Exporting to Italy
Egyptian marble and granite blocks for Italy
Block supply to Carrara, Verona and the Puglia processors — the trade that has run between Egypt and Italy for a century.
01 — Getting it there
Route and terms
- Routing
- Alexandria → Marina di Carrara, Livorno, Genoa, Ravenna or Bari
- Sea leg
- 5 – 9 days port to port
- Incoterms
- FOB Alexandria or CIF the Italian port. Blocks travel on flat rack or in-container on hardwood dunnage with steel cradles.
- 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
Blocks are a raw material, not a construction product, so no CE marking applies at import; the declaration is made by whoever puts the finished product on the market. We supply the petrographic description and the origin certificate the processor needs for their own file.
03 — What sells here
Stone that suits Italy
Italian processors buy Egyptian blocks by the cubic metre — beige from Galala and Minya for the volume trade, and the more decorative Royal and Breccia when they have a project for them. Squared blocks, photographed and measured at the quarry, sold on net cubic volume.
04 — Questions
Buying from Egypt, into Italy
Do you sell blocks by the cubic metre?
Yes. Blocks are squared, measured net, and photographed on all faces at the quarry before you commit.
Can we select blocks ourselves?
Yes — buyers are welcome at the quarry, and we arrange the trip. If you would rather not travel, we send photographs and dimensions of each block and you choose from those.
What block sizes are standard?
Typically 2.6 – 3.0 × 1.5 × 1.5 m, 18 – 30 tonnes. Tell us your gangsaw and we will cut to suit it.
Quoting for Italy?
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.