Import to Egypt · From the UK
Shipping from the UK to Egypt.
We ship commercial cargo from the UK to Egypt by sea and air: full containers, shared containers and consolidation from several suppliers. Your cargo arrives at Alexandria, El Dekheila, Damietta or Port Said, 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
- Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway. Air from Heathrow.
- 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
- UK-Egypt Association Agreement: lower or zero duty on goods of UK origin with valid proof of origin.
Two ways to move it.
By sea
For most commercial cargo from the UK, from a few pallets to full containers. 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 the UK sails into the Mediterranean and reaches Egypt without crossing the Suez Canal: Alexandria, El Dekheila, Damietta or Port Said. We pick the port that suits the sailing and where the goods go in Egypt.
Sea freightBy air
For urgent, light or high-value cargo such as spare parts, medicines and samples. Flights from Heathrow and other UK airports land at Cairo Airport, where our branch works in the Cargo Village.
Check your chargeable weightThe UK to Egypt in numbers.
Every figure has a source and a date. Checked 8 Oct 2026.
- USD 1.67bnEgypt's imports from the UK in 2025: 1.6% of all imports, putting the UK 15th among the countries Egypt bought from.UN Comtrade, Egypt-reported, all partners, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- -16%Change in imports from the UK in 2025, down from USD 1.99bn in 2024, mostly because less scrap steel came in.UN Comtrade, Egypt-reported, 2024 and 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 399mIron and steel scrap from the UK in 2025, about 1.08 million tonnes and the largest single product, down from USD 687m in 2024.UN Comtrade, HS 7204, 2024 and 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 155mVehicles and parts from the UK in 2025, up from USD 127m in 2024. Machinery came to USD 135m.UN Comtrade, HS chapters 87 and 84, 2024 and 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- 49,300 tPotatoes from the UK in 2025, worth USD 46m: one of the larger food imports from the UK.UN Comtrade, HS 0701, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- 5 Dec 2020The UK and Egypt signed their Association Agreement, which took over from the EU-Egypt agreement for UK trade from January 2021 and keeps trade in industrial products tariff-free.GOV.UK · checked 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Oct 2021Since this date every sea shipment into Egypt needs an ACID on its documents, and the supplier in the UK 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 Heathrow to Cairo.AHK Egypt · 9 Aug 2025
Questions about shipping from the UK.
Which UK ports do you ship from?
Mainly Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway, and Heathrow for air. We arrange collection from the factory or warehouse anywhere in the UK, including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Is this a parcel or courier service?
No. We move commercial cargo for businesses importing into Egypt, and household moves (personal effects and furniture shipped as freight): pallets, shared containers and full containers by sea, and cargo by air. For a single small parcel, a courier is usually the simpler choice.
Do I need a EUR.1 to pay less customs duty in Egypt?
Goods of UK origin can enter Egypt with lower or zero duty under the UK-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 the UK issues it. Rules of origin in the region changed in 2026, so we confirm with you which proof Egyptian customs accepts before the goods ship.
What does my supplier in the UK 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 the UK and where it needs to go in Egypt. We come back with your options.
Prefer to talk? Message our team on WhatsApp or call +20 122 000 1573.