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Disability vehicles in detention: cars detained and released

~9,000 released · ~2,800 still held · three conflicting figures

“Customs released around nine thousand cars in stages out of roughly thirteen thousand, while around 2,800 vehicles remain detained at ports after nearly two years.”
Total detained (July 2024 estimate) ~13,000
Released by December 2025 ~9,000
Still detained (December 2025) ~2,800

Customs chief before Parliament (February 2026): 12,000 cars only — a figure that differs from those cited by traders and the automobile division.

Source: Automobile division sources — Arabia Business / Head of the Egyptian Customs Authority before the Parliament’s Plan and Budget Committee