Duty and landed cost
Apparel carries meaningful duty in both major markets, so the number that decides a sourcing move is landed cost, not FOB price. Egyptian goods have two preferential routes, and both are 0% duty when their conditions are met: the QIZ protocol into the United States, and a EUR.1 movement certificate under the EU–Egypt agreement. We source only from QIZ-certified factories.
| Market | Route | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| United States | QIZ protocol | Manufactured in a registered Qualifying Industrial Zone facility, meeting the value-added and input requirements. We source only from QIZ-registered factories. |
| European Union | EUR.1 movement certificate | The garment must meet Pan-Euro-Mediterranean origin rules — fabric made from yarn in the zone, then cut and sewn there. How that works. |
United States: 0% — goods from QIZ-certified factories enter the United States duty-free. Source: U.S. International Trade Administration, QIZ Egypt (trade.gov/qiz-egypt), checked 2026-09-29. Tariff rates and preference conditions change, and a stale rate in a quote becomes the buyer's unbudgeted bill. Every rate we put in a quotation carries the date it was checked and the source, and we re-verify on a fixed cycle. If a supplier publishes a duty rate with no date, treat it as marketing rather than costing.
How to compare us properly
Ask every supplier for the same four numbers
- FOB unit price at your quantity and specification
- The HS code they will declare
- The duty rate that code carries in your market, with a date
- Which preference they claim, and on what basis
Then check the preference is real
A supplier claiming duty-free entry should be able to name the mechanism and show that the producing factory qualifies. A claim that cannot be evidenced becomes a customs bill for you, not for them.
What we evidence →