Saudi Express ships furniture, personal belongings, cars and cargo from any city in Saudi Arabia to Lebanon by two routes: by road in a closed truck crossing Jordan and then Syria in transit to the Masnaa crossing and Beirut in roughly 6 to 12 days, or by sea in containers to the Port of Beirut or Tripoli in 2 to 4 weeks, with air freight for urgent items to Rafic Hariri Airport. Prices start from SAR 920 for bedroom furniture in groupage and SAR 2,480 for a full room with dismantling and reassembly; the booking line for calls and WhatsApp is 0560533140.
- By road: Saudi Arabia → Jordan → Syria in transit → Masnaa, 6–12 days
- Sea route: Containers from Jeddah or Dammam to the Port of Beirut, 2–4 weeks
- Air freight: To Beirut airport in 2–5 days, from SAR 65 per kg
- Furniture prices: Room furniture in groupage from SAR 920; full two-bedroom apartment from SAR 6,900
- Cars: From SAR 2,300 for a small car; damaged cars may not be imported
- Delivery: Beirut, Mount Lebanon, the North, the South and the Bekaa
Shipping to Lebanon is different from shipping to Jordan or the Gulf, because there is no direct land border, so the truck crosses two countries before it arrives. The first question we answer with every customer is therefore: road or sea? The answer depends on the size of the shipment, your urgency and the state of the transit route in the week you ship. This guide explains both routes in detail, then prices, paperwork, Lebanese customs and the cities we deliver to.
How Does a Shipment Get from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon?
A shipment from Saudi Arabia reaches Lebanon either by road through Jordan and Syria under transit rules, by sea from Saudi ports to the Port of Beirut, or by air to Rafic Hariri International Airport. Road is faster for furniture and cars when traffic is normal, sea suits full containers and large loads, and air suits parcels and urgent items.
The road route: Al Haditha, then Jaber, then Masnaa
The truck leaves the Kingdom at Al Haditha into Al Omari in Jordan, heads north to the Jordanian Jaber crossing facing Syria’s Nasib, crosses Syria in transit to Jdeidet Yabous, and enters Lebanon at Masnaa in the Bekaa. Lebanon-bound loads cross Syria in transit under customs escort; border procedures and transit requirements can change from time to time, and in some cases goods are transferred to a local truck at the border.
What to know before choosing road: waiting times at the Jaber–Nasib crossing vary from day to day and can grow in peak seasons. We therefore confirm the transit situation with you before loading, and if the wait is long we suggest the sea route so your furniture does not sit at the border for days.
The sea route: a container to the Port of Beirut
By sea, furniture or a car is loaded into a sealed container at Jeddah Islamic Port or King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam depending on your city, sails to the Port of Beirut or Tripoli, and is cleared there before delivery to your home. It takes longer than road, but the timing is steady and less affected by border conditions, and the container is only opened for Lebanese customs inspection.
Shipping Prices from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon
Shipping from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon starts from SAR 920 for bedroom furniture in groupage, SAR 2,480 for a single bedroom with dismantling, packing and reassembly, SAR 6,900 for a two-bedroom apartment, SAR 2,300 for a small car and SAR 65 per kg by air. These are starting prices; the final figure depends on volume, route and the pickup and delivery cities.
The table brings together starting prices for the most requested services to Lebanon:
| Service | Details | Starts from (SAR) |
|---|---|---|
| Bedroom furniture | Groupage with basic packing | 920 |
| Living room or seating furniture | Groupage | 1,100 |
| Full single bedroom | Dismantling, packing, transport and reassembly in Lebanon | 2,480 |
| Two-bedroom apartment | About 16–24 m³, full household move | 6,900 |
| Three-bedroom apartment | About 25–38 m³, full household move | 11,180 |
| Office furniture | Desks, chairs and filing cabinets | 740 |
| Fridge | Doors and shelves secured | 550 |
| Washing machine | Drum secured | 460 |
| Split AC | Both units after gas recovery | 460 |
| Small parcel up to 5 kg | Clothes or gifts | 140 |
| Small car | Carrier or container | 2,300 |
| Large car or 4×4 | Carrier or container | 3,700 |
| Motorcycle | Secured in a crate or container | 1,660 |
| 20 ft container | Sea freight from port to the Port of Beirut | 2,300 |
| 40 ft container | Sea freight from port to the Port of Beirut | 3,700 |
| Air freight | Per kg on actual or volumetric weight | 65 |
Note that the container price in the table is the sea freight between the two ports. A full household move adds collection from your home, dismantling, packing, loading, clearance in Beirut, delivery and reassembly. A complete home in a container can therefore work out cheaper than a road truck for large volumes, and the opposite is true for small ones.
Lebanese customs duties, port charges and storage fees if collection is delayed are not part of the shipping price, and vary with the type of goods and the owner’s status. We tell you what we know of them before shipping and can arrange a clearing agent in Beirut if you wish.
What Raises or Lowers the Cost of Shipping to Lebanon?
The biggest factor in the price of shipping to Lebanon is the choice of route, then volume, then whether the container or truck is yours alone or shared. After that come the distance from your city to the port or border, and where your home is in Lebanon: delivering to a mountain village in the Chouf or Akkar differs from delivering to an apartment in Achrafieh. Extras such as wooden crates, storage and insurance also count.
- Route: road is priced by cubic metre and truck size, sea by container or by cubic metre in a shared container.
- Sharing: a shared container saves a lot for small volumes but waits to fill before sailing.
- Pickup in the Kingdom: being close to Jeddah or Dammam lowers the inland cost to the port.
- Delivery in Lebanon: upper floors and narrow or mountain roads need a smaller vehicle or extra crew.
- Extras: crates for glass and antiques, storage before shipping, insurance on declared value.
How Long Does Shipping from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon Take?
Road shipping from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon takes roughly 6 to 12 days, sea freight two to four weeks door to door, and air freight two to five days. The road timing is the most affected by border conditions, especially waiting at Jaber–Nasib.
This table gives the estimate by pickup region in the Kingdom:
| Pickup region | Road in transit | Sea | Usual loading port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh, Qassim and Hail | 6–10 days | 3–4 weeks | Dammam or Jeddah |
| Jeddah, Makkah and Taif | 7–11 days | 2–3 weeks | Jeddah Islamic Port |
| Madinah, Yanbu and Tabuk | 6–9 days | 2–3 weeks | Jeddah Islamic Port |
| Dammam, Khobar and Al-Ahsa | 7–12 days | 3–4 weeks | King Abdulaziz Port, Dammam |
| Abha, Khamis Mushait and Jazan | 8–12 days | 2–4 weeks | Jeddah Islamic Port |
The estimate covers loading, the road, crossings, clearance and delivery, but not exceptional delays at borders or port strikes. We update you on the shipment’s location at every stage, so if something changes you know at the time, not after delivery is late.
Moving Furniture from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon
Moving furniture to Lebanon starts with a survey and volume estimate, then dismantling by carpenters, multi-layer packing and a numbered inventory, then loading into a closed truck or container, and finally delivery and reassembly in Lebanon. Because the route to Lebanon is longer and involves several inspections, we give packing more care than on short routes.
Sofas and majlis seating are wrapped in foam then film, wardrobes are dismantled and their panels wrapped in blankets, mirrors and glass go into rigid board or wooden crates, and plates and glasses are wrapped one by one. In containers we load furniture so it cannot shift at sea, and strap tall pieces so they do not lean with the waves.
Many Lebanese families in the Kingdom ship part of the home rather than all of it: the main bedroom, appliances, books and children’s things, leaving the large sofa and kitchen behind. That is a smart choice because shipping to Lebanon costs more than nearby routes, and we help you decide what is worth shipping by calculating the volume and price of each piece.
If your furniture is under 12 cubic metres, road groupage or a shared container saves money; for a whole home, your own 40 ft container may be the most economical and safest option.
What Should a Lebanese Family Ship and What Should It Leave?
From the requests we see on this lane, the things most worth shipping to Lebanon are good bedroom sets, modern appliances, rugs, books, children’s things, quality kitchenware and family keepsakes that cannot be replaced. Least worth it: big old sofas, desks made of weak particle board, heavily used beds and old appliances that draw a lot of power.
Because many homes in Lebanon rely on generator subscriptions and limited supply hours, some customers prefer to ship energy-efficient appliances instead of old ones. In cold mountain areas homes need heating rather than cooling, so a cooling-only AC may not be worth shipping to a house in Aley or Keserwan, while it is for a home in Beirut or Sidon.
Car Shipping from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon
Car shipping from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon is done by sea in a container or by road on a carrier in transit, starting from SAR 2,300 for a small car and SAR 3,700 for a large car or 4×4. It requires export plates from the Saudi traffic department, then clearance in Lebanon with customs duties and registration fees.
Lebanese law prohibits importing damaged cars, meaning cars declared a total loss after an accident or flood in another country. Customs duties on cars in Lebanon are not small; they are calculated on the car’s value and vary with engine size and age, followed by registration and inspection fees. We advise working out the total cost before shipping a low-value car, as selling it in the Kingdom and buying another in Lebanon may be cheaper.
In a container the car is secured with straps and wheel chocks, and two cars can share a 40 ft container to split the cost. By road it travels on a closed carrier with other Lebanon-bound loads. Either way, personal items are not allowed inside the car, and it should be handed over with a quarter tank of fuel or less.
Before shipping, make sure the car has no traffic fines or bank lien and is registered in your name or covered by a formal power of attorney, because export plates are not issued otherwise, and a delay holds up the whole shipment.
Air Freight from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon
Air freight from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon delivers parcels, documents and small electronics to Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut within 2 to 5 days, starting from SAR 65 per kg. Regular direct flights connect Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam with Beirut, so shipments avoid long transits.
Airlines bill the heavier of two figures: what the scale reads, and the carton’s dimensions in centimetres multiplied together and divided by 6,000. A 50×40×40 cm carton has a volumetric weight of about 13 kg, so if it weighs only 6 kg it is charged as 13. Air therefore suits small, relatively heavy items: documents, phones, laptops, personal medicine with a prescription and small spare parts.
For those asking about the opposite direction: belongings can also be shipped from Lebanon to the Kingdom, and we confirm the import requirements and the suitable air or land option at booking.
Lebanese Customs and the Used Furniture Exemption
Used household furniture belonging to a Lebanese citizen returning for good may qualify for a customs exemption or reduction under conditions, mainly a final-move or residence certificate attested by the Lebanese consulate, a detailed inventory, proof of a home in Lebanon, and goods that are used and for personal use. Anything outside the exemption pays duties according to the tariff.
Documents we usually ask for when shipping to Lebanon:
- A copy of your Lebanese or foreign passport and your Saudi residence page.
- A detailed list of furniture, appliances and cartons matching the truck or container.
- The consulate’s final-move certificate if you are applying for the exemption.
- A title deed or a lease registered with the municipality for your home in Lebanon.
- For a car: the registration, export plates and a copy of the ID or iqama.
- For commercial goods: a commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin.
Lebanese customs examines new appliances closely and treats them as goods even when shipped with used furniture, so do not mix new with old without declaring it. We recommend using a clearing agent at the Port of Beirut who knows the procedures, and can arrange one for you.
Commercial Cargo and Parcels to Lebanon
Commercial cargo from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon moves as a full container (FCL) for large volumes, a shared container (LCL), or on road trucks for medium volumes. Paperwork is a sales invoice, a packing list and a certificate of origin, plus conformity certificates for certain goods. We carry packaged food, clothing, cosmetics, household goods and spare parts.
Small personal parcels are consolidated by road or air depending on urgency, with parcels up to 5 kg from SAR 140. Write the recipient’s name, phone number and area in Lebanon on each parcel, as some mountain areas need coordination to reach.
Prohibited Items When Shipping to Lebanon
The banned list for Lebanon covers firearms of every kind and their ammunition, narcotics, anything that burns or explodes such as gas, fuel and paint, and hazardous chemicals. We do not take cash or gold jewellery in the load, and some items are limited to permits or small amounts: large stocks of medicine, radio transmitters, drones, meat and seedlings. On the road route, the transit countries’ restrictions also apply to what the truck carries.
- Do not pack large loose batteries or e-bike batteries with furniture without telling us.
- Perfume and incense in large quantities are treated as commercial goods; personal amounts go on the list.
- Books and printed material are allowed but should be listed as a clear category.
- Sealed dried and canned food can be shipped in household quantities; opened food cannot.
Shipping AC Units, Appliances and Kitchens to Lebanon
Air conditioners, fridges and washing machines are shipped to Lebanon after preparation: gas recovered and copper ends capped on the AC, the fridge dried with doors secured, and the washing machine drum fixed. A split AC starts from SAR 460, a fridge from SAR 550 and a washing machine from SAR 460.
Before shipping large appliances, weigh their cost against their price in Lebanon; an old fridge may not be worth the container space it takes. Good modern appliances are usually worth shipping, especially within a full container. Wooden kitchens can be dismantled and their units numbered, but refitting them in Lebanon depends on the new kitchen’s measurements, so measure the walls first.
Large TVs need rigid board with corner protection or a wooden crate in the container, while laptops and small devices are safer carried in your bag or sent by air. Keep invoices for valuable appliances if you have them; they help with insurance and with any customs question about an appliance’s age.
Shipment Insurance and Temporary Storage
Insurance on a shipment to Lebanon is an option we recommend because the journey is long by road or sea. It covers accident, fire and drop damage and some marine risks depending on the policy, priced as a percentage of declared value. We explain what it covers and excludes before you sign, such as items packed by the owner.
Temporary storage helps in two cases: if you leave the Kingdom before your home in Lebanon is ready, or if the road route is congested and you would rather wait than switch to sea. Your furniture waits in a closed warehouse, still wrapped and labelled, and leaves when you decide; the charge depends on volume and time.
Mistakes That Delay a Lebanon Shipment or Raise Its Cost
What most often delays a shipment to Lebanon is booking the road route during congestion without asking, then collecting the container late from the port, then missing exemption papers. We see these mistakes often and help you avoid them:
- Leaving the consulate’s move certificate until the furniture arrives, so the container waits in port and storage fees build up.
- Writing a vague list with no detail, so the customs inspection takes longer and every carton may need opening.
- Mixing boxed new appliances with used furniture without declaring them.
- Shipping a low-value car without working out Lebanese fees, then finding the fees close to its value.
- Giving an imprecise address in a mountain area without the number of someone who can guide the driver.
- Packing cleaning products, aerosols or small cylinders in cartons, which are rejected at inspection.
What Will You Pay in Lebanon Besides Shipping?
Besides freight you may pay port and handling charges for sea shipments, the clearing agent’s fees, customs duties on non-exempt goods, and storage fees if collection is delayed. For cars, customs duties on value plus registration and inspection fees are added.
On the road route there are no port charges, but clearance fees at Masnaa still apply. We make sure you know the expected items before shipping so you can compare road and sea fully, not by freight alone; a container that looks cheaper can end up costing more if it sits in port for a week.
Delivering to the Mountains and Villages of Lebanon
Delivery in Lebanon differs from Gulf cities, as many homes are in mountain villages on narrow climbing roads a large truck cannot enter. In those cases the truck or container stops at the nearest suitable point and we move the furniture in a smaller vehicle in several trips to the door, which is included in the price if you tell us in advance.
The road from Masnaa to Beirut crosses Dahr al-Baidar, a mountain pass that can close temporarily during winter snowstorms, delaying trucks by a day or more until it reopens. So we watch road conditions in the winter months and advise anyone living in Beirut or on the coast to consider sea in that period if dates matter. The Bekaa, Zahle and Chtaura are reached before the pass.
Cities We Deliver to in Lebanon
We deliver to every Lebanese governorate: Beirut, Mount Lebanon (Baabda, Metn, Aley, Chouf, Keserwan and Jbeil), the North (Tripoli, Batroun, Zgharta and Koura), Akkar, the South (Sidon, Tyre and Jezzine), Nabatieh and Bint Jbeil, the Bekaa (Zahle, Chtaura and West Bekaa) and Baalbek-Hermel.
Pickup Cities in Saudi Arabia
We collect Lebanon-bound shipments from Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah, Dammam, Khobar, Dhahran, Jubail, Al-Ahsa, Qassim, Hail, Tabuk, Al Jouf, Taif, Yanbu, Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran. The main cities have their own guides:
- Shipping from Riyadh to Lebanon and Shipping from Jeddah to Lebanon.
- Shipping from Al-Ahsa to Lebanon and Shipping from Qassim to Lebanon.
- All Lebanon services are on our Shipping to Lebanon page, with details of sea freight and air freight on their own pages.
If you are shipping to both Syria and Lebanon, for example a family split between Damascus and Beirut, the Syrian route is covered in our guide Shipping Company from Saudi Arabia to Syria, and both loads can be arranged on one trip when transit conditions allow.
Steps to Ship from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon
Shipping to Lebanon follows these steps: choosing the right route, the price and date, preparing documents, dismantling, packing and loading, the road or the voyage, clearance in Lebanon, and finally delivery and reassembly.
- Choosing the route: we compare road and sea for your volume, border conditions and travel date.
- Price and booking: a detailed quote listing what is and is not included, then a booked date.
- Documents: passport, iqama, inventory, exemption papers and car papers if any.
- Dismantling and packing: a crew dismantles, wraps and numbers in one or two days depending on size.
- Loading: into a closed truck or a container sealed in front of you.
- The journey: tracked through Jordan and Syria, or the vessel followed to the Port of Beirut.
- Clearance and delivery: Lebanese customs completed, then delivery to your home and reassembly.
Tips Before Shipping from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon
The key tip: never book the road route without asking about border conditions that same week, and prepare exemption papers before shipping, not after the furniture reaches the port. Further tips:
- Compare the cost of shipping old pieces with the price of buying them in Lebanon before deciding.
- If your home is in the mountains or on a narrow street, tell us in advance so we arrange a small vehicle for the last leg.
- Do not delay collecting your container once it reaches Beirut; port storage fees build up daily.
- Carry gold, original papers, medicine and your work laptop in your own bag.
- Photograph valuable pieces before packing and keep a copy of the inventory on your phone.
- If you are bringing a car, work out the Lebanese fees on it before shipping so you make the right decision.
