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Egypt extends e-invoicing to e-commerce Sept 2021

Online sellers mandated for e-invoicing

Egypt e-invoicing, phased in starting in 2020, is to be extended to e-commerce goods and services from 15 September 2021.  This coincides with the second-stage rollout of Egypt’s live electronic reporting regime, which began in November 2020 with large taxpayers.

Any resident or non-resident provider over the VAT registration threshold of EGP 20,000 will have to register with the Minister of Finance by 15 September. This will includes goods, but also traditional and digital services. The can then join the new ‘Unified Electronic Platform’ for e-invoicing and monthly electronic returns.

The Egyptian Ministry confirmed the measure as underling the “taxes” digitization projects in raising the efficiency of tax collection, reducing evasion, and monitoring the volume of commercial transactions between companies and each other, and between them and the consumer, through the “electronic invoice” and “electronic receipt” projects. Strengthening the governance of the state’s public revenue system.

You can follow VAT Calc’s global live VAT invoice transaction and e-invoice blog with country-by-country real-time reporting plans.

Middle East & Africa e-invoicing

Country Date Comments (click for details)
Angola Sept 2025 Implementation plans being completed
Bahrain 2026? Plans progressing for launch 2025 likely
Benin 2020
Botswana 2025-26 Plans for e-invoicing
Burundi 2022 E-Tax reporting
Cape Verde 2020 Mandatory e-invoicing
Côte d’Ivoire 2019 E-invoicing mandated for certain supplies
Congo, Republic 2024 e-invoicing and fiscal devices mandate
Egypt Sep 2021 E-invoice B2B and B2C
Eswatini TBC E-invoicing tender issued
Ghana 2022 Phased rollout of mandatory E-VAT invoicing regime
Israel 5 May 2024 Pre-clearance to follow Chile model
Jordan Apr 2025 Pre-clearance e-invoices and pre-filled VAT returns
Kenya Aug 2021 TIMS e-invoice
Madagascar 2025? E-invoicing mandate
Mauritania Oct 2023 Launch of e-invoices
Mauritius May 2024 Mandatory e-invoicing
Malawi 2024 E-billing introduction
Morocco 2026 B2B mandate proposal
Namibia TBC E-invoicing proposals
Niger 2021 Mandatory electronic invoices for all taxpayers
Nigeria 2025 B2B e-invoicing & B2C e-reporting
Oman 2026 Potential e-invoicing implementation
Rwanda 2021 Mandatory e-invoicing for all taxpayers
Saudi Arabia Dec 2021 Pre-clearance e-invoicing
Senegal 2025? Mandatory e-invoicing proposal
South Africa 2028? E-invoicing, digital reporting and pre-filled returns consultation
Tanzania 2022 VFD pre-clearance e-invoicing
Tunisia 2016 B2B and B2C e-invoices
UAE July 2026 E-invoice regime
Uganda Jun 2022 Pre-clearance e-invoice and fiscal cash registers
Zambia Jul 2024 E-invoicing introduction

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