Cotton
Egypt Globe Group cotton — full catalogue of commercial-grade SKUs available for FOB / CIF / CFR export.
Cotton at a glance
Commercial and logistics terms across the 4 SKUs in this line. Each SKU page carries its own specification sheet and test methods; every lot is analysed before the Bill of Lading.
Cotton — commercial reference
- Products in this line
- 4 SKUs
- HS codes
- 5201.00 · 5205.11
- Origin
- Nile Delta, Egypt · Sudan · Burkina Faso · India
- Minimum order
- 100 MT
- Lead time
- 2–4 weeks from confirmed order
- Packing
- 40-ft FCL · Bales 220 kg · Pallets
- Loading ports
- Alexandria · Damietta · Port Said
- Destination regions
- East Africa · Far East · Mediterranean · Red Sea & Gulf · South Asia
- Standards & documents
- ISO 9001:2015 · SGS
- Incoterms
- FOB · CFR · CIF
Taken from the SKU records in this line. Grade-specific limits and test methods are on each SKU page.
4 products ready for export
Cotton — Egyptian Giza extra-long staple, African medium staple and Ne30 ring-spun yarn with HVI certificate
Egyptian Giza cotton is the reference extra-long staple fibre for fine-count spinning, grown in the Nile Delta and classed, arbitrated and tested by CATGO (Cotton Arbitration and Testing General Organization) under the supervision of the Egyptian cotton trade bodies. Egypt Globe Group supplies Giza 45 Grade 1 and other Giza ELS varieties in 220 kg bales, African medium-staple cotton from Sudan and Burkina Faso for blending, and 100 % cotton carded ring-spun yarn Ne30 from Egyptian and Indian mills.
Cotton claims arise from staple, micronaire and strength falling short of the HVI certificate, contamination, and bale-weight shortfall. The Quality Assurance division verifies every lot against HVI results, checks bale weights and moisture at the port and issues the CoA before the Bill of Lading. Lots outside the contracted specification are rejected at the loading port.
Technical specification
Raw cotton and yarn — Physical properties
| Parameter | Giza 45 ELS Grade 1 | Medium staple Grade 1 (Sudan / Burkina Faso) | Cotton yarn Ne30 carded | Test method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staple length (UHML) | 2.5 in (63.5 mm) | 1-1/16 in (27 mm) | — | HVI, ASTM D5867 |
| Micronaire | 2.9–3.5 | 3.8–4.5 | — | ASTM D1448 / HVI |
| Strength | ≥ 45 g/tex | ≥ 28 g/tex | CSP ≥ 2,200 | HVI; ASTM D1578 skein |
| Uniformity index | ≥ 88 % | ≥ 81 % | — | HVI |
| Grade / colour | Grade 1 (Good / Fully Good); Rd / +b per CATGO | Grade 1 | — | CATGO / USDA colour grade |
| Trash / contamination | ≤ 2 %; no polypropylene | ≤ 3 % | — | Shirley analyser; visual |
| Moisture regain | ≤ 8.5 % | ≤ 8.5 % | ≤ 8.5 % | ASTM D2495 / oven |
| Yarn count / evenness | — | — | Ne30 ± 2.5 %; U % ≤ 12 % | ASTM D1907; Uster |
Logistical & QA parameters
- MOQ — containerised (FCL)
- Giza 45: 20 MT; medium staple: 50 MT; yarn: 5 MT (one 40-ft FCL ≈ 100 bales raw cotton)
- MOQ — break-bulk vessel
- Not applicable; 40-ft FCL programmes to 2,000–3,000 MT
- Packing
- Bales 220 kg, cotton or PP wrapped, steel-strapped · pallets (yarn cones) · 40-ft FCL
- Loading ports
- Alexandria (EGALY) · Damietta (EGDAM) · Port Said East (EGPSE)
- Incoterms
- Raw cotton FOB / CIF; yarn CIF / DAP
- Lead time
- 2–4 weeks (Egyptian ginning season Sep–Jan)
- Certifications
- ISO 9001:2015; HVI certificate and CATGO arbitration certificate on Giza; cotton origin certificate and phytosanitary on African cotton; OEKO-TEX Standard 100 on yarn
- Independent inspection protocol
- SGS (named on the rows), TÜV Austria, Intertek or Bureau Veritas: bale sampling per ASTM D1441, weight and tare, moisture, HVI witness test, container loading supervision
- Internal QA gate
- Per-lot CoA by the port laboratory before B/L; lots outside the contracted specification are rejected at the loading port, never re-graded or renegotiated
- HS codes
- Raw cotton 5201.00; yarn Ne30 5205.11
QA verification chain
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1
Farm / gin
Registered Delta growers; ginning by variety; CATGO classing and arbitration
EvidenceCATGO certificate, gin lot record
CATGO + EGG · per gin lot
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2
Bale press / mill
Bale weight, moisture, contamination check; yarn count and CSP at mill laboratory
EvidenceBale list, mill test report
Supplier QA + EGG inspector · per lot
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3
Port laboratory
HVI verification sample, moisture, bale weight audit; per-lot CoA
EvidenceCoA before B/L
EGG port QC · every lot
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4
Independent inspection
Bale sampling, HVI witness test, weighing, sealing
EvidencePSI certificate, weight list
SGS / TÜV Austria / Intertek / BV · per shipment
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5
Destination acceptance
Spinner laboratory HVI / Uster against CoA
EvidenceDischarge test report
Buyer · on arrival
Applications & markets
- Pulp & textile — fine-count spinners and weavers in the Far East, South Asia, the Mediterranean and Europe (Giza ELS); blending mills (medium staple); knitters and weavers (Ne30 yarn).
- Related: textile-dyeing salt for the dyehouse side of the same mills.
Standards & documentation
- ASTM D5867 / D1448 / D1578 / D1907 test methods; CATGO arbitration rules; ICA bylaws; OEKO-TEX Standard 100.
- Quality & compliance — ISO 9001:2015; ISO 22000 / HACCP / FSSC 22000 on food-contact lines.
- Inspection services — TÜV Austria, SGS, Intertek, Bureau Veritas (Cotecna on request), ISO/IEC 17020 + 17025.
- Export documentation, packing and loading ports — Commercial Invoice, Packing List, B/L, Certificate of Origin (EUR.1 / PAFTA / COMESA / AfCFTA), Phytosanitary / Health certificate where required.
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Frequently asked questions
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Grade, packing, destination and quantity — the export desk comes back with a priced FOB / CIF / CFR offer for Cotton once stock, laycan and freight are confirmed.
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