Here is a nice website that describes Ancient Egyptian foreign relations and trade: http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/foreignrelations/nk.html
Click and explore, especially the New Kingdom map.
Here is something about trade from Wikipedia:
The ancient Egyptians engaged in trade with their foreign neighbors to obtain rare, exotic goods not found in Egypt. In the predynastic era, they established trade with Nubia to obtain gold and incense. They also established trade with Palestine, as evidenced by Palestinian type oil jugs found in burials of the First Dynasty pharaohs.
By the Second Dynasty the ancient Egyptians had established trade with Byblos,* a critical source of quality timber not found in Egypt. In the Fifth Dynasty, trade was established with the Land of Punt, which provided gold, aromatic resins, ebony, ivory, and wild animals such as monkeys and baboons.
Egypt relied on trade with Anatolia for supplies of tin, a component of bronze which was not mined by the ancient Egyptians, and supplementary supplies of copper. The ancient Egyptians prized the blue stone lapis lazuli, which had to be imported from far-away Afghanistan. Egypt’s Mediterranean trade partners also included ancient Greece and Crete, which provided, among other goods, supplies of olive oil. Hatshepsut is known to have imported live trees for transplantation into her gardens.
In exchange for its luxury imports and raw materials, Egypt mainly exported gold and papyrus, in addition to some finished goods including glass objects. The first glass beads are thought to have been manufactured in Egypt.
Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt#Foreign_relations
* The Greeks apparently called it Byblos because it was through Gebal that bublos (the Greek word for “Egyptian papyrus” or anything having to do with paper such as books) was imported into Greece. Although it is still referred to as Byblos by scholars, the city is now known by the Arabic name Jubayl or Jbeil, a direct descendant of the Canaanite name.
Byblos is located on the Mediterranean coast of present-day Lebanon, about 26 miles (42 kilometers) north of Beirut.
Footnote taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byblos
Here is a map of Ancient Egyptian trade routes.
