Exporting to Kuwait
Egyptian marble and granite for Kuwait
Down the Red Sea and through the Gulf to Shuwaikh, for villa and finishing work where the material is chosen on sight.
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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 → Shuwaikh or Shuaiba
- Sea leg
- 8 – 14 days
- Incoterms
- FOB Sokhna, CIF Shuwaikh, 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.
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02 — Paperwork
What has to travel with it
Kuwait is a GAFTA member, so an Arab preference certificate of origin legalised through the Egyptian Chamber of Commerce applies to qualifying Egyptian goods. Kuwait also operates a conformity assurance scheme requiring a technical evaluation for regulated goods — confirm the current scope for stone with your clearing agent, as the regulated list is revised. Timber packaging is heat treated to ISPM 15.
03 — What sells here
Stone that suits Kuwait
Higher specification marble for villas and private houses — bookmatched slabs, feature walls, stair treads — alongside granite for driveways and external paving. Buyers here select from photographs of the actual slabs more often than from a sample.
Galala Extra
The selected, lightest and most uniform grade of Galala.
Galala Mountain360° →
Perlato Galala
Beige ground broken by pale pearl clouds and shell figure.
Galala Mountain360° →
Royal Beige
Rich beige with warm brown drift and occasional gold.
Suez / Eastern Desert360° →
Imperial Grey
Silver-grey ground lit by pale crystalline veining.
North Sinai360° →
Sunny Oro
The richest gold in the Sunny family.
Minya Governorate360° →
Black Aswan
Dense black with a subtle grey crystal.
Aswan360° →
Paving & hardscape
Granite paving for Kuwait projects
Driveways and external paving for villas and private houses are laid in granite setts and paving cubes, 60 or 80 mm thick where cars run, with kerbs from the same stone. We price a paving bill of quantities line by line, CIF Shuwaikh, with the container count for every thickness.
Granite setts and paving cubes · Kerbs and edging · بالعربية
04 — Questions
Buying from Egypt, into Kuwait
Can we choose the actual slabs?
Yes. We photograph the bundles and hold your selection under your name.
Do you supply bookmatched pairs?
Yes, cut and numbered in sequence so they can be installed as a pair.
Do you deliver to site?
Yes, DAP to site in Kuwait where you prefer one contract to the door.
Quoting for Kuwait?
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