On August 26, 2025, Egypt's National Telecommunications Authority (NTRA) sent an email notice to its authorized laboratories, announcing that from now on, laboratories will not be allowed to issue VOC certificates for cellular devices with 3G as the highest technology. NTRA then announced to manufacturers and importers on September 1, 2025 that the products will no longer be type approved or imported from October 1, 2025, but cellular devices that only support 2G will still be subject to type approval or import.

On May 21, 2025, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt notified authorized laboratories of the new mandatory requirements for Arabic language specifications, which read:

• The Arabic language instructions required for public-facing products (e.g., mobile phones, home routers, etc.) should include the name and contact information of the entity being translated, and must be an ISO 17100 accredited entity or an institution accredited by an Arab government organization.
• NTRA also announced that products that are ready to ship but do not meet the new requirements will be exempted from the requirement as the manufacturer was not previously aware of the requirement, but will require a letter of commitment from the manufacturer stating that it is aware of the new requirement and will meet it in future shipments.

On 11 February 2025, the Ministry of Industry of Egypt published a notification numbered G/TBT/N/EGY/157/Add.10 on the WTO website. The notification mentions that Egypt has adopted the ES 2501-1:2024 standard for the safety of audio/video, information and communication technology equipment from January 1, 2025, which adopts the technical content of IEC 62368-1:2023 and replaces the Egyptian standard ES 2501. Egypt has provided a six-month transition period for the implementation of the new standards.

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On January 29, 2025, Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) issued a press release announcing a ban on the sale of new mobile phones that do not meet the international standards designated by the NTRA from February 1, 2025. NTRA reminds traders and distributors that the sale of substandard mobile phones will result in enforcement actions related to consumer protection.

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On December 5, 2024, Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) issued a press release announcing the adoption of eSIM technology in Egypt and published an eSIM user guide for the Egyptian market.

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On November 24, 2024, Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) published version 1.3 of the Radio Spectrum Guidelines for Short-Range Equipment (SRD). The updated SRD guidelines include the 5925-6425 MHz (6 GHz) band, which is limited to wireless LAN (WLAN) indoor use.

Click on this link to view the updated Radio Spectrum Guidelines.

On March 17, 2024, Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) updated its procecures for the Light, Intermediate, and Tight type approval schemes. Only the flowchart and the corresponding Doc 01 (Light), Doc 02 (Tight) and Doc 03 (Intermediate) procedure documents have been updated. Under this update, manufacturers located in Category 1 or Category 3 countries can follow the Light certification procedure if they have the relevant R&D/manufacturing ISO certificate, and the issuing authority of the certificate is located in the Category 1 country and is recognized by the IAF. Previously, manufacturers located in Category 3 countries were unable to follow the above process. Although China falls into the second category of countries as defined in the document, manufacturer could still follow the Light scheme if the manufacturer has oversea branches in Category 1 or Category 3 countries. For Chinese manufacturers don't have oversea branches, these manufacturers are not affected by this update.

Click on this link to view NTRA's updated certification process page.