01 · the brief, end to end
One desk, brief to first shipment.
A European brand sends a brief; Bridge returns vetted factories, runs the samples, and stands on the floor for the first run. One accountable contact, not a directory that hands over a list and disappears.
- 01The briefProduct, spec, volume. Day zero.
- 02Vetted shortlistCapability, capacity, fit. Checked before the first call.
- 03Sample runThe brand judges the real thing, not a photo.
- 04First-PO QCProduction run plus QC in person, via the Alexandria partnership.
- 05ShipCommission lands only when the order ships.
02 · why Egypt to the EU
The edge is structural, not a discount.
Egyptian-origin apparel enters the EU at 0% under the Association Agreement, where typical Asian lanes pay up to 12%. And it is a Mediterranean hop out of Alexandria, about a week, not weeks at sea.
Import duty into the EU
Transit to the EU
03 · the lane
Alexandria to the EU, drawn.
Out of Alexandria, across the Mediterranean, into Genoa, Valencia, or Hamburg. Vetting and QC happen on the ground in Egypt, direct at the port.
04 · behind the shortlist
From 82% to 96% extraction.
An AI discovery pipeline turns Egyptian-supplier directories and company sites into structured, scored records. Lifting its field-level accuracy took three months and eight specific changes.
The full account, change by change, is in taking scrape accuracy from 82% to 96%.
05 · an operator, not a broker
Half sourcing desk, half local hands.
One half is a sourcing desk: shortlisting, spec sheets, comparing quotes. The other is a local operator standing in the factory and clearing customs at the port.