Imports -Imports of sugar and similar items from the East, amounting to £100,460 in 1904, increased to £158,000 in 1905. Spices imported from Singapore also decreased from £28,000 to £20,000, and the price of spices, which were the most important of the carpentry items, rose from £80 to £100.

Imports from Britain increased. The value of British imports rose from £1,000,000 to £1,180,000. The most important category of British imports in this regard was books and publications, which increased from £9,000 in 1904 to £15,000 in 1905. We import more books from England than from other countries, but this British trade suffers from the lack of a "cash on delivery" system. As for writing and printing paper, the majority comes from Austria and Germany, with imports valued at £10,000, a slight increase from the previous year.

Imports of aniline dyes increased from £3,000 in 1904 to £4,000 in 1905. The average price per pound was 11.5 piasters in 1904 and 17 piasters in 1905, due to the high prices demanded by the sellers.

At Port Said, ships began to take their fill of coal from Malta, and the aforementioned figures do not detract from the importance of the Egyptian sector. This change is not reflected in them.

Imports of building timber and other woods from Austria increased by 15% in 1905. The value of imports of these woods for the Egyptian State Railways was £15,000 in 1904, but demand for these sleepers decreased to £10,000 in 1905.

Gypsum is imported into Egypt from Cyprus, valued at £19,000 in 1904 and £20,000 in 1905. English cement imports increased significantly, with the value of imports being £11,000 in 1904 and £12,000 in 1905. This made it second only to Portland cement, which was valued at £12,000 in 1904 and £13,000 in 1905. Consequently, the bagasse trade flourished, with its imports valued at £10,000 in the past two years. It is worth mentioning that English cement is entirely manufactured, while bagasse is partly manufactured and partly natural, with the former being preferred over the latter.