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Exporting to the United States

Egyptian marble and granite for the United States

Full container loads to the East and Gulf coasts, for distributors and fabricators buying direct rather than through a re-exporter.

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

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 → New York, Savannah, Houston or Miami
Sea leg
18 – 28 days port to port
Incoterms
FOB Alexandria or CIF the US port. Customs clearance and inland haulage are yours or your broker'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

ASTM rather than EN: C503 for marble, C615 for granite, C97 for absorption and density, C170 for compressive strength, C99 for modulus of rupture. Say at quotation stage that the specification is written to ASTM, because EN figures are not what a US specifier will accept. For the stone you select we arrange water absorption, flexural strength and abrasion tests at an accredited laboratory.

Full export and logistics detail

03 — What sells here

Stone that suits the United States

Beige and cream marble for residential flooring and hospitality, dark granite for worktops. American buyers who have been importing from Turkey or Brazil use Egyptian beige to widen the range at a lower landed cost.

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° → Crema Egypt — Egyptian marble slab Cream · Marble Crema Egypt Light, low-movement cream for large calm surfaces. Minya Governorate360° → Sunny Menia — marble slab Golden · Marble Sunny Menia Golden honey ground with fine horizontal movement. Minya Governorate360° → Black Aswan — granite slab Black · Granite Black Aswan Dense black with a subtle grey crystal. Aswan360° → Gandola — Egyptian granite slab Pink · Granite Gandola Pink feldspar and black mica over a pale grey ground, coarse and even. Aswan360° →

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04 — Questions

Buying from Egypt, into the United States

Can the stone be tested to ASTM?

Ask at quotation stage rather than after production. For the stone you select we arrange water absorption, flexural strength and abrasion tests at an accredited laboratory.

Do you ship LCL?

No — full containers only. We consolidate several stones into one container if that is what it takes to fill it.

Who handles customs?

You or your broker. We supply the commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and certificate of origin.

Quoting for the United States?

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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