Shipping Company from Riyadh to Tunisia | 0555915287 Home Removals & Car Shipping to Tunis and Sousse

Shipping Company from Riyadh to Tunisia | Home Removals & Car Shipping to Tunis and Sousse

From any district of Riyadh, Al Saif International Shipping moves your home, car and goods to Tunisia. We load the container at your door in Al Malqa, Al Yasmin, Al Olaya, Al Suwaidi or Al Shifa and seal it; it then travels about 950 km by truck to Jeddah Islamic Port, or about 400 km to King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam when the ship schedule suits, and sails through the Suez Canal to Rades port near Tunis in about 18–25 days from Jeddah, before delivery in Tunis, Sfax, Sousse or Nabeul. For parcels and documents we offer air freight from King Khalid International Airport to Tunis–Carthage Airport in 2–5 days. Prices start from SAR 17 per kg by air, SAR 520 per room in shared shipping, SAR 5,600 for a 20 ft container and SAR 1,700 for a sedan. Call or WhatsApp: 0555915287.

📍 Riyadh to Rades, point by point

Route: your Riyadh home → truck to Jeddah port (about 950 km) or Dammam (about 400 km) → Suez Canal and Mediterranean → Rades, Sfax or Sousse → your door.
Usual route: via Jeddah, because the sea voyage from Dammam goes around the peninsula and is usually longer.
By sea: about 18–25 days from Jeddah to Rades, plus roughly two days on the road from Riyadh.
By air: King Khalid Airport to Tunis–Carthage in 2–5 days.
Starts from: SAR 2,600 for a small household, SAR 7,500 for a 40 ft container for a villa and SAR 790 per 100 kg of goods.
Collection: every Riyadh district, Al Kharj, Diriyah, Al Muzahimiyah, Dhurma and the industrial cities.

Shipping company from Riyadh to Tunisia: the road from Najd to the Mediterranean

Thousands of Tunisians work in Riyadh’s hospitals, universities, banks, engineering firms and international schools, living across the north, east and centre of the city. When it is time to go home, or to furnish a house in Tunisia before the move, they face a practical question: Riyadh is an inland city far from the sea, so how does a container get from here to Tunisia? The answer is that your furniture’s journey from Riyadh has two stages: an overland stage inside the Kingdom from your door to the port, and a sea stage from the port to Tunisia. We handle both, so you never need to travel to Jeddah or Dammam or visit a port.

For the overland stage we choose the port with you. Dammam is closer to Riyadh, but ships from there sail south down the Gulf and around Oman and Yemen before entering the Red Sea, so the voyage is longer. Jeddah is further by road but sits on the Red Sea, and ships from there head straight north to the Suez Canal and on to the Mediterranean. That is why most Riyadh containers to Tunisia go via Jeddah: the truck takes the highway west and arrives in about one to two days. We use Dammam when a sailing from there fits your dates.

For the sea stage the container is registered with Saudi Customs through Fasah, loaded onto the ship, passes through the Suez Canal and may switch vessels at a Mediterranean transhipment port for the final leg to Rades. On arrival our agent clears it with Tunisian Customs and delivers the furniture to your home.

Sea or air from Riyadh to Tunisia?

Riyadh customers heading to Tunisia are usually one of two types: a family moving a home or part of it, which ships by sea, or someone sending documents, gifts or a bag to family in Tunisia, which flies from King Khalid Airport. Air freight is charged on actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher, so a light sofa that takes up a lot of space becomes very expensive by air, while a shared container charges only for volume.

Comparison	Sea via Jeddah or Dammam	Air from King Khalid Airport	Land
Time	About 18–25 days Jeddah to Rades, plus transport from Riyadh to the port	2–5 days	The route crosses several countries; sea is the practical route
Suits	Apartments and villas, cars, goods	Documents, parcels, bags, samples	—
Starts from	SAR 520 per room, SAR 5,600 for a 20 ft container	SAR 17 per kg	—
Loading	At your Riyadh door, then sealed	Parcel handed over in Riyadh	—

Why Tunisians in Riyadh choose Al Saif

The hardest part of shipping from Riyadh is the distance between your home and the port, a long journey on its own that needs the right truck and coordination with the port. We take it on completely:

A team inside Riyadh: at your home in Al Narjis, Al Rawdah, Al Naseem, Al Malaz or the Diplomatic Quarter to dismantle, pack and number.
A container sealed in front of you: not reloaded in Jeddah and not opened until Rades.
Organised road transport: a truck delivers the sealed container to the port gate on schedule.
Port choice: Jeddah or Dammam, depending on ship schedules.
Delivery across Tunisia: port to door with assembly, or port to port.
An itemised quote: road haul, ocean freight, arrival port, clearance and delivery.
Optional insurance: insurance can be added for valuable items on request.
One number to follow up: 0555915287.

Our team knows Riyadh housing: buildings with narrow lifts in some older districts, villas with internal staircases in newer ones, and residential compounds with access rules and fixed loading times. We coordinate with the compound or building management in advance and bring a furniture hoist where needed.

Shipping prices from Riyadh to Tunisia

These are starting prices. The final price is set after estimating volume and confirming the departure port, arrival port and Tunisian city. A Riyadh quote includes the road haul to the port, shown as its own line in the itemised quote.

Service from Riyadh	Starts from	Notes
Air freight per kg	SAR 17	From King Khalid Airport, actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher (L × W × H ÷ 6000)
One room in a shared container	SAR 520	Including dismantling and packing
Small household, shared	SAR 2,600	Small apartment or a single professional’s furniture
20 ft container	SAR 5,600	Two- or three-bedroom apartment
40 ft container	SAR 7,500	Villa or full floor
Commercial goods per 100 kg	SAR 790	Partial load from Riyadh warehouses
Sedan, shared	SAR 1,700	RoRo or shared container
SUV in its own 20 ft container	SAR 5,600	Dedicated container

Destination charges and customs clearance in Tunisia are set in the itemised quote.

What changes the price from Riyadh?

The biggest pricing difference between Riyadh and Jeddah is the road haul, since the container covers hundreds of kilometres before reaching the port. That is why shared shipping from Riyadh is usually consolidated: several customers’ shipments are gathered in our Riyadh warehouse and trucked to Jeddah together, lowering the transport cost for each. Price also depends on volume, container type, the Tunisian city, your floor, whether a hoist is needed, and extras such as storage, wooden crates and insurance.

Tips to save on shipping from Riyadh

Sell large old furniture: Riyadh’s second-hand furniture market is active, and selling old bulky pieces here costs less than shipping them.
Choose consolidated shipping: for one or two rooms, your goods join others to Jeddah and on to Tunisia.
Do not ship every AC: a Tunisian home rarely needs as many air conditioners as a Riyadh one.
Book before the end of the school year: when departing families’ requests peak.
Send bags by sea with the furniture: instead of paying for excess baggage.

Furniture moving from Riyadh to Tunisia

Riyadh homes are usually spacious, with large majlis rooms, several bedrooms, made-to-measure kitchens and an air conditioner in every room. So we start with an accurate volume estimate, through a visit or a video call, then choose the container type and number of cartons and agree a packing day. On that day the team arrives early, starts with fragile items and moves on to the large ones, numbers and labels every carton with its room and contents, and prepares the contents list needed by Saudi Customs and Tunisian Customs.

Packing a Riyadh home before shipping to Tunisia — Al Saif

Riyadh’s air is dry and hot, and then the container spends weeks at humid sea; this switch from dry to damp affects wood, leather and electronics. We wrap wood in blankets and then plastic, place moisture absorbers in the container, leave small ventilation gaps between pieces and wrap leather in a breathable layer.

Bedrooms and majlis seating

Large wardrobes are taken down to their panels and protected with cardboard and corners, and mirrors go into separate crates. Beds are dismantled and mattresses go in thick covers. Majlis seating and large sofas are wrapped piece by piece and arranged so nothing presses on them. If you have Arabic floor seating made to fit your Riyadh majlis, we measure your Tunisian living room with you before shipping so you know whether it will fit or need adjusting.

Kitchens and IKEA kitchens

Many modern Riyadh apartments have IKEA kitchens, which come down and go back up easily when photographed, numbered and with screws bagged per unit. Made-to-measure aluminium or wood kitchens can also be dismantled, but kitchen dimensions in Tunisia may differ. Marble worktops travel upright in wooden crates.

Appliances and air conditioners

Window and split ACs are removed by a technician who recovers the gas and packs the units. The fridge is emptied and dried a day before, and the washing machine drum is locked. Mains voltage in Tunisia is 220 V, so check each label and prepare adapters for European sockets. Large extras such as a second freezer or old window ACs are often cheaper to sell in Riyadh than to ship.

Antiques and office furniture

For antiques, chandeliers and artwork we build made-to-measure wooden crates. Riyadh has many companies, clinics and engineering offices, so if you are moving a clinic or office to Tunisia, we dismantle desks and filing cabinets, pack equipment and screens, number everything by department and load after hours if required. Insurance can be added for valuable items on request.

Loading furniture from a Riyadh villa into a container bound for Tunisia — Al Saif

Trucking the container from Riyadh to Jeddah or Dammam port

After loading and sealing, the truck sets off. To Jeddah port it takes the highway west for about 950 km and arrives in about one to two days, depending on permitted driving hours and the port gate queue. To Dammam port it takes the Riyadh–Dammam road east for about 400 km and usually arrives the same day. Either way the container stays sealed and is opened only if Customs requests an inspection. We send you the seal number before the truck leaves so you can confirm on arrival that it has not changed.

In consolidated shipping from Riyadh, your goods go to our warehouse, are packed on their own pallets under your name, and travel with other shipments in one truck to Jeddah, where they enter the shared container bound for Rades.

Sea freight from Jeddah to Rades, Sfax and Sousse

Sea freight is the main route for Riyadh’s furniture, cars and goods to Tunisia. Once at Jeddah Islamic Port the container is registered with Customs, waits for its vessel and is loaded. The ship sails north up the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal and west to Tunisia, possibly calling at a Mediterranean transhipment port. Sailing time from Jeddah to Rades is about 18–25 days port to port, varying with the line and transhipment calls.

A furniture container from Riyadh via Jeddah Islamic Port to Rades port in Tunisia — Al Saif

We offer a full container load (FCL), a 20 ft or 40 ft container for you alone, which suits complete homes and villas and is loaded at your Riyadh door. In shared shipping (LCL) you take part of a container and pay only for your volume, which suits one or two rooms or a single professional’s belongings. If your home is in Sfax or Sousse, we may choose that arrival port instead of Rades to shorten inland transport in Tunisia.

Port to door or port to port?

With port to door, our agent in Tunisia receives the container, completes Customs formalities, moves the furniture to your home and assembles it on request. With port to port, we hand over the container at Rades, Sfax or Sousse and the consignee collects it through a local clearing agent of their choice. Many Riyadh customers choose door delivery because they arrive in Tunisia after or with the container and do not want to deal with the port.

Collection at Rades and Customs clearance

When the ship reaches Rades the container is discharged and the clearing agent submits the documents to Tunisian Customs: the bill of lading, contents list, consignee’s passport and proof of returning-resident status where applicable. The container may be inspected in the agent’s presence, then released and delivered to your address. Since Riyadh customers are often not yet in Tunisia when the container arrives, we suggest authorising a relative or the agent to collect it, and we send them the documents in advance.

Unloading a container from Riyadh at Rades port and clearing it with Tunisian Customs — Al Saif

Tunisian cities Riyadh customers ship to

Greater Tunis: Tunis, Ariana, El Menzah, La Marsa and Ben Arous, via nearby Rades.
Sfax: via Sfax port or by truck from Rades.
Sousse and Monastir: via Sousse port or from Rades.
Bizerte: north of the capital, from Rades.
Nabeul and Hammamet: on Cap Bon, from Rades.
Kairouan, Gabes and Djerba: by truck from the nearest port.

Returning residents from Riyadh, students and family gifts

Most people moving furniture from Riyadh to Tunisia are returning home for good at the end of their employment: doctors and nurses from Riyadh hospitals, lecturers from its universities and engineers from its companies. We advise them to ask Tunisian Customs or the consulate in Riyadh about exemption conditions for returning residents’ effects before shipping, because these are set by the Tunisian authorities according to the regulations in force at the time of shipping. We also advise keeping copies of the employment contract, end-of-service letter and iqama, which may be requested as proof of residence abroad.

Tunisian students at Riyadh universities who have graduated or are going home for the holidays usually send books, devices and clothes, and shared shipping suits them. Family gifts from Riyadh such as dates, perfumes, oud and clothes fly from King Khalid Airport as parcels, or are added to the container.

Commercial goods from Riyadh to Tunisia

Riyadh is a major commercial hub with industrial cities and large warehouses to the south and east. We ship commercial goods from here to Tunisia as partial or full loads.

Partial loads for traders and shops

From SAR 790 per 100 kg: your goods are gathered in our Riyadh warehouse, trucked with others to Jeddah and shipped in a shared container to Rades. This suits online stores and traders sending small regular quantities.

Full loads and commercial containers

For large quantities the container is loaded and sealed at your warehouse in the industrial city, Al Sulay or the factories district and trucked straight to the port. We share sailing schedules so you can plan stock in Tunisia.

Commercial documents

Commercial registration, commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin. The Tunisian importer may need licences or conformity certificates for some products, so we review everything with you before shipping.

Car shipping from Riyadh to Tunisia

The car travels from Riyadh to Jeddah port on a car carrier, then ships to Tunisia either by RoRo, where it is driven onto the ship and secured on deck with no cover, or inside a shared or dedicated container where it is strapped down. Shared shipping for a sedan starts from SAR 1,700, and an SUV in its own 20 ft container starts from SAR 5,600. The car can also go in the same 40 ft container as your furniture if the volume allows.

Car documents from Riyadh

Vehicle registration (istimara).
Owner’s ID or iqama and passport.
Export plates or an export certificate from the traffic department.
A bank letter if the car is financed.

Before you ship your car to Tunisia

Conditions for importing cars into Tunisia, from vehicle age to required certificates and the special schemes for Tunisians resident abroad, are set by Tunisian Customs according to the regulations in force at the time of shipping and change from time to time, so confirm them with Customs or the consulate before shipping. Clean the interior, leave nothing inside and photograph the car from every side before handover.

Customs, exemptions and required papers

We handle export formalities from the Kingdom through Fasah with your authorisation, and the clearing agent in Tunisia handles import. Rules on returning residents’ effects and imported cars are set by Tunisian Customs and change over time, so we describe them in general terms and advise confirming them with Customs or the consulate before shipping.

Furniture documents from Riyadh

ID or iqama.
Passport.
Contents list.
Fasah authorisation.
Consignee details in Tunisia: name, passport or national ID card, address and phone.

Parcels, bags and e-commerce from Riyadh

Many Tunisians in Riyadh send parcels to family, bags over the airline allowance before travelling, or official documents. Small parcels fly from King Khalid Airport, while heavy bags travel far more economically by sea in consolidated shipping. Riyadh online sellers with customers in Tunisia can batch their orders and send them in one consignment.

Air freight from King Khalid Airport to Tunis–Carthage

Air freight from Riyadh to Tunisia suits documents, parcels, bags and samples, anything that cannot wait for the sea. It departs from King Khalid International Airport and reaches Tunis–Carthage International Airport in 2–5 days, from SAR 17 per kg, charged on actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher; volumetric weight is length × width × height in centimetres divided by 6000. We collect the parcel from your home or office in Riyadh, or you can drop it at our office.

Air freight from King Khalid Airport in Riyadh to Tunis–Carthage Airport — Al Saif

Prohibited items and packing

Flammables, gas cylinders, loose batteries, medicines without a prescription, and plants and seeds without a permit cannot be shipped. Riyadh homes often have a kitchen gas cylinder or desert-camping stoves, and these cannot travel, so leave or sell them before packing day. We pack in new cartons of different sizes, wrap glass and china piece by piece and protect appliances with foam. Do not leave jewellery, cash or original documents in the container.

Distance and time table from Riyadh to Tunisia

Stage	Approximate distance	Approximate time
Riyadh → Jeddah Islamic Port	About 950 km	About one to two days by truck
Riyadh → Dammam port	About 400 km	About one day
Jeddah → Rades by sea	Via the Suez Canal and Mediterranean	About 18–25 days
Rades → Tunis	Very close	After clearance
Rades → Sousse	About 140 km	By truck after clearance
Rades → Sfax	About 270 km	By truck, or arrival via Sfax port
Riyadh → Tunis–Carthage by air	—	2–5 days

Steps for shipping from Riyadh to Tunisia

Call 0555915287 and tell us your Riyadh district and your city in Tunisia.
Volume estimate by visit or video call.
An itemised quote including the road haul to the port.
Send your papers and Fasah authorisation.
Packing, loading and sealing at your door.
Transport to Jeddah or Dammam and export formalities.
Sailing, and we send the bill of lading.
Arrival and clearance in Tunisia.
Delivery and assembly.

Tracking and storage in Riyadh or Tunisia

We send the seal number before the truck leaves Riyadh, then the container number and vessel name after sailing, and you follow every stage with us. If you must vacate your Riyadh apartment before the sailing date, we store the furniture in a closed warehouse in Riyadh until dispatch, or in Tunisia after arrival if your home is not ready.

Shipping from Tunisia to Riyadh

We also ship from Tunisia to Riyadh: belongings of Tunisians coming to work, olive oil and home produce in family parcels, and ceramics, textiles and dates for traders. Shipments arrive by sea at Jeddah or Dammam and then by truck to Riyadh, or by air at King Khalid Airport. Food and commercial products are subject to Saudi authorities’ requirements according to the regulations in force at the time of shipping.

When to ship from Riyadh to Tunisia

Demand in Riyadh rises at the end of the school year and when contracts end in summer, so book early. In the Riyadh summer we start loading early in the morning to avoid the midday heat. Autumn and winter offer wider choice of dates, and Riyadh’s weather then suits packing and loading all day.

Frequently asked questions about shipping from Riyadh to Tunisia

How long does sea shipping from Riyadh to Tunisia take?

About 18–25 days from Jeddah port to Rades, plus one to two days by road from Riyadh, then clearance and delivery.

How much is furniture moving from Riyadh to Tunisia?

From SAR 520 per room, SAR 2,600 for a small household, SAR 5,600 for a 20 ft container and SAR 7,500 for a 40 ft container.

Can a returning resident ship furniture from Riyadh to Tunisia duty-free?

Returning residents’ effects may receive special treatment; the conditions are set by Tunisian Customs according to the regulations in force at the time of shipping, so confirm them before shipping.

Which port do Riyadh containers to Tunisia ship from?

Usually Jeddah Islamic Port, or Dammam when the ship schedule suits.

Is there air freight from Riyadh to Tunisia?

Yes, from King Khalid Airport to Tunis–Carthage in 2–5 days, from SAR 17 per kg.

Do you collect from Al Kharj and Diriyah?

Yes, and from every Riyadh district, Al Muzahimiyah, Dhurma and the industrial cities.

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