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Egyptian marble and granite for South Africa

Egyptian beige marble and granite for distributors and fabricators in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, shipped by the container to Durban or Cape Town.

Family business since 1991 · Factory in Alexandria · 50 % in advance · 30 % on approval after production · 20 % before shipping · Reply within one working day

  • 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; certificate of origin on request
  • Watch the factory

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 or Sokhna → Durban or Cape Town
Sea leg
Confirmed at booking: it depends on the routing and the transhipment port
Incoterms
FOB Alexandria or Sokhna, or CIF Durban or Cape Town. Customs clearance and delivery are yours or your clearing agent's.
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

A certificate of origin, the commercial invoice, the packing list and the bill of lading travel with every container, and timber packaging is heat treated and marked to ISPM 15. Confirm the tariff and any import requirement with your clearing agent before we load. For the stone you select we arrange water absorption, flexural strength and abrasion tests at an accredited laboratory.

Full export and logistics detail  ·  Egyptian stone for Africa: duty, routes and documents

03 — What sells here

Stone that suits South Africa

South Africa quarries granite of its own and imports marble and granite from China, Turkey, India and Italy; Egyptian stone already has a small share. Egyptian beige marble covers the warm cream look for floors and bathrooms that is otherwise bought from Turkey and Spain, and Egyptian granite adds red, black and grey slabs and tiles for kitchens, floors and stairs.

Galala Classic — marble slab Beige · Marble Galala Classic Egypt's flagship beige — warm, even and quarried in volume. Galala Mountain360° → Galala Extra — marble slab Cream · Marble Galala Extra The selected, lightest and most uniform grade of Galala. Galala Mountain360° → Sunny Menia — marble slab Golden · Marble Sunny Menia Golden honey ground with fine horizontal movement. Minya Governorate360° → Crema Egypt — Egyptian marble slab Cream · Marble Crema Egypt Light, low-movement cream for large calm surfaces. Minya Governorate360° → Black Aswan — granite slab Black · Granite Black Aswan Dense black with a subtle grey crystal. Aswan360° → Aswan Red — polished Egyptian granite as a kitchen worktop Red · Granite Aswan Red The historic red granite of the pharaohs, still quarried today. Aswan360° → Gandola — Egyptian granite slab Pink · Granite Gandola Pink feldspar and black mica over a pale grey ground, coarse and even. Aswan360° → Grey · Granite New Halayeb Grey-white ground with large, densely packed black crystals. Halayeb360° →

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Kitchens

Granite slabs for countertops and vanity tops

Aswan Red, Gandola and Black Aswan come as polished slabs at 2 cm and 3 cm for fabricators, or as countertops and vanity tops cut to your drawings, piece-marked and crated in installation order. A mixed container is fine.

Egyptian granite for kitchen countertops

04 — Questions

Buying from Egypt, into South Africa

What is the smallest order?

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

How do you take payment?

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

Can you send samples first?

Yes: cut samples by courier, paid by the buyer.

Quoting for South Africa?

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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