Import to Egypt · From France
Shipping from France to Egypt.
We ship goods from France to Egypt by sea and air: full containers, shared containers and consolidation from several suppliers. Your cargo arrives at 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 · 8 Oct 2026
At a glance
- Ways to ship
- Sea: full container (FCL), shared container (LCL), consolidation. Air.
- From
- Marseille-Fos and Le Havre by sea. Paris CDG by air.
- Into Egypt
- Alexandria, El Dekheila, Damietta, Port Said. Cairo Airport by air.
- Customs
- Cleared in Egypt by a licensed customs broker in our group.
- Trade agreement
- EU-Egypt Association Agreement: lower or zero duty on goods of EU origin with valid proof of origin.
Two ways to move it.
By sea
For most cargo from France. 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 leaves from Marseille-Fos on the Mediterranean or Le Havre on the Channel and arrives at Alexandria, El Dekheila, Damietta or Port Said. We pick the port that fits the carrier's route and where the goods go in Egypt.
Sea freightBy air
For urgent, light or high-value cargo such as medicines and spare parts. Flights from Paris CDG land at Cairo Airport, where our branch works in the Cargo Village.
Check your chargeable weightFrance to Egypt in numbers.
Every figure has a source and a date. Checked 8 Oct 2026.
- USD 1.74bnEgypt's imports from France in 2025, 1.7% of all imports and the 14th largest supplier. Down from USD 1.84bn in 2024.UN Comtrade, Egypt-reported, 2024 and 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 274mPharmaceutical products from France in 2025, the largest category, as it was in 2024.UN Comtrade, HS chapter 30, 2024 and 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 182mVehicles and vehicle parts from France in 2025, up from USD 115m in 2024.UN Comtrade, HS chapter 87, 2024 and 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 152mCereals from France in 2025. Dairy products added USD 70m.UN Comtrade, HS chapters 10 and 04, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Jun 2004The EU-Egypt Association Agreement came into force. Industrial goods of EU origin, HS chapters 25 to 97, enter Egypt free of customs duty with valid proof of origin.Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) · checked 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Oct 2021Since this date every sea shipment into Egypt needs an ACID on its documents, and the supplier in France 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 Paris to Cairo.AHK Egypt · 9 Aug 2025
Questions about shipping from France.
Which French ports and airports do you ship from?
By sea, mainly Marseille-Fos on the Mediterranean and Le Havre on the Channel. By air, mainly Paris CDG. If your supplier is inland, we arrange collection from the factory.
Do goods from France pay customs duty in Egypt?
Goods of EU origin can enter Egypt with lower or zero duty under the EU-Egypt Association Agreement, but only with valid proof of origin, such as a EUR.1 or an origin declaration on the invoice. Your supplier in France issues it. The rules of origin changed in 2026, so we confirm with you which proof Egyptian customs accepts before the goods ship.
What do importers in Egypt usually bring from France?
Medicines, vehicle parts, machinery, cereals and dairy products are the largest categories. Medicines need Egyptian Drug Authority approval and food needs NFSA clearance, so check those before your supplier ships.
I buy from several suppliers in France. 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.
More on importing into Egypt.
Request a quote.
Tell us what you are shipping from France and where it needs to go in Egypt. We come back with your options.
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