Middle East Courier Service (MECS) vs ShipBlu
Middle East Courier Service (MECS)
Good for cash-on-delivery sellers and fast delivery
ShipBlu
Good for cash-on-delivery sellers and fast delivery
| Middle East Courier Service (MECS) | ShipBlu | |
|---|---|---|
| Fees | ||
| Base domestic rate | On request | EGP 95.19–185.35 |
| Rate card by zone | Not published | Single Blu public calculator (EGP excl. taxes, list price before volume discount 95.19): from Cairo & Giza - Cairo & Giza +0, Alexandria +7.73, Delta & Canal +10.30, Assiut +77.28, North Coast +90.16. From Alexandria - Cairo & Giza +5.15, Alexandria +0, Delta & Canal +7.73, Assiut +77.28, North Coast +77.28. From Delta & Canal - Cairo +5.15, Alex +7.73, Delta & Canal +5.15, Assiut +128.80, North Coast +90.16. From Assiut - Cairo +77.28, Alex +115.92, Delta & Canal +115.92, Assiut +0, North Coast +154.56. Service multipliers on base: Exchange x2, Cash Collection x0.5, RTO x0.9. Size: Large +10%, X-Large +15%. Extra packages in one shipment: 2nd +25%, 3rd +20%, 4th +15%. Volume tiers: 0-20/mo full price, discounts rise to 30% at 500 and ~47% beyond 100k (marginal tiers).Show more |
| Weight included | Not published | 10 |
| COD fee | Not published | 0.5% |
| Return fee | Not published | EGP 95.19 |
| Coverage | ||
| Coverage | All of Egypt via 62 branches; shipments to areas with unstable security excluded. | Pricing calculator zones: Cairo & Giza, Alexandria, Delta & Canal, Assiut, North Coast (origins: Cairo & Giza, Alexandria, Delta & Canal, Assiut). Help center links a served/unserved areas sheet. Next-day in Cairo, Giza and Alexandria.Show more |
| Same-day delivery | Yes | Not published |
| Next-day delivery | Yes | Yes |
| International shipping | Yes | Not published |
| Cash on delivery | ||
| Cash on delivery | Yes | Yes |
| COD remittance time | Not published | 0–7 days |
| COD remittance method | Not published | Bank transfer, Wallet |
| Open-package policy | Parcels are not opened by the company during delivery. | Not published |
| Operations | ||
| Pickup scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Fulfillment / warehousing | Yes | Not published |
| Packaging | Not published | Yes |
| Tracking page | Yes | Yes |
| Failed delivery handling | Not published | Customer self-rescheduling; RTO at 0.9x base. Optional "collection on refusal": merchant sets a per-governorate amount collected from the customer if they refuse the parcel at the door (no COD fee on it). Re-delivery of RTO orders by creating a new order.Show more |
| Delivery SLA | 1 day | 1 day |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Not published | Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento |
| API | Not published | Yes |
| Bulk upload | Not published | Yes |
| Licences and compliance | ||
| Postal regulator license | Vendor states it is licensed by the Ministry of Transport; no NTRA/Egypt Post licence number shown. | Not published |
| Request a quote | Request quote | Request quote |
Grey values were last checked more than 90 days ago. Not published means the provider does not publish it.
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