Egypt is one of the largest producers and exporters of plastic products in Africa and the Middle East, featuring an integrated plastics industry encompassing raw materials, manufacturing, and packaging. This guide provides everything you need to import Egyptian plastic products with confidence and profitability in 2026.
Egypt hosts over 2,000 plastic product factories, with 60% concentrated in 10th of Ramadan, Damietta, and Alexandria. Annual production capacity exceeds 3.5 million tons of manufactured plastic. Egyptian factories produce four main categories: household plastic products such as containers, buckets, and kitchen tools, plastic packaging for food and pharmaceutical industries, industrial plastic such as pipes and chemical containers, and raw plastic materials such as HDPE, LDPE, and polypropylene (PP) granules. The industry is distinguished by competitive prices 20-30% lower than Chinese and Turkish products of the same quality.
Household plastic products top the export list: cleaning buckets in various sizes (5-25 liters), food storage containers with airtight lids, plastic kitchen utensils, waste bins in household and industrial sizes, and planters. In packaging, Egypt exports PET bottles, reusable plastic shopping bags, and shrink wrap. In pipes, Egypt produces HDPE, PVC, and PPR pipes with international specifications for water, drainage, and gas networks. All products are available with OEM/Private Label services.
Egyptian plastic products must comply with strict standards: FDA Approval for food-contact products (Food-Grade), European REACH certification for freedom from harmful chemicals, ISO 9001 for quality management systems, and CE Marking for industrial products. For pipes, compliance with German DIN, American ASTM, or British BS standards is required. For Gulf countries, SASO or GSO certificates are mandatory. Safety tests include: migration testing of materials into food, durability testing, and heat resistance testing.
Plastic products are shipped from Egypt via Alexandria or Damietta ports in 20ft or 40ft containers. Shipping time: 5-8 days to the Gulf, 12-18 days to Europe. Approximate shipping cost: $1,000-1,800 for a 20ft container to Jeddah. Plastic products are usually shipped via consolidation because they are lightweight and fill the container before reaching the maximum weight limit. Profitability in importing Egyptian plastic is excellent: net profit margin ranges from 35-55% depending on market and product. Household products achieve the highest margin (40-55%), while industrial pipes achieve 25-35%.
Importing plastic products from Egypt is an exceptionally profitable investment. With high quality, competitive prices, and enormous product variety, your business can achieve significant profits. Contact Rowad El Shareq for an Egyptian plastic products catalog and a customized price quote.