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Importing marble and granite from Egypt to the Netherlands

Eight steps, from the quotation to the container at your port.

Family business since 1991 · Factory in Alexandria · 50 % in advance · 30 % on approval after production · 20 % before shipping · Reply within one working day

  • Our own factory in Alexandria: six Italian machines, nothing subcontracted
  • Minimum order: one 20 ft container, stones and thicknesses mixed
  • Loading at Alexandria, Port Said or Sokhna
  • Photos of your slabs before loading
  • Invoice, packing list, bill of lading and certificate of origin with every container
  • Watch the factory

For importers, contractors and landscapers in the Netherlands and Belgium. Written from the exporter's side by Wesha Stones, a family business in Alexandria since 1991.

Netherlands at a glance

Port of entry
Alexandria → Rotterdam or Antwerp
Sea leg from Egypt
10 – 14 days port to port
Terms we quote
FOB Alexandria, CIF Rotterdam or Antwerp, or DAP to site.
Origin paperwork
EUR.1 — EU–Egypt Association Agreement
Minimum order
1 × 20 ft container, stones and thicknesses mixed
Stones it buys from Egypt
Galala Classic, Sinai Pearl, Sunny Menia, Milly Gray

Much of the natural stone sold in the Netherlands comes in through importers who also supply Belgium and Germany, and today it is mostly Italian, Indian and Chinese. Egyptian beige limestone — Galala, Sinai Pearl and Sunny Menia — goes into floors and walls, and Egyptian granite into paving, steps and kitchens, from a shorter sea leg out of Alexandria.

The eight steps

Choose the stone

Send the name your market knows the stone by, or a photograph, and we match it to the blocks we can supply. Every stone has its own page with its colour, origin, finishes and formats.

Egyptian marble · Egyptian granite · cut-to-size · floor tiles

Send what the quotation needs

The stone, the finish, the thickness and quantity of each item and your port — or the bill of quantities or the drawing as it is. The full checklist

Get the quotation

Item by item, with the number of containers: FOB Alexandria, CIF Rotterdam or Antwerp, or DAP to site. Usually within one working day. What sets the price of Egyptian marble and granite

Pay in three stages

50 % in advance, on order; 30 % after your approval of the finished production; 20 % before shipping.

Approve the stone before it ships

Photographs of your actual slabs or bundles, or an inspection at the factory, before the 30 % is paid and before anything is loaded.

Loading the 20 ft container

About 421 m² of 2 cm granite or 429 m² of 2 cm marble per 20 ft, on a 25 t payload with packing. Every thickness

Shipping to the Netherlands

Alexandria → Rotterdam or Antwerp: 10 – 14 days port to port.

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.

Documents, duty and clearance in the Netherlands

With every container: the commercial invoice, the packing list and the bill of lading, and a certificate of origin. Customs clearance at your end is yours or your broker's.

Finished stone sold for construction in the EU comes under the Construction Products Regulation: the importer who places it on the market draws up the Declaration of Performance under the harmonised standards — EN 12057 for tiles, EN 12058 for slabs and stairs, EN 1341 for external paving —, and we arrange and supply the test results for the chosen stone. Tell us the standard and the use your project is specified to. For the stone you select we arrange water absorption, flexural strength and abrasion tests at an accredited laboratory.

Egyptian-origin stone enters the EU free of customs duty under the EU–Egypt Association Agreement, with an EUR.1 or EUR-MED certificate of origin issued by Egyptian customs. Import VAT is charged at the Dutch rate.

Import duty on Egyptian stone, by trade agreement

Stones the Netherlands buys from Egypt

Each stone has its own page: colour, origin, finishes, formats and how much fits in a container.

Galala Classic — marble slab Real photo BeigeMarble Galala Classic Egypt's flagship beige — warm, even and quarried in volume. Galala Mountain360° → Sinai Pearl — marble slab Real photo CreamMarble Sinai Pearl Pearly cream with a faint grey-green cast. Sinai Peninsula360° → Sunny Menia — marble slab Real photo GoldenMarble Sunny Menia Golden honey ground with fine horizontal movement. Minya Governorate360° → Milly Gray — Egyptian marble slab Real photo GreyMarble Milly Gray Egypt's signature grey — white veining over a cool ground. Minya Governorate360° → Grey Aswan — Egyptian granite slab Real photo GreyGranite Grey Aswan Mid grey with black and white speckle — the neutral workhorse. Aswan360° → Black Aswan — granite slab Real photo BlackGranite Black Aswan Dense black with a subtle grey crystal. Aswan360° →

Egyptian marble and granite for the Netherlands: route, documents and the stones that sell

Importing to the Netherlands: questions

Which stones can go outside?

Granite is the safe choice for frost-exposed paving and steps. For any limestone or marble you want outside, we arrange frost and water-absorption tests on the stone you select first.

Can you deliver to site rather than the port?

Yes, on DAP terms. Send the address and any access restriction; stone arrives on A-frames or in crates and needs room to unload.

Minimum order, payment, samples, tests and where the blocks come from are answered once for every country in the step-by-step guide.

How to import marble and granite from Egypt, step by step  ·  Export, documents and payment

Importing to the Netherlands?

Send the stone, the finish, the thickness, the quantity and the destination port. You get FOB and CIF prices, usually within one working day.

Or send a full specification

Family business since 1991 · Factory in Alexandria · 50 % in advance · 30 % on approval after production · 20 % before shipping · Reply within one working day

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