The Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade has referred 27 imports firms for investigation, on suspicion of submitting forged certificates. The 31documents forming the basis of the investigation certify that imports from China have been validated. The companies involved are expected to be removed from the list of firms entitled to import goods.
Minister Rachid Ahmed Rachid instructed authorities to investigate Chinese firms thought to be involved and to prevent them from continuing to export goods to Egypt. In a press statement yesterday, Rachid declared that his ministry has uncovered unscrupulous practices by some companies who provide fake certificates showing that imported goods have undergone tight electronic scrutiny. The electronic system adopted by the General Organization for Imports and Exports Control revealed these violations, said Rachid.
The list of companies under investigation include: el-Masrawiya Group, el-Fatah, Essam Trading, Dream for Import and Export, and al-Rque Industrial Marketing, among others.
Translated from the Arabic Edition.
