Exporting to the United Arab Emirates
Egyptian marble and granite for the UAE
Sokhna to Jebel Ali, into a market that buys finished cut-to-size as readily as it buys slabs.
01 — Getting it there
Route and terms
- Routing
- Sokhna → Jebel Ali or Khalifa Port
- Sea leg
- 7 – 12 days port to port
- Incoterms
- FOB Sokhna, CIF Jebel Ali, or DAP to site.
- Minimum order
- 1 × 20 ft container
- Production
- 21 – 35 days from approved sample
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
Certificate of origin and standard export documentation. Arab preference certification is available where the destination qualifies.
03 — What sells here
Stone that suits the United Arab Emirates
Hotel and residential fit-out drives the beige and cream trade; dark granite goes into worktops and feature cladding. Fabricators here buy cut-to-size to drawing rather than raw slabs, which suits our CNC lines.
04 — Questions
Buying from Egypt, into the United Arab Emirates
Do you supply cut-to-size to drawing?
Yes — worktops, vanity tops, cladding panels, mitres and cut-outs, piece-marked against your setting-out plan.
Can you match a stone we are already using?
Send a photograph and, if you have one, an offcut. We will tell you honestly whether we can match it or only get close.
How long from order to Jebel Ali?
21 – 35 days production from an approved sample, plus the sea leg.
Quoting for the United Arab Emirates?
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.