Middle East Courier Service (MECS) vs Turbo
Middle East Courier Service (MECS)
Good for cash-on-delivery sellers and fast delivery
Turbo
Good for cash-on-delivery sellers and nationwide delivery
| Middle East Courier Service (MECS)Good for cash-on-delivery sellers and fast delivery | TurboGood for cash-on-delivery sellers and nationwide delivery | |
|---|---|---|
| Fees | ||
| Base domestic rate | On request | EGP 90–224 |
| Rate card by zone | Not published | From Cairo, up to 2 kg (EGP): Cairo & Giza 90; Alexandria, Qalyubia, Greater Cairo outskirts 112; Delta (Beheira, Dakahlia, Damietta, Gharbia, Kafr El Sheikh, Menoufia, Sharqia) 118; Canal (Ismailia, Port Said, Suez) 124; Upper Egypt (Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, Sohag) 146; Far South (Qena, Luxor, Aswan) 157; Remote (Matrouh, New Valley, North & South Sinai, Red Sea) 224. Office delivery same price.Show more |
| Weight included | Not published | 2 |
| Extra kg fee | Not published | EGP 10 |
| Coverage | ||
| Coverage | All of Egypt via 62 branches; shipments to areas with unstable security excluded. | 27 governorates; 70+ branches; calculator lists all governorates incl. North/South Sinai, New Valley, Red Sea, Matrouh. |
| All governorates / regions | Not published | Yes |
| Same-day delivery | Yes | Not published |
| Next-day delivery | Yes | Yes |
| International shipping | Yes | Yes |
| Cash on delivery | ||
| Cash on delivery | Yes | Yes |
| COD remittance time | Not published | 1 day |
| COD remittance method | Not published | Bank transfer |
| Open-package policy | Parcels are not opened by the company during delivery. | Not published |
| Operations | ||
| Pickup scheduling | Yes | Not published |
| Fulfillment / warehousing | Yes | Yes |
| Packaging | Not published | Yes |
| Tracking page | Yes | Not published |
| Failed delivery handling | Not published | Terms: after three failed delivery attempts the shipment is returned to the branch and the sender notified; extra fees may apply to returns/rescheduling. Return requests via recipient link or merchant dashboard; exchange & returns service.Show more |
| Delivery SLA | 1 day | Not published |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Not published | Shopify |
| 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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