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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN
IMPORTING TO YOUR COUNTRY?
Why import Fair Trade Crafts?
1. You will have a
competitive edge in the market:
The
concept of Fair Trade is very appealing to
many customers. The Fair Trade movement is
becoming more and more active and the
concept is growing because of the widespread
ideology of equity, sustainability and
community development among European and
North Americans. As a result, the Fair
Trade customer base is increasing and will
increase in the future. Very few outlets in
the world are able to satisfy this growing
customer base of socially responsible
individuals, so with this concept you will
conquer a large market where you will be
very unique and competitive.
2. You will be
connected to a supportive network of
like-minded outlets, shops and
organizations:
There is a worldwide network of Fair Trade
organizations that are all supportive to the
cause of Fair Trade. You can get linked to
different markets, importers, exporters and
other Fair Trade organizations by being a
trading partner.
3. You will be trading unique
and rare handicrafts
Traditional handicrafts reflect the social
and cultural environment in which they were
made. They also represent the social
identity of the people who have made them.
Traditional handicrafts are unique in their
rarity and have a much higher social value
than mass-produced ‘contemporary’ crafts.
By importing traditional crafts, you are
exposing consumers to an ‘exotic’ and
unusual cultural item. An item that that is
not only attractive, but also provides the
consumer with a glimpse of traditional
Egyptian culture. Each of the items that
you will import has been handmade by an
Egyptian who has learned these skills and
knowledge from their ancestors.
4. You will introduce
new products to the market
Egypt is a rich country with its cultural
heritage, so the crafts you are receiving is
the outcome of melting Arab, African and
Mediterranean cultures. You can market
Egyptian crafts within the African crafts,
or among Arab/Middle Eastern crafts or
Mediterranean products. Also Egypt is
mysterious country for many of the
Europeans, with its history, wilderness and
old civilizations, so the products from
Egypt have already a selling advantage from
this aspect. As the Egyptian products did
not yet cover the whole crafts market you
will be providing the market with unique
products that do not have any equivalents
for now. This will offer your business a
competitive advantage in the market.
Why
import from Fair Trade Egypt?
1. Reliable products
quality:
FTE
has strong relationships with the producers
and is working with them on product
development and quality control so the
crafts you will receive are not the average
bazaar quality but a very refined handicraft.
2. Authentic products:
Other than the quality the authenticity of
our products is our competitive edge, as
these are crafts that are used in daily and
traditional rural and cultural lives in
different regions of Egypt as opposed to
unauthentic products sold in touristy
bazaars.
3. Diverse products
selection:
We
deal with 40 producer groups, so we have a
wide variety of products and a unique
collection of crafts some of it are only
sold in our outlet (e.g.
new Siwan silver and old
historical Nazla Pottery).
4. The only Fair Trade
organization in Egypt:
We
are the first organization providing Fair
Trade Marketing link for Egyptian artisans
and moreover conducting activities for
training these artisans and promoting Fair
Trade in Egypt.
5. Exporting experience
and established mechanisms for this purpose:
We
already have a well-established export
business; we have existing export partners
in Germany and in Italy. We have an adequate
export management and product order &
delivery system, with transparent
information sharing
on our website.
How
to
Import?
1- Send us a request of
interest to import from us (by
e-mail).
2- We send you a small
questionnaire to be filled.
3- If you meet
our criteria, we send you our pricelist for
all the products available online.
4- You make an order.
5- We send you production
time and door to door airfreight shipping
quote.
6- You confirm order and
delivery time.
7- You make a bank transfer
of 50% of the total order value.
8- We ship your order.
9- You pay the remaining 50%
upon receipt of your order.
Who can import?
We
welcome import orders from individual
outlets or distributors from all over the
world. Currently we export to distributors
in Germany and Italy. Please follow the
steps above or write to us if you have any
further queries that remain unanswered.
Please note
that due to restructuring and changes
within our organization we are currently
unable to fulfill personal orders for
individual items/products. We apologize
for this and hope to be able to respond
to your personal enquires soon.
Visit OUTLETS
for a list of locations where Fair Trade
Egypt products are sold.
WE LOOK
FORWARD TO BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU
AND TO COOPERATIVELY EMPOWERING
COMMUNITIES!!!! |
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