Middle East Courier Service (MECS) vs SIDEUP
Middle East Courier Service (MECS)
Good for cash-on-delivery sellers and fast delivery
SIDEUP
Good for cash-on-delivery sellers
| Middle East Courier Service (MECS)Good for cash-on-delivery sellers and fast delivery | SIDEUPGood for cash-on-delivery sellers | |
|---|---|---|
| Fees | ||
| Base domestic rate | On request | On request |
| Monthly fee | Not published | Free |
| Coverage | ||
| Coverage | All of Egypt via 62 branches; shipments to areas with unstable security excluded. | Egypt (via partner couriers incl. Aramex, Mylerz, FedEx, J&T per Shopify listing) |
| Same-day delivery | Yes | Not published |
| Next-day delivery | Yes | Not published |
| International shipping | Yes | Not published |
| Cash on delivery | ||
| Cash on delivery | Yes | Yes |
| COD remittance time | Not published | 1 day |
| Open-package policy | Parcels are not opened by the company during delivery. | Not published |
| Operations | ||
| Pickup scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Fulfillment / warehousing | Yes | Not published |
| Tracking page | Yes | Yes |
| Failed delivery handling | Not published | Returns and exchange shipments managed from the dashboard, with return rates per courier/city |
| Delivery SLA | 1 day | Not published |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Not published | Shopify, WooCommerce |
| 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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