• Oppo invests $50 million in a new smartphone factory employing ~2,000 workers.
• Egypt enforces import taxes and digital customs tools to push local manufacturing.
• The plant targets 500,000 units per month by 2026.

Chinese technology company Oppo has opened a smartphone manufacturing plant in Egypt as part of a $50 million investment plan to expand its production footprint.

The facility is located in 10th of Ramadan City near Cairo. It covers 24,000 square meters and already employs about 2,000 workers. Oppo targets a monthly production capacity of 500,000 units by 2026.

Chinese tech company OPPO opened a new smartphone and electronics manufacturing plant in Egypt's 10th of Ramadan City. This significant investment underscores OPPO's long-term commitment to the Egyptian market and the broader region.
The state-of-the-art factory spans 24,000… pic.twitter.com/PsRbiGPX7o

— Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Egypt (@CHN_EGY) October 26, 2025

The government signed a memorandum of understanding with Oppo in September 2022 to develop the project. Egypt wants to reduce its reliance on imported electronics and increase exports under its “Egypt Makes Electronics” industrial strategy.

The authorities have enacted import duties to encourage local manufacturing. The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority introduced a 5% tax on imported phones in 2020. The government launched the “Telephony” app in early 2025 to improve tax collection by requiring online registration and payment of a levy equal to 38.5% of a device’s purchase price.

Other global companies, including South Korea’s Samsung and the United States’ Black & Decker, have signed similar agreements to build factories in Egypt. Officials aim to position the country as a regional high-tech production hub, leveraging skilled labor and investment incentives.

This article was initially published in French by Adoni Conrad Quenum

Adapted in English by Ange Jason Quenum