Egypt is located in the east of North Africa. It is not only a land transportation hub between Asia and Africa, but also a shortcut for the sea route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Its strategic position is very important. The Egyptian project factory we have built is located in the exclusive free zone of bilbes.

COSCO is the shipping company we use to export from Shanghai port to sokhna port in Egypt. COSCO Shipping Container Transportation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "COSCO Shipping Container Transportation") is subordinate to COSCO Shipping Group Co., Ltd., which integrates the container business and service of COSCO Shipping Container Transportation under the former COSCO Group Its service network is formed. By the end of December 2020, the company's self operated fleet consists of 423 container ships with a capacity of 2291905 TEUs (COSCO's two container transportation companies have a total self operated fleet of 536 container ships with a capacity of 3073684 TEUs, ranking third in the world in terms of the overall scale of the container fleet).

At present, the shipping schedule is once a week, with 28 days of direct voyage and 21 days of free use of containers at the port of destination. The specific operation process is as follows:

1、 Booking
The customer informed us of the shipment plan in advance. We directly arranged the booking on the COSCO website. The confirmation of the shipping space was no problem. The pre allocation will come down in two hours. When the pre configuration information is available, the Egyptian agent will be informed by email of the relevant ship information and the estimated arrival time. The customer's shipment details in English shall be confirmed to the Egyptian agent in advance whether special documents are needed for customs clearance data. The customs clearance data of general equipment and flour accessories only need invoice, packing list, bill of lading and insurance policy.

2、 Packing
Packing time is generally three days before the shipping date (need to check the opening plan in advance and arrange again), arrange to arrive at the factory early and load out the data. If it's a small container, it needs to be placed at the end of the car; in addition, it needs to confirm the approximate weight of the goods before each packing, so as to facilitate the fleet to arrange vehicles.

3、 Customs declaration
After the goods are loaded, the factory will provide the customs declaration information, which will be sent to the customs broker after verification; after the boxes are released by the Customs at the port, the customs will provide the pre recording sheet and release sheet to the customers.

4、 Insurance
Arrange the insurance according to the customs declaration data and bill of lading content provided by the customer, with the insurance rate of 0.05%. After the confirmation of the policy is verified, the insurance company shall be directly informed to send the original policy to the customer.

5、 Bill of lading
After the customs release, it is necessary to track the release status of the cases at any time. Generally, the ship will be released by the dock, and the shipping company will sign the bill the next day after the ship gets on board

6、 Customs clearance
Prepare electronic version of customs clearance data for agent's confirmation after boarding. Invoice and packing list need to be made in two copies (one is general, if it is fabric, it needs to be listed clearly according to composition; one is detailed). Before the goods arrive at the port, confirm with the agent whether the customs clearance information is received, and pay attention to the process at any time after the customs clearance. The normal customs clearance time is 7-10 days. If there are many goods names, the customs inspection and weighing takes a long time; in addition, if there are goods names that need security inspection, the customs clearance time will take a longer time.

7、 Delivery
After customs clearance, the agent will arrange a team to pick up the case and deliver it to the factory the next morning. In order to avoid theft, the agent needs to drive the whole process at high speed and can't stop at will.

8、 Cost settlement
Domestic expenses and sea freight after the goods are on board, confirm the expenses to the customer, send the original invoice to the customer, and arrange the payment every other month; for the expenses of the Egyptian section, the list of expenses shall be given once a month after all bills are collected, and the invoice shall be issued by the agent to the Egyptian factory, and the payment shall be arranged within half a month after the invoice is issued.