Exporting to the United States
Egyptian marble and granite for the United States
Full container loads to the East and Gulf coasts, for distributors and fabricators buying direct rather than through a re-exporter.
01 — Getting it there
Route and terms
- Routing
- Alexandria → New York, Savannah, Houston or Miami
- Sea leg
- 18 – 28 days port to port
- Incoterms
- FOB Alexandria or CIF the US port. Customs clearance and inland haulage are yours or your broker's.
- Minimum order
- 1 × 20 ft container
- Production
- 21 – 35 days from approved sample
Transit times are indicative port-to-port sailing times and exclude customs and inland haulage. Confirm at booking — they move with the season and the service.
02 — Paperwork
What has to travel with it
ASTM rather than EN: C503 for marble, C615 for granite, C97 for absorption and density, C170 for compressive strength, C99 for modulus of rupture. We test to ASTM on request — say so at quotation stage, because the EN reports most Egyptian producers hold are not what a US specifier will accept.
03 — What sells here
Stone that suits the United States
Beige and cream marble for residential flooring and hospitality, dark granite for worktops. American buyers who have been importing from Turkey or Brazil use Egyptian beige to widen the range at a lower landed cost.
04 — Questions
Buying from Egypt, into the United States
Do you test to ASTM?
Yes, on request. Ask at quotation stage rather than after production.
Do you ship LCL?
No — full containers only. We consolidate several stones into one container if that is what it takes to fill it.
Who handles customs?
You or your broker. We supply the commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and certificate of origin.
Quoting for the United States?
Send the stone, the finish, the thickness, the quantity and the destination port. You get FOB and CIF prices and a lead time, usually within one working day.