
Moving your home from Saudi Arabia to Jordan? We survey and estimate the volume, dismantle the furniture, pack and number every piece, load it on a closed truck that reaches Amman in days, reassemble it in your new home, prepare the exemption file and move your car.
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- How does moving furniture from Saudi Arabia to Jordan work?
- How long moving furniture to Jordan takes
- The cost of moving furniture from Saudi Arabia to Jordan
- What determines the price of a furniture move?
- Survey and volume estimate
- Dismantling furniture before the move
- Packing furniture piece by piece
- Numbering cartons and the packing list
- Loading the truck
- Moving electrical appliances
- Moving your car with the furniture
- Will your furniture be exempt from Jordanian customs?
- Documents required for shipping to Jordan
- Crossing and customs clearance
- Delivery and reassembly at your home in Jordan
- Air freight from Saudi Arabia to Jordan
- Preparation checklist before moving day
- Common mistakes we help you avoid
- Temporary storage
- Protecting your belongings on the road
- What cannot be shipped to Jordan
- Our customers ask about moving furniture to Jordan
- How long does moving furniture from Saudi Arabia to Jordan take?
- How much does moving a full home to Jordan cost?
- Do you dismantle and reassemble the furniture?
- Will my furniture be exempt from Jordanian customs?
- Do you move a single room?
- Do you move kitchens and air conditioners?
- Can the furniture be stored before shipping?
- Do you move the car with the furniture?
- Searches that bring customers to us for moving furniture to Jordan
Moving your home to Jordan in a few lines:
- Time: three to six working days by land to Amman depending on your city.
- Truck: private for a full home, shared for one or two rooms.
- Service: dismantling, packing, inventory and loading, then unloading and reassembly in Jordan.
- Customs: a permanent returnee’s furniture is usually exempt, under conditions.
- Car: on an enclosed carrier at about the same time.
How does moving furniture from Saudi Arabia to Jordan work?
Moving a home to another country is not a move across town, and the difference lies in the preparation before the truck moves. These are the stages as we carry them out:
- Survey: a visit or video call where we see the rooms and estimate the volume in cubic metres.
- Quote: an itemised price with what it covers, the truck type, the crossing and the loading date.
- Exemption file: we review your papers before loading if you are returning for good.
- Dismantling: bedrooms, wardrobes, kitchen, air conditioners and curtains.
- Packing and numbering: every piece in its material, every carton with a number and contents.
- Loading: in a single day for a full home, with the packing list checked.
- Road and crossing: the truck to the crossing, then clearance in Jordan.
- Delivery and reassembly: furniture carried to the rooms and reassembled, and the items checked with you.
How long moving furniture to Jordan takes
| Collection city | Crossing | Approx. time to Amman |
|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | Al Haditha | 3 – 5 working days |
| Qassim | Al Haditha | 3 – 5 working days |
| Madinah | Halat Ammar | 3 – 5 working days |
| Jeddah | Halat Ammar | 4 – 6 working days |
| Makkah | Halat Ammar | 4 – 6 working days |
| Dammam | Al Haditha | 4 – 6 working days |
| Al Ahsa | Al Haditha | 4 – 6 working days |
These times are for a private truck from loading day to delivery. A shared truck may wait a few days to fill, and we tell you its departure date when you book. Irbid and the north are reached about a day after Amman, and Aqaba and Maan sooner for those coming from the west.
The cost of moving furniture from Saudi Arabia to Jordan
| What you move | Method | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Bedroom set with dismantling and packing | Land – shared truck | From SAR 1,010 |
| Living room or seating set | Land – shared truck | From SAR 600 |
| Fridge or washing machine | Land – shared truck | From SAR 415 per item |
| Air conditioner, dismantled | Land – shared truck | From SAR 320 |
| TV screen | Land – padded box | From SAR 185 |
| Clothes carton up to 20 kg | Land – shared truck | From SAR 83 |
| Full home | Land – private truck | From SAR 3,220 |
| Small car | Car carrier | From SAR 1,100 |
| SUV | Car carrier | From SAR 1,930 |
These are starting prices including packing and door-to-door transport. As every home is different, we do not give a final price before seeing what you are moving.
What determines the price of a furniture move?
- Volume in cubic metres: the number, size and type of rooms and pieces, the biggest factor.
- Truck type: shared is cheaper, private is faster.
- Collection city in the Kingdom: Riyadh, Qassim and Madinah are closer than Dammam and Al Ahsa.
- Governorate in Jordan: Amman and Zarqa are not priced like Irbid and Aqaba.
- Floor and lift: and whether we need an external hoist.
- Dismantling and reassembly: especially kitchens, air conditioners and chandeliers.
- Special packing: wooden crates for antiques and glass.
- Insurance: if you choose it, as a percentage of value.
Photograph the rooms and send them on WhatsApp and we will estimate it for you.
Survey and volume estimate
Most price disputes come from a wrong volume estimate: a truck is agreed, then on loading day the furniture does not fit. So we survey before quoting, with a visit in the major cities or a video call where you walk us through the rooms one by one, and we ask about the store room, the roof and the garden, as these are often forgotten.
After the survey you receive a written quote stating the truck type, what the price covers and what it does not, so nothing surprises you in Jordan.
Dismantling furniture before the move
Whatever can be taken apart packs better, takes less space and arrives intact. So we dismantle:
- Bedrooms: beds, bedside tables and dressing tables.
- Wardrobes: each panel separately, with doors and shelves numbered.
- Wooden and aluminium kitchens: if you are taking them, unit by unit.
- Window and split air conditioners, with the split units’ gas recovered properly.
- Curtains, fittings and wall-mounted screens.
- Large dining tables and desks.
Each piece’s screws go in a bag labelled with its number, tied to the piece itself, so nothing is lost at reassembly.
Packing furniture piece by piece

| Item | Packing material |
|---|---|
| Sofas and majlis seating | Plastic, then moving blankets |
| Wooden panels | Cardboard corners, then plastic or blankets |
| Glass and mirrors | Protective frames or wooden crates |
| Dishes and crystal | Wrapping paper for each piece, then divided cartons |
| Screens | Dedicated padded boxes |
| Clothes | Clothes cartons, or wardrobe boxes with hangers |
| Books | Small reinforced cartons |
| Rugs | Rolled, tied and wrapped in plastic |
| Chandeliers and antiques | Wooden crates lined with foam |
The road to Jordan is long, with heat and vibration, so we use heavier materials than for a move within the city, and put moisture-absorbing sachets in appliance and clothes cartons.
Numbering cartons and the packing list
The packing list is not a formality: it is what the broker in Jordan checks the load against, and what you check your belongings against on delivery. So we write on every carton its number, the room it came from and a short note of its contents, and record on the list:
- The number of every piece or carton.
- Its contents: clothes, dishes, books, toys.
- Appliances by brand and type.
- The condition of important pieces, with photos.
Loading the truck
We load a full home in a single day in most cases. Heavy at the bottom, fragile on top, mattresses and sofas along the sides, gaps filled and the load strapped. In apartment buildings we use the lift, or an external hoist for pieces that will not fit the stairs.

| Truck type | Best for | How it is priced |
|---|---|---|
| Shared truck | One or two rooms, cartons, a few appliances | Per item or per cubic metre |
| Private dyna or medium truck | A small flat or an office | One price for the whole trip |
| 13 m closed trailer | A villa or large home, or furniture with goods | One price for the whole trip |
| Car carrier | One or more cars | Per car, by size |
Before the truck is closed we check the load against the list and send you a photo of it.
Moving electrical appliances
- Fridge and freezer: emptied and unplugged a day before to defrost and dry, and moved upright.
- Washing machine: drained, with the drum fixed using transit bolts if available.
- Split air conditioner: gas recovered and dismantled properly, with the two units packed separately.
- Screens: in padded boxes, upright, not flat.
- Small appliances: in their original boxes if available, or in padded cartons.
Moving your car with the furniture
We move your car on an enclosed car carrier close to the furniture’s date, after cleaning, photographing and covering it with a protective cover and securing it with straps and chocks.

Jordan sets conditions on importing used cars, the main one being the car’s age counted from its year of manufacture. These conditions are amended by government decisions from time to time, and duties differ between petrol, hybrid and electric cars and by engine size and value. So we send your car’s details to the broker in Jordan before booking and tell you what applies to it, so a car that cannot be cleared never sets off. Its papers from the Kingdom: a valid registration, no fines or liens, an export request through Absher or the traffic department with the plates handed in, the purchase invoice or sale contract, and a copy of your passport and iqama or ID.
If you will drive your own car to Jordan for a visit and bring it back, that is a temporary entry on a customs passbook (carnet/triptyque) and needs no shipping; a permanent move means exporting the car and shipping it on a carrier.
Will your furniture be exempt from Jordanian customs?
The question Jordanian families ask us most before shipping is about the exemption. The answer is that a permanent returnee’s furniture is usually exempt, under conditions set by the Jordan Customs Department, chiefly:
- You have lived outside Jordan for a year or more.
- Proof that your residence in the Kingdom has ended: a cancelled iqama, the end of your work contract or a resignation, a new work contract in Jordan, a certified lease or title deed for a home, or your children’s transfer to Jordanian schools.
- The owner attends in person or by official authorisation, and the husband or wife has arrived in Jordan.
- An original packing list of the furniture, appliances and items.
- The exemption is granted once; anyone who used it and then went back to live abroad cannot get a new one until five years have passed.
- Any furniture that follows later must arrive within six months of your arrival date.
Our advice is not to split the home across many shipments: put it in one truck whenever possible, which is easier to clear and cheaper. We review your papers with the broker before the truck moves.
Documents required for shipping to Jordan
- A copy of the sender’s passport and iqama or ID, and a copy of the receiver’s ID in Jordan.
- A numbered packing list with the contents of every carton and item.
- Proof that your residence in the Kingdom has ended, for permanent returnees.
- An authorisation for the clearing company in Jordan.
- For goods: a commercial invoice, certificate of origin and packing list.
- For cars: export papers from the traffic department and the purchase invoice.
Crossing and customs clearance
We send copies of the papers to the broker in Jordan before the truck arrives, so preparation starts before it reaches the border. After inspection and release, the truck continues to your address, and we tell you its arrival a day ahead.
Items outside the exemption, such as commercial goods and new appliances in quantity, are subject to customs duties and Jordanian sales tax, and we explain that before loading, not after.
Delivery and reassembly at your home in Jordan
After release the truck continues to your address in Amman, Zarqa, Irbid or any other governorate, and we tell you its arrival a day ahead. The crew unloads the furniture and carries it to the rooms according to the numbers on the cartons, then reassembles beds, wardrobes and chandeliers, and removes the packing material if that is part of the agreement.

Finally, you check the items against the packing list with us before signing for delivery.
Air freight from Saudi Arabia to Jordan
Air freight from Saudi Arabia to Jordan goes from King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz in Jeddah, King Fahd in Dammam and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz in Madinah to Queen Alia Airport in Amman, or King Hussein Airport in Aqaba for some shipments, and usually takes one to three working days.
Air suits what is light and needed quickly:
- Documents, university certificates and official papers.
- Small devices such as laptops and phones in their original boxes.
- Clothes, gifts and personal items you need as soon as you arrive.
- Spare parts and commercial samples.
The price is charged on the greater of actual and volumetric weight, so a large light carton may be charged as if it were heavy. Send us the weight and dimensions and we will work out the chargeable weight for you. Many of our customers send a suitcase of urgent things by air and leave the rest of the home to the truck.
Preparation checklist before moving day
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| Two weeks or more before | Book the loading date, and start the papers ending your residence or work if you are returning. |
| A week before | Decide what you will move and what you will sell or leave, and check Jordan’s conditions for your car. |
| Three days before | Gather documents, gold and medicines in a bag that stays with you. |
| A day before | Empty and dry the fridge and washing machine, and unplug the appliances. |
| Loading day | Be there or have someone stand in for you, and check the list before the truck is closed. |
Common mistakes we help you avoid
- Estimating the volume by eye without a survey, then finding the truck is too small.
- Splitting the home across many shipments, making clearance harder and costs higher.
- Putting off shipping after you travel until the six-month window is nearly over.
- Packing important documents inside the shipped cartons.
- Shipping a car before confirming Jordan allows it to be cleared.
- A generic packing list that does not match the load, delaying release.
Temporary storage
Sometimes you need to vacate your home in the Kingdom before your home in Jordan is ready. In that case we store your furniture, packed, in our warehouse until the date you set, then load and ship it. We remind you that the six-month exemption window starts on the day you arrive in Jordan, so we plan the storage not to go beyond it.
Protecting your belongings on the road
Good packing prevents most damage, and insurance covers what packing cannot. We offer it as a percentage of the shipment’s value and the choice is yours; either way, we photograph the important pieces before the truck is closed.
What cannot be shipped to Jordan
- Flammable materials, gas cylinders, fuel and paints.
- Weapons, ammunition and anything resembling them.
- Medicines in commercial quantities or without a prescription.
- Fresh food, meat, plants and soil.
- Loose lithium batteries by air.
- Counterfeit goods or anything banned under either country’s rules.
Our customers ask about moving furniture to Jordan
How long does moving furniture from Saudi Arabia to Jordan take?
Three to six working days by land to Amman depending on your city, by private truck from loading day.
How much does moving a full home to Jordan cost?
From SAR 3,220 for a private truck, with the final price set after surveying the volume and the governorate.
Do you dismantle and reassemble the furniture?
Yes, we dismantle it in the Kingdom and reassemble it at your home in Jordan, including wardrobes, beds and chandeliers.
Will my furniture be exempt from Jordanian customs?
If you are a Jordanian returning for good after living abroad for a year or more, usually yes, under the Customs Department’s conditions.
Do you move a single room?
Yes, on the shared truck, per item or per cubic metre.
Do you move kitchens and air conditioners?
Yes, we dismantle them properly, pack them and reassemble them if you ask.
Can the furniture be stored before shipping?
Yes, packed in our warehouse until the date you set.
Do you move the car with the furniture?
Yes, on an enclosed carrier, after checking Jordan’s conditions for it.
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