Shipping from Egypt to Saudi Arabia: routes, costs and transit times

Sea freight from Egypt to Saudi Arabia takes 3–7 days port to port, air freight 1–2 days. Typical routing: Alexandria, Damietta or Ain Sokhna to Jeddah Islamic Port across the Red Sea. Landed cost adds an average 5% customs duty, 15% VAT and clearance fees to the freight rate. Sanad Global, a customs and logistics company operating in Saudi Arabia, handles this corridor end to end: freight, FASAH clearance and delivery.

Freight options from Egypt

• FCL sea freight: full 20ft/40ft containers, 3–7 days port to port, lowest cost per unit for volume cargo.
• LCL groupage: pay per cubic metre; consolidation adds 3–7 days to the sea transit.
• Air freight: 1–2 days for urgent, valuable or light shipments.

Typical cargo on this route: food products, fresh produce, textiles, furniture and building materials.

Customs, certificates and landed cost

The Egypt–Saudi route is short: Red Sea crossings to Jeddah take 3–7 days. Food shipments are the specialty of this corridor and require SFDA registration before arrival; refrigerated container availability drives seasonal price swings.

Whatever the origin, Saudi clearance is identical: a FASAH declaration filed by a licensed broker, duty for most goods at 5% of CIF value, VAT at 15%, and SABER or SFDA certificates for regulated products, prepared before the vessel sails. Sanad Global quotes the full landed cost in one written number within 30 minutes during working hours: freight, duty, VAT, clearance and delivery.

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