Egypt has two world-class sea-salt regions:

1. North Sinai coast — Bardawil Lagoon and El-Arish solar pans. This is high-purity Mediterranean sea salt, harvested by solar evaporation in covered pans. Salt from this region powers our Sinai Salt brand.

1. Red Sea coast — Ain Sokhna and Safaga area. Mediterranean and Red Sea salinity profiles differ slightly (Red Sea is denser, 41 vs 38 g/kg average), giving Red Sea salt a slightly more aggressive crystal habit and higher mineral content.

With 100% renewable solar evaporation as the primary extraction method, both sources have a near-zero carbon footprint per tonne — increasingly important for European buyers facing CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) reporting.

For a bulk procurement decision, the practical question is: what does your end-use require for NaCl purity, moisture, and particle size?

Our minimum order is 260 metric tonnes across all grades. This is one truck-container load (1 × 20 ft FCL bulk = ~25 MT, scaled up to a full breakbulk/container shipment of ~10-12 × 20' or 1 × 40' HC equivalent in pallets / FIBC). Going smaller than 260 MT is uneconomic on the FOB side because:

• Port handling fees are the same whether you load 50 or 260 MT
• L/C banking fees are typically 0.125-0.25% of L/C value with a USD 200-500 minimum — small parcels lose 5-10% to banking alone
• Vessel slot economics favour 1,000+ MT for breakbulk; container loads need full 25 MT to clear the freight quote

If you genuinely need less than 260 MT for a sample order or specialty grade, contact us — we can sometimes quote a 25 MT sample at premium pricing.

Most B2B buyers prefer CIF for one-stop convenience or FOB when they have a freight contract or insurance programme already in place.

See the full Egyptian ports network for transit times to your destination.

1. Commercial Invoice (×3 originals)
2. Packing List (×3 originals)
3. Bill of Lading (×3 originals + 3 copies)
4. Certificate of Origin — Egyptian Chamber of Commerce stamped
5. Phytosanitary Certificate (where destination requires)
6. Certificate of Analysis from our Egypt Globe QC Lab (or third-party SGS / Intertek / Bureau Veritas / TUV on request)
7. Insurance Certificate (CIF only)

This is the full L/C-bank document set. Egyptian export documentation is accepted without question by all major issuing banks worldwide — we ship to 60+ countries with zero L/C rejection rate.

Total from PO to delivery: 5-8 weeks typical, 3-4 weeks for repeat order with stock available.

Submit your RFQ with target volume, destination port, grade, and packing format. We reply within 24 hours with a Proforma Invoice ready for L/C opening.

Or browse our complete bulk sea salt catalogue — 50+ SKUs across food, industrial, pharma, deicing, and chemical grades.