MWB TRADING offers importers and companies in Eritrea products from Tunisia for power networks, water and buildings: electrical cables and wires, transformers and MV/LV substations, pipes and fittings, pumps and generator sets, cements and plasters. Goods leave from Radès (Tunis) or Sfax; our offers are made delivered to the port of Massawa, on CFR or CIF terms, in full 20 or 40-foot containers, or as groupage for small volumes.
Public information on importing into Eritrea is scarce: this guide keeps only the points verified for 2025 and 2026. It covers the ports of Massawa and Assab, the state framework for foreign trade, tariff preferences and what to state in your enquiry. Other points, such as import authorisations and product conformity, should be confirmed with your freight forwarder before ordering.
Sources: African Union, AfCFTA progress report (February 2025), BTI 2026 country report on Eritrea, business press citing the African Development Bank (June 2026), COMESA (2026), ISO (2026). Checked in October 2026; to be confirmed with your freight forwarder before each shipment.
These ranges from the MWB catalogue are available from Tunisia for delivery to the port of Massawa. References, required standards and quantities are confirmed in each offer; several product families can be grouped in the same container.
Low and medium-voltage power cables, control cables, building wires and cables. State the cross-sections, lengths and the standard or specification required.
Electrical cables Power and control cables Building wires and cablesDistribution transformers and prefabricated MV/LV substations. State the rating, primary and secondary voltages and the type of installation.
Transformers and network equipment MV/LV distribution transformers Prefabricated MV/LV substationsHDPE and PVC pressure pipes for water supply, PVC drainage pipes, PPR pipes and fittings for plumbing. State the diameters, pressure ratings and lengths.
HDPE pipes and fittings PVC pressure pipes PVC drainage pipes and fittings PPR pipes and fittingsWater pumps, motor pumps and generator sets, with the technical data sheet of each model and the voltage required on site.
Water pumps and motor pumps Generator setsBagged grey cement, white cement and plaster in 20-foot containers, on their own or grouped with other building products.
Grey and Portland cement White cement Plaster and casting fibresMassawa, on the Red Sea, is Eritrea’s main port; Assab is the country’s other port. Containers leave from Radès (Tunis) or Sfax, with transhipment depending on the shipping line; the route and the service to Massawa are confirmed in each offer. Onward transport after the port is arranged with your freight forwarder.
Foreign trade and foreign exchange transactions are under state supervision, and the state regulates import-export trade. Before ordering, ask your freight forwarder to confirm the import authorisations and documents required for your products, and your bank to confirm the possible payment method. MWB prepares the commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and technical data sheets.
The national standards body is the Eritrean Standards Institution, a correspondent member of ISO. The certificates required for each product should be confirmed with your freight forwarder. The technical data sheets are attached to our offer; if test reports or certificates are required, say so in your enquiry.
References and quantities, standards or certificates required, import authorisations already obtained, planned payment method, delivery point and preferred Incoterm: CFR or CIF to Massawa, or FOB on request.
Availability, transport, lead times and documents are confirmed in each offer.
State your products, quantities and delivery point. Eritrea is already selected; you can change it.
Chat on WhatsAppThrough Massawa, the country’s main port, on the Red Sea; Assab is the other port. Containers leave from Radès or Sfax with transhipment depending on the shipping line, and the route is confirmed in each offer.
Through your bank: foreign trade and foreign exchange transactions are regulated by the state. Before ordering, ask your bank to confirm the possible payment method and its timing.
Not the AfCFTA: according to the latest reports, published in 2025 and 2026, Eritrea is the only African country not to have joined the agreement. Eritrea and Tunisia are both COMESA members, but no COMESA preference for Tunisian origin has been confirmed: check with your freight forwarder. The certificate of origin is one of the documents prepared by MWB.
The certificates required depend on the product and should be confirmed with your freight forwarder before ordering. The technical data sheets are attached to our offer; if test reports or certificates are required, say so in your enquiry.
Yes. Several product families can be grouped in the same 20 or 40-foot container, and small volumes can travel as sea groupage. For urgent small quantities, air freight from Tunis-Carthage can be considered on request.
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