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🇪🇸 Egypt Spain

Everything a buyer in Spain needs to know before ordering from Egypt.

  • About 5 days at sea
  • Valencia
  • Usually FOB
Buyer guide

Buying from Egypt for Spain

Spanish wholesalers use Egyptian produce to fill the gaps around their own seasons. Valencia is about five days from Alexandria. Onions, garlic and early citrus are the main lines, with cotton and herbs completing the picture. Buyers expect GLOBALG.A.P. and organic equivalence for fresh food.

Most traded on this route

  • Onions, garlic and potatoes
  • Counter-season citrus
  • Long-staple cotton
  • Herbs and spices
Arrival portValencia
Time at sea~5 days
Usual shipping termFOB
Working languageSpanish / English

Customs and duties

Preferential access under the EU-Egypt Association Agreement with an EUR.1 certificate; quotas apply to oranges, garlic and rice.

Best months to buy

Citrus and strawberries: November to March Onions and garlic: January to May Cotton: September to December

Popular categories on this route

Products for Spain

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•••• ••••• • •••••• · Aswan

Egyptian chamomile flowers

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Min. 500 Kilograms FOB Alexandria
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••••••• ••••• · Minya

Murcott mandarins

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Min. 20 Tonnes FOB Alexandria
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Raw Giza 86 cotton, 227 kg bale

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Min. 5 Bales FOB Alexandria
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•••• ••••• • •••••• · Aswan

Anise seeds

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Min. 1 Tonnes FOB Alexandria
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Combed cotton yarn Ne 40/1

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Min. 2 Tonnes FOB Alexandria

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