Al Fares Al Dhahabi is a shipping company from Saudi Arabia to Turkey. We move furniture, cartons, cars and goods by sea in containers from Jeddah or Dammam port to the ports of Istanbul, Mersin and Izmir, and by air for urgent shipments to Istanbul Airport, from your door in any Saudi city to your address in Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa, Trabzon or any Turkish province. A full container reaches Istanbul in 20 to 25 days from Jeddah and Mersin in 15 to 18 days, and air freight arrives in 3 to 5 days. To book, call or WhatsApp us on 0553923364.
Prices start from SAR 800 for a parcel up to 30 kg, SAR 3,000 for one room in a shared container, SAR 7,600 for a full 20-foot container and SAR 4,900 for a car, and we give you the final price before collection.
How does shipping from Saudi Arabia to Turkey work?
Shipping to Turkey goes by sea or by air, and sea freight is the most economical option for furniture, cars and goods. The journey runs like this:
- Collection and packing: we come to your home in your city, dismantle, pack, number and write the inventory.
- Container loading: we load a full container at your door, or move your items to our warehouse to join a shared container.
- Saudi port: the container reaches Jeddah Islamic Port or King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, and we clear export through Fasah.
- Sailing: from Jeddah through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean, then to Mersin, Izmir or Ambarli in Istanbul.
- Clearance in Turkey: customs clearance at the Turkish port in the recipient’s name and tax number.
- Delivery: by truck from the port to your address in any province.
Transit times from Saudi Arabia to Turkey
| Collection city | Export port | Shared container to Istanbul | Full container to Istanbul |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah | Jeddah port | 25 – 35 days | 20 – 25 days |
| Riyadh | Jeddah port | 28 – 38 days | 22 – 28 days |
| Qassim | Jeddah port | 28 – 38 days | 22 – 28 days |
| Dammam and Khobar | Dammam or Jeddah port | 30 – 40 days | 25 – 32 days |
| Al Ahsa | Dammam or Jeddah port | 30 – 40 days | 25 – 32 days |
Times include loading, clearance at both ports and sailing. Mersin is the closest Turkish port to the Red Sea, so shipments for Adana, Gaziantep, Hatay and southern Turkey arrive about a week sooner than Istanbul. A shared container takes longer because it waits until it is full.
Shipping prices from Saudi Arabia to Turkey start from SAR 800
| Shipment | From Jeddah | From Riyadh | From Qassim | From Dammam | From Al Ahsa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel up to 30 kg | SAR 800 | SAR 850 | SAR 880 | SAR 880 | SAR 880 |
| One room in a shared container | SAR 3,000 | SAR 3,200 | SAR 3,350 | SAR 3,300 | SAR 3,350 |
| Full 20-foot container | SAR 7,600 | SAR 8,000 | SAR 8,300 | SAR 8,100 | SAR 8,300 |
| Full 40-foot container | SAR 14,200 | SAR 15,000 | SAR 15,500 | SAR 15,200 | SAR 15,500 |
| Sedan in a container | SAR 4,900 | SAR 5,200 | SAR 5,400 | SAR 5,300 | SAR 5,400 |
| SUV in a container | SAR 7,900 | SAR 8,200 | SAR 8,400 | SAR 8,300 | SAR 8,400 |
These are starting prices to Istanbul or Mersin port; the actual price depends on your volume and the province. Urgent air freight starts from SAR 14 per kg, and commercial goods by sea from SAR 2,300 per ton.
Shared container or full container?
| Comparison | Shared container | 20-foot container | 40-foot container |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holds roughly | Your volume in cubic metres | A two- or three-bedroom apartment | A whole house or villa |
| Time | About a week longer | Faster | Faster |
| Cost | Your volume only | The whole container is yours | The whole container is yours |
| Loading | From our warehouse | At your door | At your door |
The simple rule: for one or two rooms, a shared container is cheaper. For a full apartment, a 20-foot container is usually cheaper, faster and safer, because your items are never opened or moved between containers. For a villa or a large house, take a 40-foot container.
Furniture shipping from Saudi Arabia to Turkey
The sea voyage is long, and the container moves and faces humidity, so our packing is made for the sea:
- Sofas and couches: bubble wrap, then moving blankets, then an outer plastic layer against humidity.
- Bedrooms: fully dismantled, screws in numbered bags tied to each piece, mirrors in heavy cardboard with corners.
- Kitchen: each dish and crystal piece wrapped on its own in a carton with dividers.
- Appliances: the fridge and washing machine emptied and dried two days before so no mould forms on the way, screens in padded boxes.
- Rugs: cleaned, rolled in clear plastic and tied.
- Inside the container: heavy items at the bottom, light ones on top, and every row secured with cargo straps and buffers so nothing shifts with the waves.
The inventory is the basis for clearance at Turkish customs and for the exemption on used items, so we write it with you piece by piece and number every carton by room.
Customs exemption on used furniture in Turkey
Used furniture and personal belongings can enter Turkey free of duty under Turkish customs conditions, and the conditions depend on your situation:
- Turkish citizens returning: after living abroad for the period the regulations set, with proof of residence in Saudi Arabia.
- Foreigners relocating: with a valid Turkish residence permit, and sometimes a certificate from the Turkish consulate.
- The items themselves: used by you for six months or more, in quantities that suit a household, and not for trade.
- Tax number: the recipient in Turkey needs a Turkish tax number (Vergi Numarası) to clear the shipment; a foreigner gets one at the tax office with a passport.
New appliances in their boxes and large quantities of the same item are treated as goods and pay duty, so we review the list with you before loading so the container is not held at the port.
Car shipping from Saudi Arabia to Turkey
- Sedan in a container: from SAR 4,900 from Jeddah, covered and secured with wheel straps and wooden chocks.
- SUV or pickup: from SAR 7,900 in a dedicated container.
- Two cars in a 40-foot container: on loading racks, cheaper per car.
- Car with furniture: in one 40-foot container, the car at the front and the furniture behind it with a wooden divider.
In Saudi Arabia you need a valid registration, a copy of the owner’s ID or iqama, an Absher authorization if someone else is shipping it, a no-fines clearance and export plates. Bringing a used car into Turkey has strict conditions at Turkish customs depending on the owner’s nationality, residence type, the car’s age and engine size, and duties are high in many cases, so we review your situation before booking so you don’t pay to ship a car you can’t clear. Details are on our car shipping page.
Urgent air freight from Saudi Arabia to Turkey
We ship from King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah or King Fahd Airport in Dammam to Istanbul Airport, Sabiha Gökçen or Ankara. The flight takes four to five hours, and the shipment arrives in 3 to 5 days including clearance.
- Price: from SAR 14 per kg, on actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher.
- Suits: documents and certificates, clothes and first-month essentials, spare parts and trade samples.
- Tip: the container takes about a month, so fly what you need on arrival and send the rest by sea.
Sea or air to Turkey?
| Method | Time | Suits | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared container | 25 – 40 days | Rooms and small apartments | SAR 3,000 |
| Full container | 20 – 32 days | Apartments, houses and cars | SAR 7,600 |
| Air | 3 – 5 days | Urgent parcels | SAR 14 per kg |
| Consolidated parcel | 5 – 7 days | Bags and gifts | SAR 800 up to 30 kg |
Shipping parcels and bags to Turkey
If you have bags, cartons or gifts for family and friends, we collect them from your home and send them by consolidated air freight: a parcel up to 30 kg from SAR 800 from Jeddah and SAR 850 from Riyadh, delivered to the address in 5 to 7 days. For larger quantities, we add them to a shared container and the price per kilo drops a lot.
Shipping commercial goods to Turkey
For traders and factories we ship full containers or by the ton in a shared container, from SAR 2,300 per ton, to the ports of Mersin, Istanbul, Izmir and Gemlik. Goods need a commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and commercial registration; we prepare the export declaration through Fasah, and the importer in Turkey needs a tax number and import registration. We also handle the reverse route for anyone bringing Turkish goods into the Kingdom.
Documents needed to ship to Turkey
For furniture and personal belongings
- A copy of your passport, and your Turkish residence permit if you are a foreigner.
- The recipient’s Turkish tax number.
- The inventory, which we prepare with you while packing.
- Proof of your residence in Saudi Arabia or its end, and a consulate certificate when requested.
- An authorization for us to clear at both ports.
For goods
- A commercial invoice and packing list.
- A certificate of origin and commercial registration.
- An export declaration through Fasah, and the importer’s details in Turkey.
For cars
- The registration and the owner’s ID, plus an Absher authorization when needed.
- A no-fines clearance, export plates, and an invoice or proof of ownership.
- The sea bill of lading, which we issue in the recipient’s name.
Items you can’t ship to Turkey
- Weapons, ammunition and fireworks.
- Gas cylinders, fuel, large loose batteries and hazardous chemicals.
- Medicines without a prescription or in large quantities, and narcotics.
- Counterfeit goods and wireless devices without approval.
- Plants, seeds and soil, and meat and perishable food.
- Antiques and artefacts without an export certificate.
Delivery to every Turkish province
| Region | Cities we deliver to | Nearest port |
|---|---|---|
| Marmara | Istanbul, Bursa, Kocaeli, Yalova, Sakarya | Ambarli and Gemlik |
| Central Anatolia | Ankara, Konya, Kayseri, Eskişehir | Mersin or Istanbul |
| Black Sea | Trabzon, Rize, Samsun, Ordu | Istanbul, then by road |
| Mediterranean | Mersin, Adana, Antalya, Hatay | Mersin |
| Aegean | Izmir, Denizli, Manisa | Izmir |
| Southeast | Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Mardin | Mersin |
How shipping with us works
- Contact us on 0553923364 or through the request a quote form, and tell us what you have and where it’s going.
- We give you the price and transit time, and suggest the right container.
- We review the tax number and exemption papers with you.
- We set a collection day, and the team arrives with packing materials and the container.
- We dismantle, pack, number, write the inventory, load and secure.
- We hand the container to the shipping line and send you the bill of lading and arrival date.
- We clear at the Turkish port and deliver to your address, where you check the cartons against the inventory.
How to estimate your shipping cost to Turkey
Example: a family in Riyadh with a three-bedroom apartment, a kitchen and 35 cartons, moving to Istanbul. The apartment fills roughly a 20-foot container, so the price starts from SAR 8,000 and comes to around SAR 9,000, including packing, transport to Jeddah port and delivery to their address, in 22 to 28 days. The same shipment from Jeddah is about 5% less, and from Al Ahsa about 4% more.
Tips that save you money shipping to Turkey
- Get the tax number before shipping: without it the container waits at the port and racks up storage fees.
- Don’t ship new appliances in their boxes: they are treated as goods and pay duty.
- Compare shared and full: from three rooms up, a full container is usually cheaper.
- Choose the port nearest you: for southern Turkey, Mersin is cheaper and faster than Istanbul.
- Book a month before summer: container demand rises in moving season.
- Send urgent items by air: papers, clothes and first-month essentials.
Why choose Al Fares Al Dhahabi for shipping to Turkey?
- Container experience: loading and securing that stands up to the sea voyage.
- Packing for the sea: with new materials that keep humidity out.
- Bill of lading and tracking: we tell you where the ship is and when it arrives.
- Price before collection: with no extras.
- Direct contact: daily from 6 am to 11 pm.
Shipping to Turkey from your city
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Frequently asked questions about shipping from Saudi Arabia to Turkey
How much does shipping from Saudi Arabia to Turkey cost?
From SAR 800 for a parcel up to 30 kg, SAR 3,000 for one room in a shared container and SAR 7,600 for a 20-foot container, depending on the collection city.
How many days does sea freight from Saudi Arabia to Turkey take?
A full container takes 20 to 32 days to Istanbul depending on your city, Mersin is about a week faster, and a shared container takes about a week longer.
Is there road freight from Saudi Arabia to Turkey?
We ship to Turkey by sea in containers and by air only, as they are the safest for furniture and cars and the smoothest for clearance.
Does the recipient need a tax number in Turkey?
Yes, customs clearance needs a Turkish tax number in the recipient’s name, which a foreigner gets at the tax office with a passport.
How much is air freight per kg to Turkey?
From SAR 14 per kg to Istanbul Airport, in 3 to 5 days.
How much does it cost to ship a car from Saudi Arabia to Turkey?
From SAR 4,900 for a sedan and SAR 7,900 for an SUV in a container, and entry into Turkey has conditions we review with you before booking.
Is there a customs exemption on used furniture in Turkey?
Yes, with conditions, including a valid residence permit or proof of return, and items used by you for six months or more.
What is the cheapest way to ship to Turkey?
A shared container for small quantities, and a full container for apartments and houses because it is cheaper per cubic metre.
Do you deliver to Ankara, Trabzon and Antalya?
Yes, we deliver to every Turkish province from the nearest port.
Is the shipment insured?
Yes, for a small percentage of the declared value, and we recommend it for sea freight.
