After notifying that Egypt had delayed the implementation of its new halal certification requirement, for milk and dairy products, to October 1, 2022, as detailed in the March 16^th Member Alert, the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation notified Egyptian industry that the contents of the delay were altered to only cover the certification payment requirements. As such, while exporters and importers will not need to pay any fees associated with ISEG Halal's halal certificates until Oct. 1, 2022, Egypt will require all imports of milk and dairy products to be certified as halal by ISEG Halal.

USDEC continues to work closely with FAS and USTR to resolve the issues, and we will provide further information and updates once they are obtained. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact Bryan Jacoby at bjacoby@usdec.org.