Wesha Stones

Home/Markets/Sweden

Exporting to Sweden

Egyptian marble and granite for Sweden

Egyptian beige marble and limestone for interiors and Egyptian granite for paving and kerbs, shipped by the container from Alexandria to Gothenburg.

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

Quoting for Sweden?

Four fields, sent on WhatsApp
Prefer email?

Opens WhatsApp with your request already typed. We reply within one working day, in English or Arabic.

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 → Gothenburg or Helsingborg
Sea leg
Routing and transit time are confirmed when the container is booked
Incoterms
FOB Alexandria, CIF Gothenburg or Helsingborg, 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 Sweden is 25%, paid by the importer. 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 12057 for modular tiles, EN 12058 for floor and stair slabs, EN 1469 for cladding, 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

Importing to Sweden from Egypt, step by step

03 — What sells here

Stone that suits Sweden

Sweden quarries its own granite and imports its finished stone mainly from Italy, Denmark, China, Türkiye and Portugal; Egypt is barely present today (Eurostat 2025). The Swedish stone trade grew in 2025 on infrastructure, outdoor works and restoration, and the industry reports long lead times on popular interior stones. The opening for Egyptian stone is indoors: beige marble and limestone tiles and slabs — Galala, Sunny Menia, Silvia Menia, Milly Gray — for floors, walls and stairs, with Egyptian granite as a second source for paving, steps and kerbs. Outdoor paving runs from spring to autumn; interior and restoration work continues through the winter.

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° → Milly Gray — Egyptian marble slab Real photo GreyMarble Milly Gray Egypt's signature grey — white veining over a cool ground. Minya Governorate360° → Grey Aswan — Egyptian granite slab Real photo GreyGranite Grey Aswan Mid grey with black and white speckle — the neutral workhorse. Aswan360° → Black Aswan — granite slab Real photo BlackGranite Black Aswan Dense black with a subtle grey crystal. Aswan360° →

See all 95 stones

04 — Questions

Buying from Egypt, into Sweden

Is there import duty on Egyptian stone in Sweden?

No customs duty on Egyptian-origin stone under the EU–Egypt Association Agreement, with an EUR.1 or EUR-MED certificate; import VAT is 25%. Confirm the treatment with your customs broker before we load.

Which Swedish ports do you ship to?

Gothenburg, Scandinavia's largest container port with rail connections across the country, or Helsingborg; Stockholm Norvik where that suits the project. No carrier publishes a direct Alexandria – Gothenburg sailing, so the routing and the transit time are confirmed when the container is booked.

Which stones can go outside?

Granite is the safe choice for frost-exposed paving and steps. For any limestone or marble you want outside, we arrange frost and water-absorption tests on the stone you select first.

Who draws up the Declaration of Performance?

The importer who places the stone on the EU market, under the harmonised standard for the use — EN 12057 and EN 12058 indoors, EN 1341, EN 1342 and EN 1343 for paving, setts and kerbs. We arrange and supply the laboratory test results for the stone you select.

What is the smallest order?

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

Quoting for Sweden?

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

WhatsApp