Egypt B2C e-Receipt Mandate 2025: Full Compliance Guide

Egypt B2C e-Receipt Mandate 2025: Full Compliance Guide

The Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) is modernizing the tax system as part of Vision 2030 by expanding the e-Invoicing and e-Receipt program. Under ETA Decision No. 281/2025, all taxpayers named on the ETA’s published list must issue electronic tax receipts (e-receipts) for all B2C sales starting 15 September 2025. The mandate applies to every branch and every point of sale (POS) of each listed business.

This blog explains everything you need to know about B2C e-receipts in Egypt.

What is an e-Receipt in Egypt?

An e-receipt in Egypt is the official tax receipt for B2C sales, generated in a structured electronic format by a registered POS/ERP integrated with the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) platform and transmitted within the permitted window, which is up to 24 hours from the issuance of the ticket, for ETA acceptance. PDF files, images, and paper receipts do not qualify as valid e-receipts.

Egypt e-Receipt Compliance Scope

Egypt’s e-receipt mandate applies to taxpayers explicitly named in the Egyptian Tax Authority’s published list. Each listed taxpayer must issue electronic tax receipts for all B2C sales at every point of sale or branch in Egypt, effective 15 September 2025. Businesses can verify whether they are in scope by checking the official taxpayer list (annex to ETA Decision No. 281/2025) on the Egyptian Tax Authority website. If a company appears on the list, it must issue e-receipts for all B2C sales across every POS or branch in Egypt from 15 September 2025.

How to Register on Egypt’s ETA e-Receipt Portal

Businesses can follow these steps to register on the ETA e-Receipt portal:

1. Create your taxpayer digital profile on the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) portal by selecting Sign Up and entering your legal details.
2. Activate the taxpayer administrator account from the verification message and then sign in.
3. Log in to the e-Invoicing/e-Receipt portal using the administrator account.
4. Add your authorized representatives and assign the appropriate roles.
5. Register your ERP system and each POS as connected systems to obtain API client credentials.
6. Install and configure your organization’s e-seal (X.509 certificate) in the ERP/POS for digital signing.
7. Register and activate every POS device by its serial number and link it to your tax registration number (RIN) and branch.
8. Test your integration in the pre-production environment and then move to production when submissions are accepted.

Egypt’s e-Receipt: Technical Requirements

• Each business must confirm it is in scope and register its company and every POS/ERP device on the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) portal before any e-receipt submission.
• Each POS must be activated and authenticated with ETA, using the credentials issued to the taxpayer to obtain a valid access token.
• Every e-receipt must be created in ETA’s structured electronic format.
• Each submission must be digitally signed with the taxpayer’s valid e-seal certificate to ensure integrity and non-repudiation.
• Every receipt must include all mandatory fields, including issuer and branch identifiers, device serial number, date and time of issuance, item lines, VAT details, totals, currency, buyer details where required, and a unique UUID.
• The POS/ERP must transmit receipts either in real time or within the ETA’s permitted submission window, which allows up to 24 hours from issuance, and must process ETA responses to confirm whether receipts are accepted or rejected.
• Submissions from unregistered, deactivated, or blocked devices are not allowed and will be rejected.
• Systems must prevent duplicate, oversized, or malformed submissions and must correct any rejected receipts according to ETA error codes.
• If a customer copy is printed, it must include an ETA-compliant QR code that links to the receipt record.
• Receipts issued outside the standard timing window require an approved Late Submission process and must follow ETA’s configured time limits.

How businesses can prepare for Egypt’s e-receipt mandate

• The business must check if it is on the ETA taxpayer list for Decision 281/2025 and note the start date of 15 September 2025.
• The business should register on the ETA portal, create the admin account, add team members, register the ERP and each POS, obtain API credentials, enable the B2C tag, install the e-seal, and link every device to the RIN and branch; see the earlier section for step-by-step registration.
• The business should integrate its POS/ERP with the ETA e-receipt APIs so it builds the JSON payload with all mandatory fields, generates the UUID, applies the digital signature, and submits receipts either in real time or within the permitted submission window, which allows up to 24 hours from issuance, over HTTPS.
• The business should test the e-receipt flow for every branch and every device until receipts are consistently accepted and then fix any rejections and also verify the printed QR code as well as offline queue and retry behavior.
• The business should train staff and set up monitoring with SOPs, dashboards, alerts, a go-live checklist, a rollback plan, and post-go-live KPIs such as acceptance rate, time-to-accept, top rejection reasons, and duplicate attempts.

Conclusion

Egypt’s e-receipt mandate starts on 15 September 2025. Businesses must complete registration and integration before the deadline to stay compliant. Businesses can contact us at sales@flick.network for any assistance.

FAQs

What is an e-receipt in Egypt?

An e-receipt in Egypt is the official tax receipt for B2C sales that is generated in a structured electronic format and transmitted to the Egyptian Tax Authority for acceptance.

Who must comply with this mandate?

Only taxpayers that are explicitly named in the ETA’s published list must comply.

When does the mandate start?

The mandate starts on 15 September 2025 for the taxpayers listed by the ETA.

Does this apply to all branches and points of sale?

Yes, every branch and every POS of a listed taxpayer must issue e-receipts for all B2C sales.

Is this the same as the B2B e-invoice system?

No, e-receipts cover B2C sales, while e-invoices cover B2B transactions under a separate framework.