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Brokerage rules in Egypt: registration, your broker card and your taxes, made simple.

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At a glance

The rules changed. Here’s what matters.

18 Jan2026: registration became mandatory for every broker
EGP 1,500The one required course. 12 hours, online.
2–4 weeksFrom your first step to your broker card
EGP 1MThe maximum fine for working unregistered

What changed

One register. Every broker.

If you earn a commission for helping someone buy, sell or rent property in Egypt, you now need to be in the official Real Estate Brokers Register.

  • Who runs it. GOEIC, the General Organisation for Export and Import Control, under the Ministry of Investment.
  • The rule. Ministerial Decision 578 of 2025, in force since 18 January 2026.
  • The deadline. The six-month grace period ended in July 2026.
  • The risk. Fines from EGP 50,000 to EGP 1 million, up to two years in prison, or removal from the register.

The upside: clients now ask to see a broker card. Being registered is a reason to choose you.

Your category

Pick the size of deal you handle.

Individuals and companies both register. Your category sets your minimum capital.

ADeals over EGP 100MCapital EGP 1,000,000
BDeals over EGP 50MCapital EGP 500,000
CDeals over EGP 10MCapital EGP 50,000Most agents
DDeals up to EGP 10MCapital EGP 20,000

You also choose your role: seller’s broker, buyer’s broker, both sides, or rentals. You can hold more than one.

How to register

Seven steps to your broker card.

  1. Commercial register and tax card. A sole proprietorship for agents working alone; a company for agencies.
  2. Choose your role and category, and check your capital meets the minimum.
  3. Take the GOEIC course. “Real Estate Brokerage Practice”: 3 days, 12 hours, EGP 1,500. Attend 80% and pass the test.
  4. Book and apply with your commercial register, tax card, ID and course certificate.
  5. Pay the fees at the GOEIC branch.
  6. Collect your card in Cairo (Maarouf), 6th of October or Alexandria.
  7. Renew on time. GOEIC checks you still meet the conditions.
GOEIC hotline19591info@goeic.gov.eg · goeic.gov.eg

After registration

Five habits of a licensed broker.

  1. A written contract for every deal, naming the parties, the property, your role and your commission.
  2. Electronic records of every deal and commission, ready for inspection.
  3. Every commission declared and taxed.
  4. Your card on show, and your registration number on every listing.
  5. Renewal before expiry. Breaking the rules can mean suspension.

Taxes

Taxes, made clear.

Register with the Egyptian Tax Authority first. Then these apply.

0.4–1.5%Simplified regimeOf revenue, for businesses up to EGP 20M a year that opt in (Law 6 of 2025)
14%VATAdded to your commission once revenue passes EGP 500,000 a year. Check for recent changes
5%WithholdingKept by a developer when it pays you. An advance on your tax, not an extra one
22.5%CompaniesOf net profit, outside the simplified regime
0–27.5%IndividualsOf net profit, in brackets, outside the simplified regime

Agencies with staff also register every employee for social insurance.

A real example

EGP 1.2 million in commissions.
EGP 6,000 in income tax.

That’s 0.5% under the simplified regime. If you’re VAT-registered, you add 14% to each invoice and pass it on; your client pays it, not you.

Up to EGP 500K0.4%
EGP 500K–2M0.5%
EGP 2–3M0.75%
EGP 3–10M1.0%
EGP 10–20M1.5%

Join once, stay five years. Less paperwork, no stamp duty, fewer audits.

For your clients

No surprises at signing.

  • Sellers of finished homes pay a 2.5% real estate disposal tax on the price.
  • Buyers pay registration fees when they register the property.

Mention both at the first meeting. It’s the kind of honesty clients remember.

Grow with Feinh

We bring the buyers. You close the deals.

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Registered broker badgeYour GOEIC number, checked and shown on every listing.
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Serious enquiriesStraight to your WhatsApp, every one logged.
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This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice. Fees, thresholds and procedures change, so confirm your situation with GOEIC (19591), the Egyptian Tax Authority, or your accountant or lawyer. Updated October 2026.