Import guide · Sweden

Importing marble and granite from Egypt to Sweden

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 stone importers, contractors and interior fabricators in Sweden. Written from the exporter's side by Wesha Stones, a family business in Alexandria since 1991.

Sweden at a glance

Port of entry
Alexandria → Gothenburg or Helsingborg
Sea leg from Egypt
Routing and transit time are confirmed when the container is booked
Terms we quote
FOB Alexandria, CIF Gothenburg or Helsingborg, 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, Sunny Menia, Silvia Menia, Milly Gray

Sweden quarries its own granite and imports its finished stone mainly from Italy, Denmark, China, Türkiye and Portugal; Egypt is barely present today (Eurostat 2025). The Swedish stone trade grew in 2025 on infrastructure, outdoor works and restoration, and the industry reports long lead times on popular interior stones. The opening for Egyptian stone is indoors: beige marble and limestone tiles and slabs — Galala, Sunny Menia, Silvia Menia, Milly Gray — for floors, walls and stairs, with Egyptian granite as a second source for paving, steps and kerbs. Outdoor paving runs from spring to autumn; interior and restoration work continues through the winter.

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 Gothenburg or Helsingborg, 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 Sweden

Alexandria → Gothenburg or Helsingborg: Routing and transit time are confirmed when the container is booked.

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 Sweden

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.

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 in Sweden is 25%, paid by the importer. Stone sold for construction in the EU comes under the Construction Products Regulation: the importer who places it on the EU market draws up the Declaration of Performance under the harmonised standards — EN 12057 for modular tiles, EN 12058 for floor and stair slabs, EN 1469 for cladding, EN 1341, EN 1342 and EN 1343 for paving, setts and kerbs — and we arrange and supply the test results for the chosen stone. Tell us at quotation stage what your specification requires. 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 Swedish rate.

Import duty on Egyptian stone, by trade agreement

Importing to Sweden: questions

Is there import duty on Egyptian stone in Sweden?

No customs duty on Egyptian-origin stone under the EU–Egypt Association Agreement, with an EUR.1 or EUR-MED certificate; import VAT is 25%. Confirm the treatment with your customs broker before we load.

Which Swedish ports do you ship to?

Gothenburg, Scandinavia's largest container port with rail connections across the country, or Helsingborg; Stockholm Norvik where that suits the project. No carrier publishes a direct Alexandria – Gothenburg sailing, so the routing and the transit time are confirmed when the container is booked.

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.

Who draws up the Declaration of Performance?

The importer who places the stone on the EU market, under the harmonised standard for the use — EN 12057 and EN 12058 indoors, EN 1341, EN 1342 and EN 1343 for paving, setts and kerbs. We arrange and supply the laboratory test results for the stone you select.

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 Sweden?

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

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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