Saudi Express moves homes, suitcases, gift parcels, trade cargo and vehicles from Riyadh to Morocco. Containers sail from Jeddah Islamic Port or from Dammam to Tanger Med or Casablanca, and urgent items fly from the Riyadh airport to Mohammed V near Casablanca. We take care of pickup at your Riyadh address, dismantling, sea packing, container loading and export papers, and follow clearance and delivery in Casablanca, Rabat, Tangier, Fez, Marrakech, Agadir and other cities. Sea freight usually takes 4 to 6 weeks door to door; a bedroom with its cartons by groupage starts from SAR 2,320, and a 20 ft container for a full apartment from SAR 7,900. Our phone and WhatsApp: 0560533140.
- Method: Sea in containers to Tanger Med or Casablanca; air for parcels
- How long: Roughly a month to six weeks by sea, under a week by air
- Bedroom with cartons: From SAR 2,320 by groupage
- Full apartment: 20 ft container from SAR 7,900; 40 ft from SAR 14,900
- Cars: Sedan from SAR 5,100; SUV from SAR 6,050
- Returning to Morocco: We prepare the inventory submitted with the change-of-residence certificate
- Reach us: Phone or WhatsApp on 0560533140
Shipping prices from Riyadh to Morocco
Shipping from Riyadh to Morocco starts from SAR 740 for cartons and part loads, SAR 2,320 for a bedroom with its cartons by groupage and SAR 7,900 for a 20 ft container that holds a full apartment, and what you finally pay depends on how much you send, which port it enters and where in Morocco you live. The sea distance between Saudi Arabia and Morocco is long, so a full container becomes the economical choice for anyone moving a home.
Starting prices on the Riyadh to Morocco route:
| Service | Details | Starts from (SAR) |
|---|---|---|
| Cartons or part load | A few items in a shared container | 740 |
| Bedroom with cartons | Groupage (LCL) with packing | 2,320 |
| Small apartment | Groupage or container depending on volume | 4,180 |
| Medium apartment | Dismantling, packing and loading | 5,580 |
| 20 ft container | Full apartment | 7,900 |
| 40 ft container | Villa or large house | 14,900 |
| Fridge or washing machine | Padded wrap | 790 |
| Split AC | Both units removed and packed | 650 |
| Separate appliances | Groupage | 1,110 |
| Sedan | RoRo or container | 5,100 |
| SUV | Container or RoRo | 6,050 |
| Commercial goods | Per cubic metre | 790 |
| Urgent air parcels | To Mohammed V Airport | 1,670 |
We ask three questions before giving you a figure: roughly how many cubic metres your belongings take after packing, which Moroccan city they are going to, and whether you are returning to Morocco to settle or are a foreign resident. Volume decides between groupage and a container, the city points us to the right port and inland leg, and your status decides the papers and procedures at Moroccan customs.
If your belongings come to between 15 and 20 cubic metres, ask for both the 20 ft container price and the groupage price. The gap is often small, and a container is sealed in Riyadh and not opened until Morocco.
Example: a villa from An Narjis to Casablanca
A villa with four bedrooms, two majlis rooms, a dining room and a large kitchen takes between 50 and 60 cubic metres after packing, the size of a 40 ft container. Shipped as shared space it would be charged per cubic metre and end up clearly above the private container price. A student’s or single employee’s flat with one room and some cartons, on the other hand, comes to 6 to 10 cubic metres, and shared space is the economical answer.
How long does shipping from Riyadh to Morocco take?
Plan on four to six weeks from your Riyadh door to your Moroccan door by sea, or under a week for an air parcel. The voyage from Jeddah through the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean to Tanger Med is the longest part, and around it sit the haul from Riyadh to the coast, the wait for a vessel, Moroccan customs and the final drive to your town.
| Stage | What happens | Approximate time |
|---|---|---|
| Packing and container loading | At your Riyadh home | 1 to 3 days |
| Haul to the coast | Truck to Jeddah or train to Dammam | Two to four days |
| At sea | Usually via a Mediterranean hub to Tanger Med or Casablanca | 18 to 28 days |
| Clearance in Morocco | Customs declaration and inspection | 3 to 7 days |
| Inland delivery | From the port to your city | 1 to 3 days |
Many sailings to Morocco are not direct but call at a Mediterranean hub where the container moves to another vessel, which adds days. So we give you an expected arrival date at sailing and update it if it changes, and we recommend being in Morocco a week before the container arrives to prepare the clearance papers.
How does a container travel from Riyadh to Tangier and Casablanca?
Your container is filled at your door or in our Riyadh depot, then trucked to Jeddah Islamic Port or railed from the dry port to Dammam, and shipped to one of Morocco’s two main ports. Tanger Med in the north is among the largest container ports in the Mediterranean and serves Tangier, Tetouan, the north and the east; Casablanca on the Atlantic serves Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech and the south.
The choice of port changes inland transport cost and time. A container for Agadir, for example, is better through Casablanca, while one for Oujda or Nador is better through Tanger Med. We choose the port according to your city and the available sailing, and explain why.
When is a good time to ship to Morocco?
Summer is when Moroccans living abroad return home, and the northern ports, Tanger Med in particular, are busy with passengers, cars and trucks. A container arriving at the peak of that season may wait extra days for clearance, so if you can, ship in spring or autumn.
If your return is tied to the end of the school year in Riyadh, book packing weeks before you travel, because demand for packing crews and containers rises at that time. And if the children start school in Morocco soon after you arrive, send their books and clothes by air rather than tying them to the container.
Full container or groupage to Morocco?
A full container suits anyone moving a home or more than about 15 cubic metres, and groupage suits anyone sending a room and some cartons. In a full container your belongings are sealed in Riyadh and opened in Morocco; with groupage they are unloaded at a warehouse at the Moroccan port and sorted before clearance.
| Question | Shared box (LCL) | Your own box (FCL) |
|---|---|---|
| How much you have | A room and cartons, under about 15 m³ | A home, from about 15 m³ |
| Price | Per cubic metre | Fixed for a 20 or 40 ft container |
| Who touches it | Port warehouse staff sort it on arrival | No one until Moroccan customs |
| Speed | Waits for the shared container to fill | Next available sailing |
| Clearance | Alongside several shipments | In your name only |
Air freight from Riyadh to Morocco
Air freight from Riyadh to Morocco suits what cannot wait for the sea: documents, prescribed medicines, phones and laptops, first-days clothing and gifts. Parcels land at Mohammed V near Casablanca and are usually at your door in under a week; urgent air parcels start from SAR 1,670.
Air is charged on the greater of real and volumetric weight, the latter being length × width × height in centimetres divided by 6,000. A 65 × 45 × 45 cm carton counts as about 22 kg even if it is lighter, so we recommend small, full parcels and leaving bulky light items for the container. More on our air freight page.
- Good for air: documents, small devices, clothes, prescribed medicines, gifts.
- Not accepted by air: loose batteries, aerosols, large amounts of perfume, gas and flammable liquids.
- Handover: at your door in the larger cities, or the recipient collects at the airport.
Car shipping from Riyadh to Morocco
We ship cars from Riyadh to Morocco by sea on a RoRo vessel or in a container, with sedans from SAR 5,100 and SUVs from SAR 6,050. Our driver picks the car up in Riyadh, we record its condition with photos, deliver it to the quay with its export file, and the Moroccan broker clears it on arrival.
Before shipping, know Morocco’s rules. Permanent import of a used car is generally allowed for cars no more than five years old and carries customs duties and VAT that make it expensive, while Moroccans resident abroad can bring their cars in temporarily for a set period. Work out the full cost before deciding, and we will help with an estimate from the broker in Morocco. More on our car shipping page.
Do not leave personal belongings in a car shipped by RoRo; they are refused or confiscated and the car may be delayed.
Moving household furniture from Riyadh to Morocco
We move household furniture from Riyadh to Morocco with dismantling by carpenters, sea packing, a numbered inventory and container loading, then unloading and reassembly in Morocco. Sea packing for a voyage of more than three weeks needs special care: wood wrapped in plastic and then cardboard, sofas in blankets over plastic, moisture absorbers in the container, and boards under appliances and heavy pieces.
Older Moroccan homes in historic medinas such as Fez, Marrakech and Tetouan are often reached by narrow lanes that trucks cannot enter, so the container is unloaded outside the old city and belongings are carried in by small carts or by hand. Tell us in advance so we can arrange delivery and include its cost from the start.
Brass, ceramics and traditional pieces
Many Moroccan homes in Riyadh have a Moroccan salon, brass trays, ceramic tableware and decorated lanterns, and these need special handling. Ceramics are wrapped one by one in paper and then bubble film and stood in divided cartons, lanterns have their arms removed and go into a small wooden crate, and salon mattresses and covers are sealed in bags against damp. Such pieces often cannot be replaced for their price, so mention them before packing day and we will bring the right materials.
Kitchens and appliances in Morocco
Electricity in Morocco is 220 volts at 50 hertz with European two-round-pin sockets, and most modern appliances marked 50/60Hz work fine after a plug change or with an adaptor. For fitted wooden kitchens, we suggest measuring the kitchen in Morocco before dismantling, because a cabinet run cut for a Riyadh villa rarely matches a Moroccan flat.
Moroccan customs papers and final return
Moroccans returning home for good usually need a change-of-residence certificate from the Moroccan consulate, a detailed inventory and their passport, and the goods must be used and for personal use; foreign residents in Morocco need their residence card, housing papers and the inventory. On our side we file the Saudi export entry and reserve the vessel space.
- Passport and Saudi iqama.
- Change-of-residence certificate from the Moroccan consulate for returning Moroccans.
- Inventory in French or Arabic, numbered by carton.
- For foreigners: Moroccan residence card and housing contract.
- The ocean bill of lading we give you after sailing.
Moroccan customs may ask for a declaration that the goods are used and that the owner lived abroad long enough, and new items may attract duties. So list boxed new appliances separately from used belongings, and avoid repeated quantities of the same item so the shipment does not look commercial.
Final return to Morocco: sort the papers before the container
Anyone returning from Riyadh to settle in Morocco should start at the consulate, not the shipping company. The change-of-residence certificate is usually requested with proof of residence in Saudi Arabia and a passport, together with an inventory of belongings. We then set the packing date so the container sails with your papers complete, and hand you a copy of the inventory and the bill of lading to present at the Moroccan port.
Keep things in this order: consulate appointment, packing date, your own flight, then the container’s arrival. Ship before your papers are ready and the container waits at the port while storage charges build up; fly before the container is closed and you need someone in Riyadh to attend loading and sign the inventory.
What happens when the container reaches the Moroccan port?
When the vessel docks at Tanger Med or Casablanca, an arrival notice is issued and the Moroccan broker lodges the customs declaration with your papers. Customs then examine the container by scanner or by opening it in front of you or your representative, and once released it leaves on a truck for your home, where it is unloaded and the furniture rebuilt.
Moroccan inspection can be thorough with new appliances and repeated quantities, so we load the container with numbered cartons at the front and appliances where they are easy to reach, sparing the inspector from emptying the whole box. With groupage your goods are unloaded at the port store with other consignments, then examined and released in your name.
Prohibited items when shipping from Riyadh to Morocco
Morocco-bound containers and parcels must not carry anything that can burn or explode, any weapon or ammunition, drugs, unprescribed medicine, food that spoils, or plant material.
Cities we deliver to in Morocco
We deliver from Riyadh to every region of Morocco, most often Casablanca, Rabat, Salé, Tangier, Fez, Marrakech and Agadir.
| Region | Main cities | Nearest port |
|---|---|---|
| Casablanca–Settat | Casablanca, Mohammedia, El Jadida, Berrechid | Casablanca |
| Rabat–Salé–Kenitra | Rabat, Salé, Temara, Kenitra | Casablanca or Tanger Med |
| Tangier–Tetouan–Al Hoceima | Tangier, Tetouan, Larache, Al Hoceima | Tanger Med |
| Fez–Meknes and the east | Fez, Meknes, Oujda, Nador | Tanger Med |
| Marrakech and Souss | Marrakech, Safi, Agadir, Beni Mellal | Casablanca |
Delivery in Casablanca and Mohammedia usually takes place a day after the container leaves the port, Rabat and Tangier one or two days after, while Agadir, Oujda and more distant cities need two or three days. For our Morocco services from other Saudi cities visit shipping to Morocco, and for every Saudi pickup city read shipping company from Saudi Arabia to Morocco.
Riyadh districts we collect from for Morocco
We collect from every Riyadh district and plan the container truck’s access around the district and street.
- North: Al Yasmin, Hittin, Al Arid, An Narjis, As Sahafah, Al Wadi.
- East: Ar Rawdah, Al Quds, Ar Rayyan, An Nasim, Al Khaleej, Ar Rimal.
- Centre: Al Malaz, Ar Rabwah, Al Olaya, As Sulimaniyah, Al Murabba.
- West and south: As Suwaidi, Al Uraija, Tuwaiq, Ash Shifa, Al Aziziyah.
- Governorates: Al Kharj, Diriyah, Al Muzahimiyah, Shaqra.
If you live in a building in a busy district such as Al Malaz or Ar Rabwah, a normal-sized van takes your things to our depot, where they go into the container, so the long trailer never enters your street.
Sending parcels to family in Morocco
Gifts for relatives in Morocco fly when they are needed soon, and ride in a shared container when they can wait, with groupage cartons starting from SAR 740 per shipment. Write the recipient’s name as on their national ID card, the address in French or Arabic with the neighbourhood and city, and an active Moroccan phone number.
Shipping commercial goods from Riyadh to Morocco
We ship commercial goods from Riyadh to Morocco in full or groupage containers, with groupage from SAR 790 per cubic metre and the usual invoice, packing list and origin certificate. Saudi origin benefits from Arab trade agreements where they apply to the item, and the importer in Morocco should confirm the item’s requirements before shipping.
Insurance and storage before shipping to Morocco
A long voyage to Morocco makes insurance a sensible choice. The premium is a small share of what you declare, and it pays out for breakage or loss on the way. If you travel before your home in Morocco is ready, we store your belongings packed in Riyadh and ship them so they arrive after you receive the home.
Mistakes that hold containers up in Moroccan ports
- An inventory customs cannot read: a handwritten or English-only list can slow inspection; printed French or Arabic is clearer.
- Lots of new appliances: three new boxed televisions make customs treat the shipment as commercial.
- A different name: a container in one person’s name with papers in another’s stops clearance.
- The owner is absent: without you or a formal power of attorney, personal effects are not cleared.
- A car outside the rules: a car older than the import limit stays at the port.
Steps to ship from Riyadh to Morocco
- Contact 0560533140: Moroccan city, approximate volume, your status (returning or resident).
- Pick the box: shared space, a 20 ft or a 40 ft, with essentials sent by air.
- Pack for the sea: carpenters and packers at your Riyadh address, every carton listed.
- Out to the port: the container goes to Jeddah or Dammam with its export entry.
- Follow the ship: we share the box number and update the arrival estimate.
- Clearance and delivery: at Tanger Med or Casablanca, then to your home and reassembly.
Tips before shipping from Riyadh to Morocco
- Get the change-of-residence certificate from the consulate well before the container ships.
- Write the inventory clearly in French or Arabic, with every carton numbered.
- Do not ship bulky cheap furniture you can buy in Morocco.
- Pack what you need for the first month in your suitcase; the container takes weeks.
- Work out the full cost of importing the car before shipping it; selling it in Saudi Arabia may be better value.
A container that arrives before its owner’s papers are complete stays at the port and accrues daily storage charges. Completing the papers before sailing saves you a lot of money.
If you are comparing routes, the Jeddah to Morocco route usually sails from the same port, so the main difference is trucking the container from Riyadh to Jeddah.
From Riyadh to Tangier or Casablanca is a long journey, but it becomes easy when it starts with the right packing, complete papers and a container followed all the way to your door.
