Invoice Requirements: Egypt → United States
🇪🇬Egypt freelancers billing🇺🇸United States clients — required fields, VAT treatment, and compliance rules.
Egyptian freelancers invoicing US clients must provide Form W-8BEN before payment. The Egypt-US tax treaty (1980) covers independent personal services under Article 14, generally exempting such income from US withholding when the work is performed from Egypt with no fixed US base. Egyptian freelancers operating as registered businesses may need to include their commercial register number (رقم السجل التجاري) on formal invoices. Invoices should be denominated in USD and foreign currency receipts must be managed in accordance with Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) regulations.
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Provide Form W-8BEN to your US client before the first payment to certify your non-US status and claim treaty protection under the Egypt-US tax treaty.Required
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The W-8BEN must include your claim under the Egypt-US treaty in Part II, citing Article 14 (Independent Personal Services) to reduce the default 30% US withholding to 0%. The form expires after three calendar years and must be renewed.
The Egypt-US Income Tax Convention (1980) Article 14 generally reduces US withholding on independent personal services income to 0% when the work is performed from Egypt with no fixed US base.Required
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To claim the Article 14 exemption, complete Form W-8BEN Part II naming the Egypt-US treaty and Article 14. Keep documentation demonstrating that services were performed from Egypt — client communications, project deliverables, and records showing your Egyptian tax residency all support the treaty claim.
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Egyptian registered businesses should include their commercial register number (رقم السجل التجاري) on invoices issued to US business clients; sole freelancers without a company registration are not required to include one.
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Egyptian commercial entities are registered with the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) or local commercial registries. Including the register number establishes the legal identity of the invoicing party and may be required by the US client's accounts payable department.
Invoice in USD; foreign currency receipts must be managed through an Egyptian bank authorized by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) under the Foreign Exchange Regulations.
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Egyptian freelancers receiving USD from abroad should use a designated foreign currency account at an authorized Egyptian bank. CBE regulations govern the repatriation and conversion of foreign earnings — verify current requirements with your bank as they are subject to periodic updates.
State NET 30 payment terms on every invoice — US clients expect these terms and they establish the reference date for any overdue payment follow-up.
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