Small Parcel – General (No Battery)
✈️ Air Freight → Nationwide| Bracket | Rate (USD/shipment) | @ 10 KG |
|---|---|---|
| 0-16 | USD 54.83 | USD 54.83 |
Middle East
✈️ Air Freight
🚢 Sea Freight
10 KG
Cost to Ship 10KG from China to Saudi Arabia
What this shipment size actually costs, and whether consolidating up to the next bracket would be cheaper.
Shipping 10KG from China to Saudi Arabia costs approximately USD 55, based on a published rate of USD 54.8 per kilogram. Treat it as a planning estimate for the freight: what you actually pay depends on the product, its HS code, the declared value and the exchange rate on the day, and duty assessed by Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) is quoted separately. The real figure can come in above or below this.
- Estimated total
- USD 55 for 10KG
- Billed as
- 1 shipment at USD 54.8 per kilogram
- By air
- USD 48.0/kg, 5-10 days
- By sea
- USD 1,386.6 per cubic metre (about USD 8.32 per kg at 1 CBM = 167 KG), 25-45 days
- Customs authority
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA)
Rates last updated 2026-09-30. Indicative only — published channel prices for planning, not a quotation. Your actual cost depends on the product and its HS code, chargeable weight, declared value, duty and tax at destination and the exchange rate on the day, and can come in above or below these figures.
Current Rates — China to Saudi Arabia (10 KG)
Updated 2026-09-30| Service | Mode | Rate | Billed as | Total (10 KG) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Value Small Parcel – General (No Battery) | ✈️ Air Freight | USD 54.8/shipment | 1 shipment | USD 55 | Get Quote → |
| Small Parcel – Built-in Battery | ✈️ Air Freight | USD 60.7/shipment | 1 shipment | USD 61 | Get Quote → |
| Heavy Cargo – Class A Furniture | ✈️ Air Freight | USD 48.0/KG | 10 KG | USD 480 | View Details → |
| Sea · Freight – Class A Furniture | 🚢 Sea Freight | USD 1,386.6/CBM ≈ USD 8.32/KG | 1 CBM 1 CBM min | USD 1,387 | View Details → |
1 CBM = 167 KG
— sea LCL lanes are sold by the cubic metre. Volume converts to weight as
L × W × H (cm) ÷ 6000, so one cubic metre is treated as
167 KG.
The ≈ /KG figure is that conversion applied to the CBM rate, for comparison against the air rows.
Shipments under 1 CBM are billed at the 1 CBM minimum.
- Small Parcel – General (No Battery): Priced per shipment, not per kilogram.
- Small Parcel – Built-in Battery: Priced per shipment, not per kilogram.
- Sea · Freight – Class A Furniture: Sea LCL is billed per cubic metre with a one cubic metre minimum. 10 kg works out below 1 CBM, so the 1 CBM minimum applies.
How these prices are calculated — chargeable weight and CBM
Freight is not billed on the number on your bathroom scale. It is billed on chargeable weight: the greater of actual gross weight and volumetric weight, where volumetric weight is L × W × H (cm) ÷ 6000. Denser cargo pays on its weight; light bulky cargo pays on the space it occupies. Whichever is higher is the one you pay — never the lower.
- One cubic metre = 167 kg. That is 1,000,000 cm³ ÷ 6000, the same divisor used for the volumetric check, so both sides of this page agree with each other.
- Per-kilogram channels. The rate is multiplied by chargeable weight, rounded up to the next whole kilogram. A 10 kg consignment that only measures out to a smaller volumetric figure is still charged on its 10 kg actual weight.
- Per-CBM channels (sea LCL and sea DDP). The published rate buys one cubic metre, not one kilogram. Where this page knows only a weight, it converts at 167 kg per CBM to show an indicative volume — your measured dimensions decide the real figure.
- One CBM minimum. Consolidators bill a one cubic metre floor, so anything that works out under 1 CBM is priced at 1 CBM.
- Freight only. These are published freight rates. Duty, tax and customs charges at destination are not a fixed number we can print: they follow your product's HS code, its declared value and the exchange rate applied on the day of entry, so they are confirmed against your actual goods and quoted separately.
- Indicative only — the real price can be higher or lower. Nothing on this page is a quotation or a commitment. What you finally pay depends on what the product is, how it is packed, the chargeable weight, the declared value, the destination duty position and the exchange rate at the time. Send the product details, weight and dimensions and we will price your specific shipment.
Worked example — how the conversion runs, not a quotation. 10 kg ÷ 167 kg/CBM = 0.06 CBM, below the 1 CBM minimum, so 1 CBM is billed. On a per-CBM channel the estimate is the CBM rate × 1 — not the CBM rate × 10.
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Full Weight-Tier Rate Cards
Detailed per-weight pricing for every active route from China to Saudi Arabia. Each tier reflects the published rate at that exact weight — useful for accurate budgeting at common shipment sizes.
Small Parcel – Built-in Battery
✈️ Air Freight → Nationwide| Bracket | Rate (USD/shipment) | @ 10 KG |
|---|---|---|
| 0-16 | USD 60.68 | USD 60.68 |
Heavy Cargo – Class A Furniture
✈️ Air Freight → Riyadh Warehouse| Weight | Rate (USD/KG) | @ 10 KG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 KG | USD 59.83 | USD 598.30 |
| 2 KG | USD 52.88 | USD 528.80 |
| 3 KG | USD 50.57 | USD 505.70 |
| 4 KG | USD 49.41 | USD 494.10 |
| 5 KG | USD 48.72 | USD 487.20 |
| 6 KG | USD 49.41 | USD 494.10 |
| 7 KG | USD 48.92 | USD 489.20 |
| 8 KG | USD 48.54 | USD 485.40 |
| 9 KG | USD 48.25 | USD 482.50 |
| 10 KG | USD 48.02 | USD 480.20 |
| 11 KG | USD 48.46 | USD 484.60 |
| 12 KG | USD 48.25 | USD 482.50 |
| 13 KG | USD 48.08 | USD 480.80 |
| 14 KG | USD 47.92 | USD 479.20 |
| 15 KG | USD 47.79 | USD 477.90 |
| 16 KG | USD 47.68 | USD 476.80 |
| 17 KG | USD 48.39 | USD 483.90 |
| 18 KG | USD 48.25 | USD 482.50 |
| 19 KG | USD 48.13 | USD 481.30 |
| 20 KG | USD 48.02 | USD 480.20 |
| 21 KG | USD 47.92 | USD 479.20 |
| 22 KG | USD 47.83 | USD 478.30 |
| 23 KG | USD 48.05 | USD 480.50 |
| 30 KG | USD 47.56 | USD 475.60 |
| 50 KG | USD 47.19 | USD 471.90 |
| 100 KG | USD 46.63 | USD 466.30 |
| 150 KG | USD 46.59 | USD 465.90 |
| 200 KG | USD 46.49 | USD 464.90 |
| 505 KG | USD 46.21 | USD 462.10 |
| 850 KG | USD 46.27 | USD 462.70 |
| 1700 KG | USD 46.35 | USD 463.50 |
| 2500 KG | USD 46.33 | USD 463.30 |
| 3400 KG | USD 46.08 | USD 460.80 |
Sea Freight – Class A Furniture
🚢 Sea Freight → Riyadh Warehouse| Volume | Approx. weight | Rate (USD/CBM) | Shipment total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 CBM | ≈ 167 KG | USD 1,386.62 | USD 1,386.62 |
| 2 CBM | ≈ 333 KG | USD 1,344.95 | USD 2,689.90 |
| 3 CBM | ≈ 500 KG | USD 1,326.43 | USD 3,979.29 |
| 5 CBM | ≈ 833 KG | USD 1,317.17 | USD 6,585.86 |
| 8 CBM | ≈ 1,333 KG | USD 1,324.12 | USD 10,592.93 |
| 12 CBM | ≈ 2,000 KG | USD 1,347.26 | USD 16,167.18 |
| 20 CBM | ≈ 3,333 KG | USD 1,338.01 | USD 26,760.11 |
| 30 CBM | ≈ 5,000 KG | USD 1,305.60 | USD 39,167.94 |
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Trade Terms Explained — Who Pays for What
The rate above is quoted on one specific trade term. Change the term and you change how much of the journey to Saudi Arabia is already inside the price. The table below maps the eleven common Incoterms® against the twelve cost stages of a door-to-door shipment, so you can see exactly where our responsibility ends and yours begins.
- Seller — Cost and arrangement sit with the seller / shipper.
- Buyer — Cost and arrangement sit with the buyer / consignee.
- Negotiable — Not fixed by the rule — agree it in the contract.
| Term | 1 Loading on truck | 2 Export customs declaration | 3 Carriage to port of export | 4 Unloading at port of export | 5 Loading on vessel / aircraft | 6 Main carriage | 7 Cargo insurance | 8 Unloading at port of import | 9 Loading on truck at import | 10 Carriage to destination | 11 Import customs clearance | 12 Import duties & taxes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXW Ex Works | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck | Buyer Buyer — Export customs declaration | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to port of export | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of export | Buyer Buyer — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Buyer Buyer — Main carriage | Buyer Buyer — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| FCA Free Carrier | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to port of export | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of export | Buyer Buyer — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Buyer Buyer — Main carriage | Buyer Buyer — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| FAS Free Alongside Ship | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Buyer Buyer — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Buyer Buyer — Main carriage | Buyer Buyer — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| FOB Free On Board | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Buyer Buyer — Main carriage | Buyer Buyer — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| CFR Cost and Freight | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Buyer Buyer — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Seller Seller — Cargo insurance | Buyer Buyer — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| CPT Carriage Paid To | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Negotiable Negotiable — Cargo insurance | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of import | Seller Seller — Loading on truck at import | Seller Seller — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Seller Seller — Cargo insurance | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of import | Seller Seller — Loading on truck at import | Seller Seller — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| DAT Delivered At Terminal (DPU) | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Negotiable Negotiable — Cargo insurance | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of import | Buyer Buyer — Loading on truck at import | Buyer Buyer — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| DAP Delivered At Place | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Negotiable Negotiable — Cargo insurance | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of import | Seller Seller — Loading on truck at import | Seller Seller — Carriage to destination | Buyer Buyer — Import customs clearance | Buyer Buyer — Import duties & taxes |
| DDP Delivered Duty Paid | Seller Seller — Loading on truck | Seller Seller — Export customs declaration | Seller Seller — Carriage to port of export | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of export | Seller Seller — Loading on vessel / aircraft | Seller Seller — Main carriage | Negotiable Negotiable — Cargo insurance | Seller Seller — Unloading at port of import | Seller Seller — Loading on truck at import | Seller Seller — Carriage to destination | Seller Seller — Import customs clearance | Seller Seller — Import duties & taxes |
EXW Ex Works
Buyer takes over at the seller's door and carries every cost from there. Lowest quoted price, highest buyer workload.
FCA Free Carrier
Seller clears the goods for export and hands them to the carrier the buyer nominated.
FAS Free Alongside Ship
Sea and inland waterway only. Seller delivers alongside the vessel; loading is on the buyer.
FOB Free On Board
Sea and inland waterway only. Risk passes once the goods are on board. The most common buying term.
CFR Cost and Freight
Seller pays the main carriage but carries no insurance obligation; risk still passes on loading.
CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight
As CFR, plus the seller must buy and pay for cargo insurance (minimum cover unless you agree more).
CPT Carriage Paid To
Any mode. Seller pays carriage through to the named destination; insurance is not obligatory.
CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid
As CPT, plus the seller must insure the cargo through to the named destination.
DAT Delivered At Terminal (DPU)
Seller delivers unloaded at the named terminal. Renamed DPU (Delivered at Place Unloaded) in Incoterms® 2020.
DAP Delivered At Place
Seller delivers to your address ready for unloading; import clearance and duty stay with the buyer.
DDP Delivered Duty Paid
Seller carries everything through to your door, duty and tax included. Highest quoted price, least buyer workload.
Two things worth flagging. Under CIF and CIP the seller is obliged to buy cargo insurance and pay the premium; under every other term insurance is optional, and we recommend buyers arrange their own cover so a loss or damage in transit is recoverable. And this table is a working summary for planning purposes — the binding definitions are the ones published by the International Chamber of Commerce in the Incoterms® rules, so confirm the exact term wording in your sales contract before you ship.
Trial Orders and Top-Ups
The 10 KG band is where a buyer is testing whether a line sells. Sea is uneconomic at this size — the LCL minimum, the terminal charges and the entry cost do not shrink with your cargo — so this moves by air or courier. Worth knowing: this is the last band where speed is nearly free. Above it, the gap between air and ocean money starts to matter, and planning inventory around a sailing becomes the cheaper habit.
- Most consolidated air channels open at 21 KG; below that you are on courier tariffs
- Consolidating two trial orders into one booking usually beats shipping them a fortnight apart
- Get the HS code settled now — it is far cheaper to correct here than on a container
- Check whether Saudi Arabia applies a low-value threshold that this shipment falls under
What Affects the Shipping Cost to Saudi Arabia?
- Density before anything else — one cubic metre is billed as roughly 167 kg, so light bulky cargo pays on the space it occupies
- How well the cargo is packed — wasted void inside a carton is volume you are paying to move
- Sailing week — rates move with vessel space, and the fortnight before Chinese New Year is the sharpest swing of the year
- Where in Saudi Arabia it is going — the ocean leg is the stable part; the inland run from the quay is what varies
- Declared value, because duty is assessed on it and an optimistic invoice is the most expensive kind
When Does a Full Container Beat Groupage into Saudi Arabia?
The switch is decided by volume, not weight. Groupage is billed per cubic metre with a one-cubic-metre floor, so its cost climbs in a straight line with your cube. A container is a flat price for the box whether you fill it or not. Those two lines cross somewhere between roughly 12 and 15 m³ on most lanes — below that a consol is cheaper, above it you are paying groupage rates for space a 20GP would have given you outright.
| Box | Usable cube | Payload | What it suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20GP | 33 m³ | ≈ 28 t | Dense cargo — the payload runs out long before the cube does. |
| 40GP | 67 m³ | ≈ 26 t | Twice the space for far less than twice the price. The default for most consolidated buyers. |
| 40HQ | 76 m³ | ≈ 26 t | The extra foot of height pays for itself on anything light and stackable. |
Two things move the crossover on a real booking. Cargo denser than about 167 kg per cubic metre hits a container's payload limit before its cube, so the box fills on weight and the calculation shifts down. And a container starts accruing free-time charges at destination the moment it is discharged — demurrage on the quay, detention off it — which is a cost a consol never hands you. If your cargo sits near the line, send the packed dimensions and we will price both against each other rather than guess.
Free 3D Loading Tools
Shipping to Saudi Arabia by air or sea? Plan cartons and container loading in 3D before requesting a quote.
3D Carton Packing Calculator
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Open Packing Tool →3D Container Loading Planner
Not sure if your Saudi Arabia cargo fills a 20GP or needs a 40HQ? Simulate cartons, crates, pallets, and mixed box sizes in the 3D container planner.
Open Container Planner →Transit Times — China to Saudi Arabia
| Method | Transit Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Air, consolidated | 5–10 business days | Origin warehouse to the door in Saudi Arabia |
| Courier | 3–7 business days | Integrator door to door — sensible at this size |
Which Shipping Method is Best for 10 KG?
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China to Saudi Arabia — Shipping Reference Data
Country-specific logistics anchors for shipments arriving in Saudi Arabia:
| Main sea gateways | Jeddah Islamic Port, King Abdulaziz (Dammam), Jubail |
|---|---|
| Destination customs authority | Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) |
| De-minimis / duty-free threshold | SAR 1,000 |
| Import tax & duty regime | VAT 15%; duty 5–15% (some goods up to 25%) |
| Local currency | SAR |
| Typical port/airport dwell time | 4–8 days |
| Peak / busy season | Sep–Nov |
| Conformity & certification | SABER / SASO certificate of conformity required |
| Main air gateways | JED (Jeddah), RUH (Riyadh), DMM (Dammam) |
Thresholds and bands here are planning references for buyers, not rulings — confirm the exact HS-code rate for your goods before shipping.
Price Trend — Saudi Arabia
Historical freight rates from China to Saudi Arabia for 10 KG shipments. Data sourced from live carrier price feeds.
Customs & Documentation for Saudi Arabia
- A low-value threshold may let small consignments through without duty — worth checking before you split a shipment
- The entry stands or falls on three documents: a commercial invoice that matches reality, a packing list with real weights and dimensions, and an HS code you can defend
- Under a duty-paid booking we file and settle on your behalf; the duty figure itself still follows your commodity, its declared value and the rate applied on the day
- Cells, aerosols and anything liquid need their paperwork ready before the cargo leaves the factory, not after it lands
Where these Saudi Arabia duty figures come from
Every duty and tax figure quoted on this page is our working estimate for planning, not a ruling. The binding rate for your consignment is whatever ZATCA (Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority) applies against your declared HS code on the day of entry, and their published guidance is the source to check before you commit stock.
Most landed-cost surprises trace back to classification rather than freight. the WCO Harmonized System defines the heading structure every customs administration builds on, and ITC Market Access Map will show you the duty a given heading attracts in this destination.
On the air side, anything with a cell or a battery in it, plus liquids, powders, magnets and aerosols, is governed by the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations. Those articles are not refused outright, but they need to be declared at booking so the shipment is built correctly — declaring them late is the single most common cause of an air consignment being offloaded.
If this is your first shipment into Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabia Country Commercial Guide covers the practical import environment in more depth than a rate page reasonably can, and it is written by a party with no stake in your booking.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I budget to move cargo into Saudi Arabia?
Pricing into Saudi Arabia currently opens at USD 54.83/shipment on Small Parcel – General (No Battery). At 10 KG, the estimated total is approximately USD 55, duty included. Final landed cost depends on the VAT 15%; duty 5–15% (some goods up to 25%) applied by Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA).
What is the duty position on imports into Saudi Arabia?
Imports into Saudi Arabia are assessed by Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA). The applicable regime is: VAT 15%; duty 5–15% (some goods up to 25%). The duty-free / de-minimis position is SAR 1,000. Under our DDP service these charges are pre-paid and included in the per-KG price, so there is nothing to settle on arrival.
How do you convert between kilograms and CBM on these rates?
Chargeable weight is the greater of actual gross weight and volumetric weight, where volumetric weight is L × W × H in centimetres divided by 6000. One cubic metre therefore equals 167 kg. If a consignment weighs 300 kg but measures out to only 200 kg volumetric, it is charged on the 300 kg — the higher of the two always wins. Sea LCL and sea DDP channels are published per cubic metre rather than per kilogram, with a one cubic metre minimum. Where a page knows only a weight, it converts at 167 kg per CBM to show an indicative volume — 10 kg shows as about 1 CBM. Send real dimensions for a firm figure.
Realistically, how long does the Saudi Arabia run take?
Measured door to door into Saudi Arabia: air 5–10 business days, groupage 30–50 calendar days, a full box 28–45. On arrival, allow roughly 4–8 days of clearance/dwell at the gateway. All times include customs clearance under DDP.
How small a consignment is worth booking to Saudi Arabia?
It depends which door you come in by. Consolidated air opens around 21 kg, occasionally 12; groupage starts at one cubic metre and rounds up to it; single parcels go integrator. Under 21 kg into Saudi Arabia, courier almost always wins on total cost.
What does the customs entry into Saudi Arabia need from me?
An entry with Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) stands on five things: a commercial invoice carrying HS codes and a declared value you can defend, a packing list whose weights and dimensions match the cargo, the bill of lading or air waybill, a certificate of origin where one lowers the duty, and whatever product certification applies (SABER / SASO certificate of conformity required). We prepare and file the set; you supply the truth behind it.
What is the sensible way to move 10 KG into Saudi Arabia?
For 10 KG to Saudi Arabia, Air Freight is recommended — it gives the best speed/cost balance (5–10 business days) at this size, clearing via JED (Jeddah), RUH (Riyadh), DMM (Dammam). Sea-freight minimums make ocean uneconomical under ~50 KG.
What does a duty-paid booking into Saudi Arabia actually cover?
A duty-paid booking into Saudi Arabia means we carry the freight, the customs entry with Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) and last-mile delivery to your door, and quote them together so you settle once. The duty and tax element is not a fixed number: it follows your product's HS code, its declared value and the exchange rate applied on the day of entry, so it is confirmed on your specific goods rather than read off a rate card. The SAR 1,000 de-minimis position applies.
Watch: how this shipment works end to end
The rates above answer the cost question. This covers the mechanics — useful if you have not shipped to Saudi Arabia before and are still working out how to structure the order.
Air Freight from China: Soaring Through the Skies of Global Trade — SINO Shipping. Published on YouTube by a third party; we link it because it explains the process well, not because we produced it or endorse the provider.
Shipping to Saudi Arabia by industry
Rates above are lane rates and apply to general cargo. Packing specification, HS classification and the clearance step that matters are all commodity-specific — these guides cover them industry by industry.
- Generators New Energy, Power & Electrical
- Ceramic Tiles Building Materials & Construction Products
- Paper Packaging Wood, Bamboo & Paper Products
- Packaging Materials Plastics, Rubber & Packaging
- Laboratory Furniture Furniture & Home Products
- Fabric Textiles, Apparel, Footwear & Leather
- Salon Furniture Beauty, Personal Care & Wellness
- Sheet Metal Metal Products & Industrial Components
- Compressors General Machinery & Industrial Equipment
- Electrical Cabinets New Energy, Power & Electrical
- Flooring Building Materials & Construction Products
- Plastic Products Plastics, Rubber & Packaging
Customs clearance in Saudi Arabia
Duty and tax position, certification, typical port dwell and what actually holds shipments at this border — plus who files the entry.
Saudi Arabia clearance requirements →Priced routes to Saudi Arabia
- China to Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Warehouse) Freight — LCL Shipping Rates, Duty Paid
- Shanghai to Jeddah FCL Ocean Freight Rates | 20GP & 40HQ
- Ship Ningbo to Dammam — FCL Container Cost from China
- Shipping a Container from Ningbo to Jeddah: Cost & Transit
- Shipping a Container from Shanghai to Dammam: Cost & Transit
- Shipping from China to Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Warehouse): Air Shipping Rates