• Original B/L or AWB to be consigned to Consignee’s name , full address and phone number . Notify: destination agent .
•  Itemised descriptive inventory (Including if possible invoices for major HHG items), (sea shipments require a valued inventory).
• Certificate of insurance (if applicable) .
• Letter of authorisation
• Copy of passport
• Residence permit

Valued over SR 10,000 (about US $ 3,000): all articles to customs duties , assessed on their CIF value .

Electrical appliances 12%

Audio Video 12%

Furniture 20%

To mention “All similar items manufactured in Saudi Arabia subject to customs duties of 20%

Books are exempted from duty .

If no receipts or invoices can be produced , Customs Authorities will evaluate these locally .

Letter of authorisation , passport copy , and residence permit can be provided at destination .

Remarks

See items subject to censorship

• Original AWB or OBL
•   Commercial Invoice *
• Certificate of Origin *
• Packing List *
• Certificate of Insurance
• SASO, Certificate of Conformity ** and
• Document Transmittal

* MUST be leqalized at origin by local Chambers of Commerce and Saudi Arabia Consulate .

** All electrical items imported into the kingdom MUST have a Saudi Arabian Standard Organization (SASO) Certificate of Conformity applied for by the origin manufacturer

• All games of chance including chess sets, dice, backgammon and the like *
• Weapons and firearms (real of ornamental) including guns, ammunition, fireworks, spears, etc… If imported, owner will be subject to investigation that may result in fines and / or prison *
• Military uniforms or military equipment of any kind.*
• Alcoholic beverages , including food items which contain alcohol such as Vanilla , extract , cooking wines , etc .
• Wine making kits, any other items used in the preparation of alcoholic beverages , and books on the manufacture of such drinks .
• Any kind of narcotics .
• Any kind of medicines.
•  Any type of radio transmitter or communications equipment (including receivers VHP, Marine, or Police bands). *
• Statues, figurines, carving or objects of the human or animal form*
• Pornographic material .
• Foodstuffs
• Phornograph records and tape recordings .
• Exposed film, including prints, slides, movies and video cartridges .
• Books, magazines, periodicals and other printed matter .If such articles are in a PE & HHG shipment, it is very likely that Customs will remove them for censorship. To reduce the time required to clear such shipments, keep these articles separate and have them packed in clearly marked boxes. A second delivery is made for these items when completed .

IMPORTANT

Saudi Customs Authorities regularly their rules .

All shipments coming in to Saudi Arabia are subject to strict inspection .

Items marked * can be re-exported within 2 months at customer’s expense .

• Phornographs records and tape recordings .
• Exposed film, including prints, slides, movies and video cartridges .
• Books, magazines, periodicals and other printed matter .If such articles are in a PE & HHG shipment, it is very likely that Customs will remove them for censorship. To reduce the time required to clear such shipments, keep these articles separate and have them packed in clearly marked boxes. A second delivery is made for these items when completed .