this procedure is has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
9. After receiving the application and documents, the authorities will check the submitted document set.
10. Authorities will process this request either manually or digitally using the computer for electronic processing all the required documents will be scanned.
11. Authorities will issue an acknowledgement receipt for submission of application. Please collect it and please keep it safe for future reference.
12. This application will be forwarded to the respective department for further processing.
13. Once the verification of all the documents and application has been done, the applicant will be informed through phone or email to collect the final license within 30 days.
14. The processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

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Required Documents

• Certificate of incorporation
• Certificate to Commence Business
• Form 3 and 4 from Registrar General
• Utility Bill
• Valid ID Card (Any of these: Voter ID, Driver’s License, Passport, National ID)
• Two (2) Passport Size Photo
• Application form

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Industry and Trade
Mr. Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour img
Address: 2 Latin America St. Garden City. Cairo
Phone no: 27921193 - 27921194
Fax: 27940554
Website: link
Contact link

Ministry of Investment
Mr.Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour img
Address: 3 Salah Salem st., Cairo
Phone no: 24055628
Fax: 24055635
E-mail: [email protected]
Website link

Eligibility

• Interested companies should be a limited liability company duly registered in Egypt.

Fees

• The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Validity

• The license is valid for three years, and, upon request, can be extended.

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• Generally, the processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

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Instructions

• All the required document should be submitted in English and must be legibly printed and not hand written.
• Where originals (documents) are in another language, copies should be presented together with certified English translations.
• To maintain the license status, the facility shall be inspected annually to ensure that the facility remains in compliance with the license requirements.

Required Information

• Applicant’s name
• Applicant’s address
• Contact number
• Email id
• Company details
• Fax number
• Company address
• Identification document details
• Company registration certificate detail
• Value of the goods
• Mode of transport
• Information appearing on the invoice
• Name of the bank involved in the transaction
• Declaration by the applicant.

Need for the Document

• This certificate is required by the holder/applicant in order to sell and buy Pearl, otherwise, the dealing in Pearl without this document is illegal and prohibited until the applicant obtain a export/import Pearl permit.

Information which might help

• Approval is not required for licensing agreements involving trademarks and technical know-how other than “process secrets.”
• A stiff withholding tax is levied on royalty payments unless a double taxation treaty exists. There is a U.S.-Egyptian treaty for the avoidance of double taxation, which limits the tax on royalty payments to 15% of the gross amount of such royalty.
• Numerous government and private companies have licensing agreements with foreign firms under which royalties and other fees are freely transferred abroad pursuant to individual corporate agreements.
• Examples of licensed production in Egypt include name-brand clothing, personal care products, kitchen utensils, laser alignment equipment and military vehicles.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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