An IOR is the legal entity responsible for a shipment entering Egypt — handling customs declarations, paying duties, and ensuring full regulatory compliance. Foreign companies without a local entity cannot import goods in their own name. POD Solution acts as your IOR, so your goods clear customs without you needing an Egyptian company, tax card, or customs registration.

An EOR is the legally responsible party for goods leaving Egypt. POD acts as your EOR — managing the full export declaration, Nafeza submission, CargoX document presentation, and UCR (Unique Consignment Reference) issuance. This is critical when your Egyptian supplier is not set up to handle export compliance.

No. Acting as IOR is a legal compliance function only. POD assumes regulatory responsibility for the import transaction, but title and ownership of the goods remain entirely with you. We sign a formal IOR Agreement before any shipment that clearly defines the scope of our responsibility and yours.

We handle IT equipment, networking and telecoms hardware, industrial machinery, medical devices, consumer electronics, and spare parts. Restricted categories (pharmaceuticals, food products, weapons) require additional ministerial approvals — flagged during your Feasibility Check with the correct route advised.

Both. We handle one-time project shipments (IT deployments, equipment trials, RMA returns) as well as ongoing import programs for companies with regular cargo into Egypt. High-volume clients receive dedicated account management and volume pricing.

We manage the full reverse logistics process — re-export declaration, EOR documentation, coordination with the original manufacturer, and collection from your end-user in Egypt. This is particularly common for IT and telecoms hardware returned to the vendor for repair or replacement.