Why does ETA e-invoicing matter commercially, not just for tax?

Because a cost your customer cannot find on the Egyptian Tax Authority portal is not a cost they can deduct. An invoice you failed to submit becomes their problem as well as yours, which is why the integration needs an exception queue that surfaces failed submissions rather than letting them pass silently.

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Custom Software Development for Egypt Free Zone Companies

Name: Custom Software Development for Egypt Free Zones
Brand: Zoho

Bespoke software for free zone businesses - built exactly around your process, on fixed, transparent terms.

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The Cairo skyline seen across the Nile — Cairo's West Bay business district, where most of our Egypt work lands. Photo by Zairon, CC BY 4.0.

CurrencyEgyptian pound (EGP), pegged to the US dollar

TaxVAT at 14% filed with the Egyptian Tax Authority, with mandatory e-invoicing

FilingEgyptian Tax Authority, through the the ETA portal portal

National visionEgypt Vision 2030

Why businesses in Egypt choose Shyphan

Contracting, logistics, energy services, hospitality, retail and professional services firms make up the bulk of the Egyptian private sector, and a great many of them still run on spreadsheets and disconnected tools. We put a single system in place - quotes, orders, invoices, stock and collections - without asking the team to change how they actually work.

Egypt applies no VAT today. A GCC-wide VAT has been agreed in principle but is not yet in force, so what matters now is excise tax on tobacco, energy and soft drinks, and corporate income tax at 10% on the foreign-owned share of profits - Egyptian and GCC-owned entities are largely exempt. Returns are filed with the Egyptian Tax Authority through its the ETA portal portal. We configure your finance system for the ETA portal-ready records, riyal and multi-currency working, NOSI social insurance and bilingual Arabic and English documents.

Cities we serve in Egypt

CairoGizaAlexandriaNew CairoPort Said6th of October CitySuezMansoura

Free zones & business hubs

SCZONE at Suez Canal Economic Zone and Damietta, the New Administrative Capital, Smart Village, and onshore registration through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Groups often hold entities in more than one.

Key sectors we serve in Egypt

Trading & distributionReal estate & constructionLogisticsHospitality & tourismFinancial servicesRetail & e-commerce

At a glance

Custom Software Development for Egypt Free Zone Companies: the short answer

What it is: Bespoke software for free zone businesses - built exactly around your process, on fixed, transparent terms.
Best suited to: Custom Software Development for Egypt Free Zone Companies suits Egyptian companies that have outgrown spreadsheets but do not want an enterprise rollout.
Typical timeline: Depending on scope, typically a few weeks to a few months.
Local specifics: VAT at 14% filed with the Egyptian Tax Authority, plus corporate income tax at 10% on the foreign-owned share of profits, filed with the the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) portal. Riyal and multi-currency working, NOSI payroll files, Arabic and English documents.
Delivered by: Shyphan AI Solutions, a Zoho Premium Partner listed on Zoho's official partner directory. Support on Egypt hours (EET), Sunday to Thursday. Call +91 95651 53545.
Last reviewed: 10 September 2026

How we deliver custom software for free zone companies

Scope & UX design

We scope your requirement, define the build and design the screens and user flows.

Development

We build your web or business application on a fixed, transparent plan with regular demos.

QA & UAT

We test thoroughly and run user-acceptance testing with your team before launch.

Launch & support

We deploy to production, hand over documentation and provide ongoing support.

Why free zone companies choose Shyphan

Fixed, transparent pricing

Know the full cost after a free scoping call - clear scope, no hidden fees.

Egyptian compliance built in

Egypt-ready builds with tax-aware billing, the ETA portal filing and Arabic (RTL) support where you need them.

Local Egypt presence

A dedicated Egypt delivery team working Sunday to Thursday on Cairo hours, serving companies across all 27 governorates.

Support that stays

Training, documentation and ongoing support after go-live - not just a handover.

Every Egypt free zone we support

Registered in Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Port Said or anywhere else in Egypt? We cover companies across all of them:

Cairo

Nasr City Public Free ZoneNew Administrative CapitalMedia Production CitySmart VillageMaadi Technology ParkCairo Festival City business district

Giza

6th of October Public Free ZoneSmart Village GizaMedia Production CityGiza Industrial Zones

Alexandria

Alexandria Public Free Zone (Al Ameriya)Borg El Arab Industrial CityAlexandria PortDekheila Port

Port Said

Port Said Public Free ZoneEast Port Said (SCZONE)Damietta Public Free ZoneSuez Canal Economic Zone

Other Egypt

Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE)Ain Sokhna Industrial ZoneIsmailia (SCZONE)Qift Public Free ZoneDamietta Free Zone

We also serve free zone and onshore Egyptian companies across Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, New Cairo, Port Said, 6th of October City, Suez and Mansoura - onboarding and support are delivered remotely on Egypt (Eastern European) time.

Custom Software Development for Egypt Free Zones: questions answered

Do you build custom software for free zone companies?

Yes - bespoke web and business applications for Egypt free zone businesses of any size.

What can you integrate with?

Payment gateways, government and logistics systems, and any third-party API your business uses.

Is pricing fixed?

Yes - we quote a fixed price after a free scoping call.

How long does a custom build take?

Depending on scope, typically a few weeks to a few months.

Which free zones do you support?

All Egypt free zones across every municipality.

Can you work across SCZONE, the NAC and onshore entities?

Yes, and it is one of the more common reasons clients call us. The free zones and onshore Egypt have different registration and reporting expectations, so we set the entities up as distinct books with separate document numbering and consolidated reporting on top.

How do you handle Arabic and English documents?

Invoices, quotes and purchase orders can be issued in Arabic or English from the same record, with right-to-left layout where it is needed. Field labels and picklists can carry local terms so the team is not translating in their head every time they open a record.

Do you visit sites in Cairo?

Delivery is remote by default, which is what keeps the price down and the timeline short. Where discovery, data migration or end-user training genuinely benefits from being in the room, we schedule on-site attendance in Cairo and say so in the quote rather than adding it later.

How long does implementation take?

A single-app rollout for a small team typically goes live in three to five weeks including data migration and training. Multi-entity, multi-currency or heavily automated builds run six to twelve weeks and we phase them, so the first group is working while the next is being configured. You get the timeline in writing with the fixed quote, before any work starts.

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Ready to set up Custom Software Development for your free zone company?

Tell us your free zone and requirement - we’ll reply within one business day with scope, timeline and a fixed quote. Shyphan is a software development company and Zoho Premium & Odoo partner with an Egyptian presence in Port Said.

Zoho Premium & Odoo Partner
Egyptian tax, corporate income tax & the ETA portal filing ready
Egypt delivery team on Cairo hours
Fixed-quote pricing

Who this is for

Is Custom Software Development for Egypt Free Zone Companies the right fit for you?

Custom Software Development for Egypt Free Zone Companies suits Egyptian companies that have outgrown spreadsheets but do not want an enterprise rollout. If that is you, the licence usually pays for itself inside the first quarter. We will say so on the discovery call if it will not.

It is a poor fit if you need a heavily bespoke system with no commercial off-the-shelf equivalent, or if nobody internally can own the data. In either case we will tell you on the first call rather than after the invoice.

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What Egypt compliance means in practice

Egypt moved further and faster on e-invoicing than most of the region. Invoices and receipts are transmitted to the Egyptian Tax Authority rather than merely kept, and an invoice the ETA has not accepted is not a deductible cost for your customer - which makes the integration a commercial issue, not just a tax one.

Obligation	What the rule is	What has to be configured
Value added tax	The standard rate is 14 per cent, with a schedule of table-tax rates on specific goods and services and a zero rate on exports. Returns are monthly, due by the end of the following month.	Tax codes per rate and per schedule item, and a return that comes out of the ledger rather than being assembled from it.
ETA e-invoicing	B2B electronic invoices must be signed and submitted to the Egyptian Tax Authority portal, and the e-receipt system covers B2C. Your customers cannot claim a cost you have not filed.	Direct integration with the ETA portal, unit and item codes mapped to GS1 or EGS, and submission failures surfaced as an exception queue rather than a silent gap.
Corporate income tax	22.5 per cent on taxable profits, with quarterly advance payments where they apply and an annual return.	A chart of accounts that separates deductible from non-deductible spend at entry, because reclassifying a year of it is the expensive way.
Withholding tax	Withholding applies to a range of local payments at rates that vary by payment type, remitted and reported quarterly.	Withholding rules held against the supplier and the expense type, applied at payment.
Payroll tax and social insurance	Salary tax is withheld under a progressive scale and remitted monthly. Social insurance contributions go to the National Organization for Social Insurance on insured salary, which is not the same as gross pay.	A separate insured-salary basis maintained alongside gross, so the two calculations do not fight each other.
Currency and reporting	The pound has moved sharply, and many contracts are quoted in dollars while the books are kept in pounds.	Multi-currency with revaluation at period end, and a reporting currency for the parent where there is one.

The filing calendar

On issueE-invoice and e-receipt submission to the ETA
MonthlyVAT return, salary tax and social insurance
QuarterlyWithholding tax return, and advance corporate tax where it applies
AnnuallyCorporate income tax return and financial statements

Who you file with

Vat, income tax and e-invoicingEgyptian Tax Authority
Social insuranceNational Organization for Social Insurance
Company registrationGeneral Authority for Investment

We configure the system to produce what these returns ask for, and we test it against your own transactions before go-live. We are not tax agents: your accountant or tax adviser signs the return, and rates and thresholds change, so treat this as the shape of the work rather than advice. Last reviewed 15 September 2026.

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