Exporting to India
Egyptian marble and granite blocks for India
Blocks for Indian processors — sawn, finished and often re-exported from the subcontinent.
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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
- Sokhna → Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Chennai or Krishnapatnam
- Sea leg
- 8 – 14 days
- Incoterms
- FOB Sokhna, or CIF to the Indian port of your choice.
- 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.
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02 — Paperwork
What has to travel with it
A certificate of origin accompanies every shipment, and timber packaging is heat treated and marked to ISPM 15. Confirm the current duty position and any import documentation with your customs broker before we ship.
03 — What sells here
Stone that suits India
Marble and granite blocks in gangsaw and multiwire sizes, with a steady pull on the Egyptian beiges that India does not quarry, and on the semi-precious and onyx lines for high value interior work. Buyers judge blocks on soundness first — photographs and net squared measurements go out before loading.
Galala Classic
Egypt's flagship beige — warm, even and quarried in volume.
Galala Mountain360° →
Sunny Menia
Golden honey ground with fine horizontal movement.
Minya Governorate360° →
Beige Menia
Straightforward, economical beige for volume tiling.
Minya Governorate360° →
Onyx Miele
Honey onyx — the classic, and the warmest.
Partner supply — imported block360° →
Ice White Onyx
The palest onyx — near-white, and highly translucent.
Partner supply — imported block360° →
Aswan Red
The historic red granite of the pharaohs, still quarried today.
Aswan360° →
04 — Questions
Buying from Egypt, into India
Do you sell blocks or finished stone?
Both, though blocks are the main line into India.
How are blocks priced?
By cubic metre on net squared dimensions, with photographs and measurements before loading.
Do you supply onyx and semi-precious?
Yes, in blocks and in slabs, backlit or solid, with 24 materials in the range.
Quoting for India?
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.
We reply within one working day · Saturday – Thursday, 08:00 – 18:00 Cairo time · WhatsApp +20 106 926 2572
Family business since 1991 · Factory in Alexandria · 50 % in advance · 30 % on approval after production · 20 % before shipping · Reply within one working day