Apply In-Person:

1. To Export Processing Zones (EPZ) Manufacturing License in person, the applicant has to approach the General Investment Authority - Ismailia Free Zone.
2. Applicant must obtain the application form from the relevant department.
3. Information related to the AMA office and License authority can be obtained from the “Office locations and contacts” section of this page Location link
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 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. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
7. Submit the completed forms along with the supporting documents at the respective office.
8. If all the above mentioned procedures were followed properly by the applicant, the application form will be viewed by concerned authorities and the applicant will be notified regarding their permit/license.
9. After getting the notification from concerned authorities, applicant can visit the office to collect their document.
10. If there is no information regarding the application, then, the applicant can visit the office to know status of the application.
11. The Processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

• Business Plan
• Certificate of Registration
• Professional License
• Business License
• Occupational License

General Investment Authority - Ismailia Free Zone
Government office in Ismailia, Egypt
Address: Ismailia Desert Rd, Ismailia, Ismailia Governorate, Egypt
J623+MJ Ismailia, Egypt
Location link
Website Link

• Any Ethiopian Citizen who has a business and need a business service permit are eligible.

Application Fee

• Sole proprietorship - 2,000
• Partnership - 6,000
• Companies - 20,000

Annual EPZ Business Permit Fees

• Sole Proprietorship - 6,000
• Partnership - 10,000
• Companies and Privileged entities - 20,000

• This document is valid for one year.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for this procedure is 30 days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicant must submit relevant references.
• Some examples of businesses that need a business service permit are – commercial banking, clearing and forwarding, catering and restaurant, staff recruitment and payroll services, Postal and Telecommunication Bureau, Office service bureau, medical and related services etc.

• Name of the Applicant
• Address of the Applicant
• Mobile Number
• Fax Number
• Previous Business Experience
• Name of Entity
• Date of Registration
• Address of Registered Office
• Name
• ID number
• Passport Number
• Nationality
• Shareholding
• Residential Address
• Proposed Number of Employees
• Declaration
• Signature of Applicant

• The export processing zones authority (EPZ) manufacturing license is one of the EPZ enterprise license for companies directly involved in export-oriented business activities of manufacturing or processing.

Enter other information’s which might help.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help.

More information which might help people.