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Shipping from Dubai to Saudi Arabia by land in closed trucks via Ghuwaifat and Al Batha: pickup from your tower flat, villa or warehouse, dismantling, packing and inventory, Saudi customs papers and the used-furniture exemption, car shipping on enclosed carriers, and delivery in Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah and every city, with sea freight from Jebel Ali and air freight from Dubai Airport.

p>From Dubai to Riyadh is around 990 km by road, which the truck covers via Abu Dhabi and then the Ghuwaifat and Al Batha crossings. We move home and office furniture, goods and cars from Dubai to every city in the Kingdom in closed trucks, trailers and enclosed car carriers: we collect from your tower flat, villa or warehouse, dismantle, pack and list everything, prepare the Saudi customs papers, and deliver to your door in Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah or any other city.

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Who ships from Dubai to Saudi Arabia?
The shipment’s route from Dubai to Saudi Arabia
Transit time from Dubai to Saudi cities
Shipping prices from Dubai to Saudi Arabia
Land, sea or air from Dubai?
Dubai towers and the furniture move permit
Goods from Dubai’s markets and Jebel Ali
Packing furniture in Dubai
Loading in Dubai and the type of truck
Car shipping from Dubai to Saudi Arabia
The customs exemption for used furniture in the Kingdom
Shipping goods from Dubai to the Kingdom
Documents required for shipping from Dubai to Saudi Arabia
Crossing from Ghuwaifat to Al Batha
Delivery in Saudi cities
Air freight from Dubai to Saudi Arabia
Cargo insurance
What cannot be shipped to the Kingdom
Mistakes that delay a shipment from Dubai
Steps to ship from Dubai to Saudi Arabia
Frequently asked questions about shipping from Dubai to Saudi Arabia
How long does shipping from Dubai to Saudi Arabia take?
How far is it from Dubai to Riyadh?
Do you collect from towers in Dubai Marina and Downtown?
Will my used furniture be exempt from Saudi customs?
Do you ship by sea from Jebel Ali?
Can you ship my car from Dubai?
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The route point by point:

Route: by land via Abu Dhabi, then Ghuwaifat and Al Batha.
Distance to Riyadh: about 990 km.
Time: one to two working days to Dammam, two to three to Riyadh, and three to five to Jeddah.
Price: moving a small amount of furniture starts from SAR 940, and a flat from SAR 4,140.
Sea and air: from Jebel Ali Port and Dubai Airport when needed.

Who ships from Dubai to Saudi Arabia?

Dubai is the UAE’s biggest city by population and trade, and most of our customers in this direction come from there: Saudis who’ve finished their work or studies and gone back to the Kingdom, residents who’ve moved with their jobs from Dubai to Riyadh, Dammam or Jeddah, companies opening branches in the Kingdom, and traders bringing in goods from the markets of Deira, Al Quoz and Jebel Ali. Most homes in Dubai are flats in towers in areas such as Dubai Marina, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Downtown Dubai and Business Bay, or villas in Arabian Ranches, Jumeirah, Al Barsha and Mirdif.

The shipment’s route from Dubai to Saudi Arabia

Stage	Details	Approx. time
Collection and packing	At your flat, villa or warehouse in Dubai, with dismantling and inventory	One day
Dubai → Ghuwaifat crossing	Via Abu Dhabi and the coastal road heading west	About six hours
Crossing and clearance	Ghuwaifat, then Al Batha	Hours to a day
Al Batha → your Saudi city	Al Ahsa and Dammam first, then Riyadh, Qassim and the west	Hours to two days

The truck is loaded at your door in Dubai and unloaded at your door in the Kingdom without its load ever being transferred. We leave Dubai at dawn or at night to avoid the traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road, and we send the papers to the Saudi broker before the truck reaches the border.

Transit time from Dubai to Saudi cities

Destination city in the Kingdom	Approx. time from Dubai
Al Ahsa, Dammam and Khobar	One to two working days
Riyadh and Al Kharj	Two to three working days
Qassim and Hail	Two to four working days
Jeddah, Makkah and Taif	Three to five working days
Madinah and Yanbu	Three to five working days
Abha, Jazan and Najran	Four to six working days

Times are counted from the day of loading and can run a day longer in peak seasons and on busy days at the crossing. We let you know when the truck crosses Al Batha and when it’s getting close to your city.

Shipping prices from Dubai to Saudi Arabia

Shipment	Method	Price
A small amount of furniture or a few pieces	Land – shared truck	From SAR 940
Cartons and personal items	Land – shared truck	From SAR 14 per kg
Small parcel up to 5 kg	Land	From SAR 46
A room or studio with dismantling and packing	Land – shared truck	From SAR 1,380
Two- or three-bedroom flat with living room	Land – closed trailer	From SAR 4,140
Medium or large villa	Land – private closed trailer	From SAR 8,280
Pallet of commercial goods	Land – shared truck	From SAR 740
Full 15 m trailer of goods	Land	From SAR 6,440
20 ft container	Sea – Jebel Ali to Jeddah	From SAR 1,880
Sedan	Enclosed car carrier	From SAR 1,100
SUV	Enclosed car carrier	From SAR 1,380
Documents and urgent parcels	Air	By weight and size; send them and we reply with the price

These are starting prices from your door in Dubai to your door in the Kingdom. What changes them: the volume of your belongings, the floor and booking the tower’s lift, dismantling and reassembly, and the Saudi city you’re moving to, as Dammam is closer than Jeddah. Take photos of the rooms and send them over, and we’ll reply with the price and the date of the next trip.

These prices don’t include Saudi customs duties or VAT where they apply, as with commercial goods, new appliances and cars, and we’ll explain that to you before loading.

Land, sea or air from Dubai?

Method	Best for	Approx. time to Riyadh	Notes
Land by truck	Furniture, appliances, goods and cars	Two to three working days	The most used option, door to door
Sea by container	Full containers and heavy goods	A few days longer than land	From Jebel Ali or Khalifa to Dammam or Jeddah
Air	Urgent parcels and documents	One to two working days	Charged on volumetric weight, and dearer for large volumes

For homes and offices, land is the natural choice, because it’s door to door and faster overall. Sea freight from Jebel Ali suits traders shipping full containers to Dammam or Jeddah port, and air freight from Dubai Airport suits urgent parcels and documents only.

Dubai towers and the furniture move permit

Most towers and residential communities in Dubai require residents to get a permit from the building management before taking furniture out, and they set the times for the freight lift and where the truck can park. Ask for this permit a few days before the move and give us the building’s name, and we’ll arrange the timing with you and protect the lift and corridors with covers and boards.

Goods from Dubai’s markets and Jebel Ali

We collect traders’ goods from warehouses in Al Quoz, Jebel Ali and the free zone and from shops in Deira, stack them on pallets, and prepare the invoice, certificate of origin and packing list. Goods of GCC origin enter the Kingdom free of duties with a valid certificate of origin, while foreign-origin goods are treated under the customs union rules, and some products need a conformity certificate through the SABER platform.

Packing furniture in Dubai

Furniture packing from Dubai to Saudi Arabia

Furniture in Dubai is mostly modern, with a lot of glass and large screens, so we prepare the right packing for each piece:

Glass tables and mirrors in wooden frames or foam corners.
Screens in padded boxes.
Sofas in plastic, then blankets.
Bedrooms and wardrobes dismantled, with screws numbered.
Dishes and crystal wrapped piece by piece.
Appliances in double-wall cartons, with the fridge emptied a day before.

Loading in Dubai and the type of truck

In towers we bring the furniture down in the freight lift to the service bay where the truck is parked, and at villas the truck stops at your door and is loaded in front of you. We choose the truck to suit the size of your belongings:

Loading the truck from Dubai to Saudi Arabia

Truck type	Best for	How it is priced
Shared truck	Cartons, one or two rooms, a few appliances	Per kg, per item or per cubic metre
Private dyna or medium truck	A small flat or an office	One price for the whole trip
13 to 15 m closed trailer	A villa or large home, or goods	One price for the whole trip
Refrigerated truck	Dates, food and sensitive medicines	Per pallet or per trip
Enclosed car carrier	One or more cars	Per car, by size

The load is built in layers and strapped down, and we send you a photo of it before the truck sets off.

Car shipping from Dubai to Saudi Arabia

We collect the car from your home in Dubai, clean it and photograph it from every side, fit a protective cover, then load it onto an enclosed car carrier and strap it down by the wheels.

The Kingdom allows the import of used cars no more than five years old under the current requirements, provided they meet Saudi specifications, with 5% customs duty and 15% VAT. These conditions can change, so we review your car’s details with the broker before booking. Its papers: the car’s ownership card, the export certificate and export plates from Dubai’s RTA (Roads and Transport Authority), the purchase invoice, and a copy of your passport and ID.

The customs exemption for used furniture in the Kingdom

The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) exempts personal effects and used household items brought in by a Saudi returning after living abroad, and by a foreigner coming to live in the Kingdom for the first time, provided they’re used, meant for personal rather than commercial use, and arrive within six months of their owner. Cars aren’t covered by this exemption, and VAT is still due on anything the exemption doesn’t cover. Usually required:

A copy of the Saudi national ID, or the Saudi iqama for residents.
A copy of the passport.
Proof of your previous residence in the UAE, or that you’re arriving for the first time.
A numbered packing list with the contents of every carton and item.
An authorisation for the customs broker through the FASAH platform.

New appliances still in their boxes and in quantity may be treated as goods subject to duties and VAT, and we’ll tell you before loading.

Shipping goods from Dubai to the Kingdom

For traders we ship pallets in a shared truck, a full 15 m trailer, or a refrigerated truck for food, and we send copies of the papers to the broker before the truck reaches Al Batha so it isn’t kept waiting. For full containers we arrange sea freight from Jebel Ali to King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam or Jeddah Islamic Port.

Documents required for shipping from Dubai to Saudi Arabia

A copy of the sender’s passport and Emirates ID or residence visa.
A copy of the receiver’s Saudi national ID or iqama.
A numbered packing list.
For goods: a commercial invoice, certificate of origin and packing list, plus a conformity certificate through the SABER platform for items that need one.
For cars: the ownership card and the export certificate.
The broker’s authorisation through FASAH.

Crossing from Ghuwaifat to Al Batha

The truck leaves the Ghuwaifat crossing once the UAE export papers are stamped, then enters the Al Batha crossing, the only land crossing between the two countries, where the broker files the Saudi customs declaration and the load is checked against the packing list. When the papers have been sent ahead, this usually takes a few hours, and the truck then carries on to your city. From Dubai in particular, the road to Ghuwaifat crosses almost the whole of Abu Dhabi emirate, so we time the departure for the truck to reach the crossing during working hours.

Delivery in Saudi cities

We deliver to Riyadh, Dammam, Khobar, Dhahran, Al Ahsa, Qassim, Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah, Taif, Abha and elsewhere. The crew unloads the furniture, carries it inside and reassembles bedrooms and wardrobes if that’s part of the agreement, and you check the items against the packing list with us before signing.

Air freight from Dubai to Saudi Arabia

Urgent parcels and documents go by air from Dubai Airport to Riyadh, Jeddah or Dammam, arriving within one to two working days including clearance. It’s charged on the greater of actual and volumetric weight, which you can estimate with our volumetric weight calculator. For furniture and appliances, land freight is far cheaper and only a few days slower.

Cargo insurance

We recommend insuring cars, expensive appliances and antiques for a small percentage of their declared value, and we photograph your belongings before loading in every case, so you have a record to refer back to.

What cannot be shipped to the Kingdom

Flammable materials, gas cylinders and fuel.
Weapons, ammunition and anything resembling them.
Narcotics and restricted medicines without a prescription and permission.
Alcoholic drinks and pork products.
Counterfeit goods and anything banned under either country’s rules.
Loose lithium batteries in air freight.

Mistakes that delay a shipment from Dubai

Forgetting the tower management’s permit to take furniture out.
Shipping a lot of new boxed appliances along with used furniture without telling us.
Shipping a car without checking its age and that it meets Saudi specifications.
Not preparing a numbered packing list.
Leaving the booking until the last week before your lease ends.

Steps to ship from Dubai to Saudi Arabia

You send photos or a list of your belongings, and the city you’re moving to in the Kingdom.
We work out the volume and truck type, and send you the price.
You request the tower management’s permit, and we prepare the papers and send copies to the Saudi broker.
The crew arrives to dismantle, pack and load in Dubai.
The truck sets off, and we let you know when it crosses Al Batha.
Delivery and reassembly at your home in the Kingdom.