Exporting to Zambia
Egyptian marble and granite for Zambia
Egyptian marble and granite for builders and distributors in Lusaka, duty-free under COMESA, shipped by the container to Dar es Salaam and on by road or rail.
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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
- Sokhna → Dar es Salaam, then road or rail to Lusaka
- Delivery
- Confirmed at booking: the sea leg plus the inland leg
- Incoterms
- FOB Sokhna or CIF Dar es Salaam, with onward transport by your forwarder.
- 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.
We reply within one working day · Saturday – Thursday, 08:00 – 18:00 Cairo time · WhatsApp +20 106 926 2572
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. Zambia and Egypt are both in the COMESA free-trade area, so Egyptian-origin stone shipped with a valid COMESA certificate of origin enters free of import duty: confirm the current treatment with your customs broker 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 Zambia
Egypt is already one of Zambia's main stone suppliers. Lusaka's apartments, offices and hotels use marble and granite for floors, stairs and kitchens, and marble blocks come in for local processing as well as finished slabs and tiles.
Galala Classic
Egypt's flagship beige — warm, even and quarried in volume.
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Sunny Menia
Golden honey ground with fine horizontal movement.
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Silvia Menia
Soft neutral beige, low movement, dependable in volume.
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Black Aswan
Dense black with a subtle grey crystal.
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Grey Aswan
Mid grey with black and white speckle — the neutral workhorse.
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Aswan Red
The historic red granite of the pharaohs, still quarried today.
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New Halayeb
Grey-white ground with large, densely packed black crystals.
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04 — Questions
Buying from Egypt, into Zambia
What is the smallest order?
One 20 ft container. Several stones and thicknesses can share it.
How does the stone reach Lusaka?
By sea to Dar es Salaam, then by road or rail; your forwarder handles the inland leg. We load at Sokhna and hand over the bill of lading and the documents, including the COMESA certificate of origin.
Do you sell blocks?
Yes: squared, net-measured blocks sold by the cubic metre, as well as slabs, tiles and cut-to-size.
Quoting for Zambia?
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