Import to Egypt · From China
Shipping from China to Egypt.
We ship goods from China to Egypt by sea and air: full containers, shared containers and consolidation from several suppliers. Your cargo arrives at Sokhna or a Mediterranean port, or at Cairo Airport by air, and we clear customs in Egypt. Delivery to your door if you need it.
Reviewed by Hassan Ahmed, Earth Link Freight Services · 5 Oct 2026
At a glance
- Ways to ship
- Sea: full container (FCL), shared container (LCL), consolidation. Air.
- From
- Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, Tianjin, Shekou and other Chinese ports
- Into Egypt
- Sokhna, Alexandria, El Dekheila, Damietta, Port Said. Cairo Airport by air.
- Customs
- Cleared in Egypt by a licensed customs broker in our group.
Two ways to move it.
By sea
For most cargo from China. A full container (20ft, 40ft, 40HC) when you have the volume, a shared container when you don't, and consolidation when you buy from several suppliers, so everything travels as one container with one set of documents.
Cargo from Asia reaches Egypt two ways: into Sokhna on the Red Sea, or through the Suez Canal to Alexandria, El Dekheila, Damietta or Port Said. We compare both for each booking.
Sea freightBy air
For urgent, light or high-value cargo such as electronics and spare parts. Flights land at Cairo Airport, where our branch works in the Cargo Village.
Check your chargeable weightChina to Egypt in numbers.
Every figure has a source and a date. Checked 5 Oct 2026.
- USD 18.76bnEgypt's imports from China in 2025, more than from any other country: 18.6% of all imports.UN Comtrade, Egypt-reported, 2025 · checked 5 Oct 2026
- +21%Growth in imports from China in 2025, up from USD 15.55bn in 2024.UN Comtrade, Egypt-reported, 2024 and 2025 · checked 5 Oct 2026
- USD 4.13bnElectrical machinery and equipment from China in 2025, the largest category. Machinery came next at USD 3.06bn.UN Comtrade, HS chapters 85 and 84, 2025 · checked 5 Oct 2026
- 1 Oct 2021Since this date every sea shipment into Egypt needs an ACID on its documents, and the supplier in China uploads them on CargoX.Suffolk Chamber of Commerce · 8 Aug 2022
- 1 Jan 2026The same advance cargo rules apply to air freight, including flights from China to Cairo.AHK Egypt · 9 Aug 2025
- USD 3.99bnSuez Canal revenue in 2024, down from USD 10.25bn in 2023, as carriers avoided the Red Sea. Routing from China changes with it.Suez Canal Authority via Africanews · 17 Apr 2025
Questions about shipping from China.
Which Chinese ports do you ship from?
Any Chinese port with a sailing to Egypt. The main ones are Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, Tianjin and Shekou. If your supplier is inland, we arrange collection from the factory.
Should my cargo arrive at Sokhna or a Mediterranean port?
It depends on the carrier's route and where the goods go in Egypt. Sokhna, on the Red Sea, is the nearest port to Cairo. Alexandria, El Dekheila, Damietta and Port Said are on the Mediterranean. When both make sense, we price both.
I buy from several suppliers in China. Can it come as one shipment?
Yes. We collect from each supplier, load everything together and ship it as one container with one set of documents.
What does my supplier in China need to do for Egyptian customs?
Register on CargoX and upload the shipping documents under the ACID number you send them. You, as the importer, get the ACID on Nafeza first, and every document must show it.
More on importing into Egypt.
Request a quote.
Tell us what you are shipping from China and where it needs to go in Egypt. We come back with your options.
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