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Egyptian marble and granite for Cyprus

Egyptian marble and granite for the Limassol towers and Cyprus's new hotels and homes, shipped by the container from Alexandria to Limassol on a direct service.

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

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Shipped by the container: Granite setts and cobbles by the container · Granite kerbs, channels and edging · Cut-to-size marble and granite · Granite floor tiles, steps and skirting · Egyptian limestone: Sinai Pearl, Galala and Sunny Menia · how much fits in a 20 ft · Download catalogue (PDF)

01 — Getting it there

Route and terms

Routing
Alexandria → Limassol
Sea leg
A direct service runs Alexandria – Limassol; the transit time is confirmed when the container is booked
Incoterms
FOB Alexandria, CIF Limassol, or DAP to site.
Minimum order
1 × 20 ft container

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

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 Cyprus is 19%. 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 1469 for cladding, EN 12057 for modular tiles, EN 12058 for floor and stair slabs, 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.

Full export and logistics detail

03 — What sells here

Stone that suits Cyprus

Cyprus quarries limestone and diabase but no commercial marble or granite, so its marble and granite are imported, most of it from Greece; Egypt supplied about 3% of its worked stone in 2025 and 14% of the cut granite (Eurostat). Building is running hard: 8,159 permits in 2025, up 19.5%, the Limassol high-rises such as Aura and the St Regis Residences, and about 20 new hotels with some 5,000 rooms by 2026.

Galala Classic — marble slab Real photo BeigeMarble Galala Classic Egypt's flagship beige — warm, even and quarried in volume. Galala Mountain360° → Sunny Menia — marble slab Real photo GoldenMarble Sunny Menia Golden honey ground with fine horizontal movement. Minya Governorate360° → Silvia Menia — Egyptian marble slab Real photo BeigeMarble Silvia Menia Soft neutral beige, low movement, dependable in volume. Minya Governorate360° → Crema Egypt — Egyptian marble slab Real photo CreamMarble Crema Egypt Light, low-movement cream for large calm surfaces. Minya Governorate360° → Black Aswan — granite slab Real photo BlackGranite Black Aswan Dense black with a subtle grey crystal. Aswan360° → GreyGranite New Halayeb Grey-white ground with large, densely packed black crystals. Halayeb360° → Grey Aswan — Egyptian granite slab Real photo GreyGranite Grey Aswan Mid grey with black and white speckle — the neutral workhorse. Aswan360° → Aswan Red — polished Egyptian granite as a kitchen worktop Real photo RedGranite Aswan Red The historic red granite of the pharaohs, still quarried today. Aswan360° →

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04 — Questions

Buying from Egypt, into Cyprus

Is there import duty on Egyptian stone in Cyprus?

No customs duty on Egyptian-origin stone under the EU–Egypt Association Agreement, with an EUR.1 or EUR-MED certificate; import VAT is 19%. Confirm the treatment with your customs broker before we load.

Is there a direct sailing from Egypt?

Yes: since June 2026 a container service runs from Alexandria straight to Limassol. The transit time is confirmed when the container is booked.

What is the smallest order?

One 20 ft container. Several stones, thicknesses and finishes can share it.

How do we pay?

Payment is 50 % in advance, 30 % on your approval of the finished production and 20 % before shipping.

Quoting for Cyprus?

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.

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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