billion euros' worth of goods purchased by the European Union
2025, full calendar yearEU external trade by product — EurostatHome / Jurisdictions / Egypt
Country file
Egypt
The Union's purchases here are mainly chemical and pharmaceutical products. Around half the population is connected and hosting here most often runs through an overseas provider. Regional markers: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Relationship with the European Union
Association Agreement with the European Union — in force since 2004
A trade agreement settles customs duties and the origin of goods. It does not settle security: the audit rights and evidence expected by the European client remain the same.
Sources reviewed on 17 September 2026
of these purchases: chemicals
2025EU external trade by product — Eurostatof these purchases: manufactured goods classified by material
2025EU external trade by product — Eurostat01
Economy and sectors
In force
Association Agreement with the European Union
in force since 2004A trade agreement settles customs duties and the origin of goods. It does not settle security: the audit rights and evidence expected by the European client remain the same.
Map of trade agreements — European CommissionThird country
regime applicable to European data and access
European framework trackedNo general adequacy decision. The transfer mechanism and its accompanying measures must be chosen according to the actual data flows.
Adequacy decisions — European Commission74.6%
of the population uses the Internet
2024, latest available figure
Internet use — World Bank / ITUNo country regime
European Union restrictive measures targeting the country
EU Sanctions Map, as at 26 September 2026No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU Sanctions Map — European Commission02
Incidents, fraud and impersonation
82
secure servers per million inhabitants
2024, latest available figureProviders most often rely on a foreign hosting provider. Ask which one, and under which jurisdiction it operates.
Secure Internet servers — World BankDiverted documentation
protection of technical files exchanged
Cross-cutting controlTechnical files hold value for parties other than you. Restrict their distribution by name and know who has accessed them.
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Points to check within your organisation
The trade secret you are entrusting
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals carry their own confidentiality regimes. Check what your supplier already protects for other clients, and under which clauses.
The technical file and its transfer
Without an adequacy decision, technical files and test data may only leave under proper safeguards. Ask which transfer tool is used, and what is provided for should a local authority demand disclosure.
The host behind the provider
Providers most often rely on a foreign host. Ask which one, under what jurisdiction it operates, and what the contract between them provides for.
Developments to be aware of
The topics that may change your answers
EU restrictive measures
No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU–Egypt relationship
A trade agreement settles customs duties and the origin of goods. It does not settle security: the audit rights and evidence expected by the European client remain the same.
Data transfers
No general adequacy decision. The transfer mechanism and its accompanying measures must be chosen according to the actual data flows.
Export fabric
The values come from EU customs data: they show what Europe buys, not what a given supplier produces.
Chemical products: 24% of what the Union buys here. No sector genuinely dominates these purchases. It is therefore the contract, not the country, that must state what is actually supplied.
Official sources
- Trade relations by country — European Commission
- Map of trade agreements — European Commission
- EU external trade by product — Eurostat
- Adequacy decisions — European Commission
- Internet use — World Bank / ITU
- Secure Internet servers — World Bank
- EU Sanctions Map — European Commission
- EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List — European Commission
Confidential exchange
Describe your European relationship and the request received.
The Egypt file sets out a country and its relationship with the Union. What remains to be established is what your supplier already protects for other clients, and under which clauses.