Syrian natural stone, supplied direct for export

Syrian natural stone, supplied direct for export

Phoenician Stone Group is a leading Syrian natural stone producer and supplier. International export is at the core of our business model. We supply stone from our own quarries and source additional materials through a network that spans Syria. We process and finish the stone in Syria for importers, distributors and project buyers worldwide. We have more than 20 years of export experience and have shipped to more than 35 countries since our founding in 2004.

Under European management, our teams in Syria and Europe coordinate orders for buyers in North America, Europe and other international markets. We follow Western quality-control standards, drawing on European and American practices. We agree on specifications and acceptance criteria before production, inspect the finished stone against them, and share photos and video of the actual lot before loading.

Buyers have one point of contact from samples and specifications through production, inspection, packing and export documentation. If you’re looking for a particular Syrian stone, send us the trade name, a photo or a reference sample. If you already know the material you want, send us the format, finish, quantity and destination so we can quote against your requirements.

Buyers rarely hesitate over Syrian stone itself. They hesitate over who is really behind the offer, whether the shipment will match the sample and whether the papers will hold up at their own port.

Who you deal with

Sales and client service are run from Europe. The people who answer your enquiry work to Western business practices.

That team sells stone we quarry and produce ourselves. Phoenician Stone Group was founded in 2004, and the family behind it has more than 40 years in natural stone. We operate quarries in Palmyra, the Latakia mountains and the coastal regions, and run manufacturing facilities on the coast and inland.

We invoice every order ourselves and handle payment directly with the buyer. Payment terms are agreed with each buyer for each order. From the first quote to the last document, you deal with the company that runs the quarries.

What you see before the stone is loaded

Quality control follows European and American standard procedures. The stone is checked in our own production, before it goes anywhere near the port.

Then you see it for yourself. Before loading, we send you photos and video of the actual stone in your order. You are welcome to see and inspect the goods before they are loaded.

Every crate is numbered, and everything is documented. When the container is opened at your end, the delivery can be checked crate by crate.

How an export order runs

1. Enquiry. Tell us the stone, the finish, the format or dimensions, the approximate quantity, the destination and your timing.
2. Specification and offer. We agree the specification and the acceptance criteria with you and quote the order FOB, CIF or EXW, with the named port or place.
3. Production. Production typically takes about 14 days, and sometimes up to around 20 days, before the goods are ready to ship. Sea transit comes on top and depends on the route and the destination port.
4. Your review. You receive the photos and video, and can inspect the goods in person if you wish.
5. Documents. We issue the export documents, such as the commercial invoice, the packing list and the certificate of origin, and provide what is needed for the bill of lading. Every document comes from Phoenician Stone Group itself, the company that quarried, produced and invoiced your stone. Your importer or customs broker can confirm what your country requires.
6. Loading. FOB and CIF orders are loaded at the port of Latakia. On FOB terms, our delivery is complete when the goods are on board the vessel; on CIF terms we also arrange the sea freight and insurance to your named port. On EXW terms, you collect the goods at the named place in Syria.

Delivery terms: FOB, CIF and EXW

We quote FOB, CIF or EXW, depending on the order and route. The quotation names the port or place and what’s included.

• FOB Latakia (Free On Board, port of Latakia). Our delivery is complete when the goods are on board the vessel at the port of Latakia. Sea freight and insurance from there are arranged by the buyer.
• CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight, to your named port of destination). We arrange and pay the sea freight and the insurance to the destination port named in the quotation. The risk passes to the buyer when the goods are on board at the port of loading.
• EXW (Ex Works, a named place in Syria). We make the goods available at the place in Syria named in the quotation, and the buyer arranges collection and transport from there.

Where the term and the named port or place depend on the order and the route, the quotation specifies them.

Trade with Syria since 2025: a dated note

Much of what is written online about trading with Syria predates 2025. During 2025 the main sanctions programmes affecting trade with Syria, in the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, were lifted or eased:

• United States: Executive Order 14312 of 30 June 2025 ended the Syria sanctions programme with effect from 1 July 2025, while keeping sanctions on Bashar al-Assad and certain other persons.¹² Legislation repealing the Caesar Act was signed on 18 December 2025, and Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism was rescinded on 24 August 2026.²
• European Union: on 28 May 2025 the EU lifted its economic sanctions on Syria; measures related to the Assad regime and to security remain.³
• United Kingdom: on 24 April 2025 the UK amended its Syria sanctions, removing restrictions on sectors including financial services and energy production; sanctions on former regime members remain.⁴

This note summarises the official sources listed below as of 10 November 2026. It is not legal advice. Rules differ from country to country and can change, so please check your own country's current rules and your bank's requirements before you contract.

Send an export enquiry

Browse the stone collection, then write to us through the contact page. Our sales team in Europe will take it from there.