Import to Egypt · From the USA
Shipping from the USA to Egypt.
We ship commercial cargo from the USA to Egypt by sea and air: full containers, shared containers and air freight for businesses importing goods. Your cargo arrives at Alexandria, 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
- What we ship
- Commercial cargo for businesses, and household moves shipped as freight. A single small parcel or online order suits a courier.
- Ways to ship
- Sea: full container (FCL), shared container (LCL), consolidation. Air.
- From
- New York and New Jersey, Norfolk, Savannah, Charleston, Houston. Air from New York, Washington and other US airports.
- Into Egypt
- 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 the USA, including machinery, equipment, plastics and vehicles. 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 shipment with one set of documents.
Cargo from the East Coast crosses the Atlantic into the Mediterranean and arrives at Alexandria, El Dekheila, Damietta or Port Said, on a direct service or through a transshipment port. Cargo from Houston or the West Coast often connects through a transshipment port on the way.
Sea freightBy air
For urgent, light or high-value cargo such as spare parts, medical equipment and electronics. Flights from New York, Washington and other US airports land at Cairo Airport, direct or through a hub in Europe or the Gulf, and our branch works in the Cargo Village.
Check your chargeable weightThe USA to Egypt in numbers.
Every figure has a source and a date. Checked 8 Oct 2026.
- USD 12.78bnEgypt's imports from the USA in 2025, the second-largest after China: 12.6% of all imports.UN Comtrade, Egypt-reported, all partners, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- 61%Share of 2025 imports from the USA that were fuels, mostly liquefied natural gas worth USD 7.21bn. Fuels travel by tanker, so the figures below leave them out.UN Comtrade, HS chapter 27 and heading 2711, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 4.96bnImports from the USA in 2025 without fuels, up from USD 4.30bn in 2024.UN Comtrade, All goods less HS chapter 27, 2024 and 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 373mMachinery and parts from the USA in 2025, including USD 40m of earthmoving equipment.UN Comtrade, HS chapter 84 and heading 8429, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 344mPharmaceuticals from the USA in 2025, USD 305m of it medicines.UN Comtrade, HS chapter 30 and heading 3004, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 199mPlastics from the USA in 2025, about half of it polyethylene in primary forms.UN Comtrade, HS chapter 39 and heading 3901, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 146mMedical, optical and measuring instruments from the USA in 2025, often light and urgent enough to fly.UN Comtrade, HS chapter 90, 2025 · checked 8 Oct 2026
- USD 2,500Above this value per Schedule B number, or whenever an export licence is needed, the US exporter or its agent files Electronic Export Information in AES before the goods leave the USA.International Trade Administration · checked 8 Oct 2026
Questions about shipping from the USA.
Do you ship household moves or personal parcels from the USA?
Household moves, yes: we ship personal effects and furniture as freight, by sea or air, as well as commercial cargo for businesses, and clear customs in Egypt. For a single small parcel or an online order, a courier or parcel forwarder suits you better.
Which US ports do you ship from?
Mainly the East Coast: New York and New Jersey, Norfolk, Savannah and Charleston. Houston suits suppliers in Texas and the South, and Los Angeles and Long Beach serve the West Coast, often with a transshipment on the way. Collection from your supplier anywhere in the USA can be arranged.
Do goods from the USA pay lower customs duty in Egypt?
No. Egypt has no free trade agreement with the USA, so goods of US origin pay Egypt's standard duty and VAT. We check the HS code and the duty with you before the goods ship.
What does my supplier in the USA need to do?
Send a commercial invoice, a packing list and the bill of lading or air waybill, file the export data in AES when the shipment needs it, and upload the shipping documents on CargoX against the ACID you register on Nafeza. We tell you which documents your goods need before they ship.
More on importing into Egypt.
Request a quote.
Tell us what you are shipping from the USA 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.