Overview
Amsaad-Salloum is a Libyan crossing border in addition to being an area affiliated to the municipality of Tobruk, located on the Libyan border with Egypt. It is about 150 km east of the city of Tobruk, and commercial shipments between Egypt and Libya go through this border.
The main challenges that might impede the influx of the items are:
- Due to security issues in Libya and COVID19 restrictions, the border has been closed for more than 3 months, while the commercial movement could bring goods both ways.
- The unclear custom clearance procedures at the Libyan side.
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Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing |
Country Libya: Amsaed |
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Province or District |
Amsaed (Libya side) Sallum (Egypt Side) |
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Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Tuprok: 150 km (Libya Side) Marsa Matroh: 215 km (Egypt Side) |
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Latitude |
31.575833° |
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Longitude |
25.039722° |
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Managing Authority / Agency |
The Egyptian government (Egypt side) Government of National Accord (Libya Side) |
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Contact Person |
Name: Shoiab saad Title: Custom Officer Tel: +218 944150832 |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Tubrok International Airport Distance in km: 160 Truck Travel Time: 4 hrs Car Travel time:2 hrs |
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Nearest Port |
Tobruk Port Distance in km:150 Truck Travel Time: 2 hrs Car Travel time: 2 hrs |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Tobruk Distance in km:150 Truck Travel Time: 2 hrs Car Travel time: 2 hrs |
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Hours of Operation |
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Mondays |
7:00-19:00 |
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Tuesdays |
7:00-19:00 |
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Wednesdays |
7:00-19:00 |
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Thursdays |
7:00-19:00 |
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Fridays |
Off, unless it’s emergency cargo |
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Saturdays |
7:00-19:00 |
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Sundays |
7:00-19:00 |
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National Holidays |
Off, unless it’s emergency cargo |
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Seasonal Constraints |
None |
Daily Capacity
As it is the main border between Egypt and Libya so it is congested with many commercial and humanitarian trucks, in addition to the movement of passengers travelling by private and Taxi cars. The border is organized by separating the lanes between trucks and cars, in normal situation the custom can release up to 400 trucks daily, and the priority is given to the humanitarian shipments, but still in case of extreme overcrowding, even the trucks loaded with humanitarian aids are subject to stuck at the border for few days.
Customs Clearance
Based on the Custom Department in Egypt and Libya, the following documents are required to clear the goods at the borders:
- Exporting or re-exporting documents from Egypt to Libya are required.
- Copy of the waybill.
- Copy of certificate of origin.
- Copy of Packing list.
- Shipping Invoice.
- Copy of Certificate of analysis
For more information on customs in Libya, please see the following link: 1.3 Libya Customs Information
Other Relevant Information
In general, if the shipping documents are set, the custom clearance process would be finalized in few hours (unless the border is overcrowded). In some cases, and especially for humanitarian aids the custom clearance process might be conducted out of working hours and on the weekend or holidays.
There are many checkpoints controlled by different groups, along the way to the final destination. These check points impede and delay the movement of trucks and cars.
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Libya Government Contact List
