Cross-border shipping across the Arab world from one dashboard
Manage multi-country shipping zones, Aramex routes, and honest rates for pan-Arab sellers on Mrfqy.
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Pan-Arab brands rarely sell to only one country. A Cairo merchant ships to Riyadh; a Dubai warehouse fulfills Kuwait and Bahrain; a Tunisian artisan sells to France and the Gulf. Mrfqy's shipping architecture lets you configure country-specific zones, couriers, and rate tables from one admin — without duplicating product catalogs for every destination. Cross-border sellers combine country packs with per-destination Aramex zones — EGP, SAR, AED, and MAD storefronts each keep local currency while one Mrfqy admin switches between them.
Configure zones per destination country
Each Mrfqy country pack ships with subdivision labels matched to local geography — governorates in Egypt, emirates in UAE, regions in Saudi Arabia. Create shipping zones inside each pack rather than one global table that lies about delivery costs.
When you sell cross-border from a single warehouse, add explicit international zones with surcharges reflecting Aramex cross-GCC or Egypt-to-Gulf quotes. Customers forgive higher fees when they are shown early; they do not forgive surprises at checkout.
Use flat rates for urban hubs (Cairo, Riyadh, Dubai) and tiered surcharges for remote areas — mirror how your courier actually invoices you.
Each destination needs its own zone table inside the matching country pack — Saudi remote-region SAR surcharges do not belong on an Egyptian EGP storefront even if one warehouse ships both.
Never use one 'GCC shipping' fee — Qatar and Muscat are not the same cost.
Leverage Aramex pan-Arab routes
Aramex connects most Arab markets Mrfqy supports — configure your Aramex account once and assign zones per country pack where integration is available.
Cross-border SLA differs from domestic — set conservative delivery windows on international zones and communicate customs clearance may add days.
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Print labels from Mrfqy order pages when carrier integration is active — reduces copy-paste errors on multi-country fulfillment teams.
Aramex integration varies by pack — SMSA complements domestic Saudi routes while Bosta serves Egypt; cross-GCC labels print from Mrfqy when carrier connectors are active per country.
Aramex plus honest zones beats promising '3-day delivery everywhere'.
Price and settle per storefront currency
Each country pack uses its local currency — EGP, SAR, AED, KWD, MAD, etc. Do not display mixed currencies on one storefront; create separate country packs when you sell in multiple markets.
Margin on cross-border orders must account for shipping, customs, and return costs — bake surcharges into zone rates rather than absorbing them to win checkout.
Mrfqy order exports show currency and line items per order for accounting across entities.
Never show SAR prices on an EGP checkout — Mrfqy single-currency-per-store model requires duplicate country packs for pan-Arab brands, not currency toggles customers mistrust.
Separate storefronts per country beat one confusing multi-currency checkout.
Plan returns across borders
Cross-border return shipping often costs more than the product margin — publish clear return policies in Arabic and English on each country storefront.
COD cross-border is especially risky — limit COD to domestic zones unless your courier supports international collection with acceptable refusal rates.
Use Mrfqy order notes and status history to track return requests — consistency matters when customers message on WhatsApp across countries.
VAT treatment differs — 15% Saudi ZATCA, 5% UAE FTA, 14% Egypt ETA — return policies must cite which country's tax display applied on the original order export.
Domestic zones first — add cross-border only when fulfillment is proven.
Operate multi-country from one Mrfqy admin
Switch between country packs in Mrfqy admin without separate logins — useful for operations teams fulfilling Egypt and Gulf from one company.
Staff roles (Pro plan) let warehouse staff access orders without payment settings — assign Viewer or Staff per team member.
Export orders filtered by country for weekly courier reconciliation and accountant handoff.
Filter Mrfqy order exports by country code weekly — accountants reconciling EGP Paymob settlements should not merge rows with KWD Tap settlements in one tab.
One dashboard, honest zones per country — that is pan-Arab shipping done right.
Your next steps on Mrfqy
Prove domestic zones in your home pack before enabling cross-border surcharges — ten flawless local deliveries beat one angry GCC refund.
Upgrade to Pro when you operate two or more country packs with staff — Viewer role for accountants, Staff for warehouse, Admin for catalog only.
Document courier contracts per lane in Mrfqy shipping zone descriptions — future you will not remember why Muscat costs more than Manama.
Pan-Arab shipping on Mrfqy — honest zones per ISO code, one admin, multiple country packs.
Cross-border shipping fails when platforms pretend geography does not matter. Mrfqy gives pan-Arab merchants country-specific zones, Aramex integration, and multi-storefront architecture from one admin. Configure honestly, fulfill domestically first, then expand routes as data supports it. Pro plan staff roles let Cairo warehouse packers fulfill Gulf orders without touching Egyptian Paymob credentials — separation matters at volume.
