Export from Egypt · To Libya
Shipping from Egypt to Libya.
We ship Egyptian exports to Libya by road, through the Salloum land port, by sea to Libyan ports such as Benghazi, Misrata and Tripoli, and by air from Cairo Airport to Libyan airports. We clear your goods for export in Egypt and hand them over where you agreed with your buyer. For commercial cargo and household moves.
Reviewed by Hassan Ahmed, Earth Link Freight Services · 8 Oct 2026
At a glance
- Ways to ship
- Road: trucks through the Salloum land port. Sea: full container (FCL), shared container (LCL). Air.
- From Egypt
- By road from Cairo, Alexandria or your factory. By sea from Alexandria and Damietta. By air from Cairo Airport.
- Into Libya
- Over the land border at Salloum. Benghazi, Misrata, Tripoli and other Libyan ports by sea. Libyan airports by air.
- Export customs
- Cleared in Egypt by a licensed customs broker in our group: at the port or the airport, or at Salloum for trucks.
Three ways to move it.
By road
Trucks load at your factory or warehouse in Cairo, Alexandria or elsewhere in Egypt, and travel west along the coast to the Salloum land port on the Libyan border. Export customs are cleared there before the goods cross.
Where the goods are handed to your buyer or their transport in Libya is agreed before loading, along with who clears them on the Libyan side.
Road freightBy sea
For larger volumes or goods going to western Libya. A full container (20ft, 40ft, 40HC) when you have the volume, a shared container when you don't.
Containers leave from Alexandria or Damietta for Libyan ports such as Benghazi, Misrata and Tripoli. We choose the Egyptian port by where your goods are and which Libyan port they go to.
Sea freightBy air
For urgent, light or high-value cargo such as samples and spare parts. Air cargo leaves Cairo Airport, where our branch works in the Cargo Village, for Libyan airports.
Check your chargeable weightPaperwork on both sides.
What you prepare in Egypt, and what your buyer needs on arrival. Not every item applies to every shipment.
Before it leaves Egypt
- Exporters register. Your company must be on the exporters register at GOEIC before it can export.
- Invoice and packing list. Commercial invoice and packing list for every shipment.
- Certificate of origin. Libya asks for a certificate of origin with every import. Usually the Arab certificate of origin (GAFTA): it can lower duty in Libya if the goods meet its origin rules.
- Fresh produce. A phytosanitary certificate from the agricultural quarantine, after inspection.
- Export declaration. We file it and clear the goods at the port or Cairo Airport.
When it arrives in Libya
- Trade registration. In September 2026 Libya's Ministry of Economy and Trade announced a mandatory electronic register for importers, exporters and foreign suppliers, phased in from January 2027. Your buyer can confirm whether it applies to you.
- Inspection certificate. Goods paid by letter of credit may need a pre-shipment inspection certificate under a Central Bank of Libya rule. Your buyer's bank says if it is needed.
Your buyer's broker in Libya confirms what applies to your product.
Egypt to Libya in numbers.
Every figure has a source and a date. Checked 8 Oct 2026.
- USD 1.49bnEgypt's exports to Libya in 2025, its eighth-largest destination, down from USD 1.95bn in 2024.UN Comtrade, Egypt-reported, 2024 and 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 146mCement in 2025, the largest single export to Libya.UN Comtrade, HS 2523, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 149mPlastics and plastic products in 2025, including packaging and polyethylene.UN Comtrade, HS 39, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 88mPaints and varnishes in 2025.UN Comtrade, HS 3208 and 3209, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 68mMarble and granite in 2025, plus USD 31m of ceramic tiles.UN Comtrade, HS 6802 and 6907, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 91mPrepared vegetables, fruit and nuts in 2025, the largest food category.UN Comtrade, HS 20, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mar 2023The presidency reviewed the development of the Salloum land port, Egypt's western crossing for goods to Libya, including a logistics zone for exporters.Maritimafrica · 29 Mar 2023
Questions about shipping to Libya.
Should I ship to Libya by road, sea or air?
It depends on what you are shipping, how much and where it goes in Libya. Trucks cross at the Salloum land port and suit loads going to eastern Libya. Containers by sea from Alexandria or Damietta suit larger volumes and Libyan ports further west such as Misrata and Tripoli. Air from Cairo Airport to Libyan airports suits urgent or light cargo. We compare the options for your shipment.
Which documents do I need at the border?
On the Egyptian side: your company on the exporters register, a commercial invoice and packing list, and the export declaration, which we file at Salloum, the port or the airport. Libya asks for a certificate of origin with every import, usually the Arab certificate (GAFTA). Your buyer's broker clears the goods on the Libyan side and confirms anything else your product needs.
What do Egyptian companies export to Libya?
In 2025 the largest categories were plastics, cement, paints, electrical equipment, prepared foods, and marble, granite and ceramic tiles. Steel, paper, dairy, clothing, vegetables and fruit follow. We ship all of these as commercial cargo.
Can goods from several suppliers go together?
Yes. We collect from each supplier in Egypt and load everything together, in one truck or one container, with one set of export documents.
More on exporting from Egypt.
Request a quote.
Tell us what you are exporting, where it is in Egypt and where it goes in Libya. We come back with your options.
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