FAQs answered for you.

The 3PL records aggregation, shipping, and receiving using its GLN.

Yes. 3PLs within Egypt must register GLNs and are responsible for reporting aggregation, shipping, and receiving events from their facilities. Regional Hubs outside Egypt need not register with GLN. Brand owners remain accountable to EDA for ensuring 3PL compliance.

Local Products: For local manufacturers, commissioning and aggregation must be recorded as events directly in the national system at the time of packaging.

Imported Products: EPCIS data must be uploaded before the products enter Egypt.

o If shipments are consolidated at regional hubs, EPCIS reporting can take place at the point of dispatch from the hub, provided it is before Egyptian customs clearance.

o Commissioning and aggregation events performed outside Egypt are not registered as events in the national system. Instead, importers must upload the related data files as reference.

o Once the shipment physically enters Egypt and receives customs release and EDA approval, these transactions must then be recorded as official trackable events in the national system.

Example:

A company imports 100,000 packs from a foreign manufacturer. EPCIS data is uploaded prior to clearance at Alexandria Port or Cairo Airport. Once cleared by customs and approved by EDA, the commissioning and aggregation events for those packs are entered into the system as official events.

The manufacturer or importer initiates a “Recall Event.” All affected serials are blocked. Pharmacies scanning them will receive “Invalid – Recalled.”

Expired products are reported as a “Decommission Event.”

Example: Batch B123 expired Dec 2026 → all serials from B123 marked “Decommissioned – Expired.”

The system rejects it, dispensing is blocked, and EDA is notified.

Pharmacists or hospital staff scan the serials before giving it to the patient. The system verifies validity and records a “Dispense Event.”

Example: serial SN000000123456 → status updated to “Dispensed.”

The receiving site scans the SSCC or serials. The system logs the “Receiving Event.”

Example: Distributor scans SSCC 00312345678901234567. System updates all child serials to status “Received.” If not scanned within 48 hours, a compliance alert is triggered.

The shipping site (factory, importer, or 3PL) records the EPCIS “Shipping Event.”

Example: Factory GLN 10001 → ships SSCC 00312345678901234567 → Distributor GLN 20001

Each carton/pallet is assigned an SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code, AI 00).

All child Serials inside are digitally linked to the SSCC.

Example:

• SSCC: 00312345678901234567

• Contains Serials: SN000000123456 → SN000000123475

System mapping: SSCC 0031234567890123

The EDA (Egyptian Drug Authority) is Egypt's regulatory body responsible for:

• Drug registration and approval
• Pharmaceutical quality control
• Track and trace system (EPTTS)
• Import/export control