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🇮🇹 Egypt Italy
Everything a buyer in Italy needs to know before ordering from Egypt.
- About 4 days at sea
- Genoa
- Usually FOB
Buyer guide
Buying from Egypt for Italy
Italy is the closest large EU market: about four days by sea from Alexandria to Genoa. That short transit suits fresh produce and fast textile replenishment. Italian mills buy Egyptian cotton and yarn, tanneries buy hides, and food importers source olive oil and olives for blending. Most deals are FOB with documentary credit.
Most traded on this route
- Citrus, grapes and strawberries
- Cotton fibre and yarn
- Hides and finished leather
- Olive oil and table olives
Arrival portGenoa
Time at sea~4 days
Usual shipping termFOB
Working languageItalian / English
Customs and duties
Preferential access under the EU-Egypt Association Agreement with an EUR.1 certificate; a few sensitive farm products are limited by quotas.
Best months to buy
Citrus: November to March Table grapes: April to July Cotton: September to December Leather: all year
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