“Personal effects” on the invoice does not launder a prohibited line. If you are unsure, send the photo before you pack. This page is the What Items Are Prohibited brief from Ras Al Khor — neighbouring URLs are different jobs.
| Item | Status | What we need |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons, ammunition, explosives | Will not load | Do not offer them |
| Alcohol / pork products into KSA | Will not load | Saudi import prohibition |
| Lithium batteries / DG | Only if declared | Class, packing, and a mode that accepts it |
| Food, cosmetics, chemicals | Regulated | SFDA/SABER/MSDS as applicable |
| Used household | Usually yes | Honest packing list, not a commercial sneak |
| Cash, passports, jewellery | Will not load as cargo | Use a courier/value product, not groupage |
Why we refuse at intake, not at the border
Al Batha is a bad place to discover a battery and a perfume crate mis-declared as furniture. Refusal in Ras Al Khor is cheaper than a seizure.
Used household versus commercial sneak
A genuine villa list with worn furniture is usually fine. Ten identical boxed TVs as “personal effects” is commercial cargo with SABER. We go by the photo, not the story.
Batteries, perfume, food
Lithium batteries need a class. Perfume and cosmetics are often SABER/SFDA. Food needs remaining life and sometimes reefer. Mix any of those into a sofa groupage without saying so and we offload at intake.
Saudi-specific refusals
Alcohol, pork products, and goods the Kingdom lists as prohibited do not go on our trucks — not as “personal effects”, not as samples, not inside a car cabin. Weapons, ammunition and explosives are a no. Cash, passports and jewellery are not groupage cargo. Used household is usually fine with an honest list; ten identical boxed TVs as personal effects is commercial cargo with SABER, or a refusal.
Dangerous goods are a declared class or a no
Flammables, corrosives, aerosols, lithium batteries and mystery drums need MSDS and a mode that accepts the class. If we cannot legally run it on road, we refuse in Ras Al Khor. Hiding batteries in an electronics pallet is how files die at Al Batha. Send the photo before you pack if it looks chemical, edible, or powered.
How to check before you book
WhatsApp +971 55 214 5290 with the photo and the destination city. We reply yes, papers required, or no. That answer is cheaper than a packing slot on cargo we will not load. Neighbouring GCC countries have their own lists — Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain are not “Saudi but easier”. Name the country.
What we offload at intake versus what we never quote
Offload: undeclared perfume in a furniture list, lithium batteries in an electronics pallet, wet food in a dry trailer. Never quote: weapons, alcohol into KSA, cash, passports, jewellery as groupage. If the photo looks like a chemical drum with no label, the answer is no until MSDS exists. Faster to hear that in Ras Al Khor than at Al Batha.
Personal effects is a list, not a password
Worn furniture, clothes and kitchen cartons with an honest packing list usually go. Ten identical boxed TVs, a crate of perfume, or lithium power banks labelled personal effects do not. We go by the photo. Send it to +971 55 214 5290 before you pack if you are unsure — cheaper than a villa packing slot on cargo we will refuse.
How a booking works
- 01 · Send the photoBefore packing if it looks chemical, edible, or powered.
- 02 · We say yes / papers / noWritten on the quote.
- 03 · Invoice matchesNo surprise lines in the carton.
- 04 · LoadOnly the accepted list.
- RuleDeclare or do not ship
- KSA extraSABER/SFDA on many consumer lines
- DGDeclared class or no load
- Cash/jewelleryNot on this groupage
Common questions
Can I put perfume in a furniture shipment?
Not undeclared. Cosmetics are a regulated line. Tell us; we split or refuse.
Are used clothes allowed?
Usually as genuine personal effects with a list. Commercial used clothing is a different file.
Can I ship food to Riyadh?
Sometimes, with remaining shelf life, packing that matches, and SFDA/SABER as applicable. A dry sofa trailer is not a reefer. Say the commodity before we quote LTL.
What about a car with bags inside?
Personal effects inside a vehicle cabin are a cargo list or they stay out. Undeclared boxes in a car are how vehicle files die at the gate.
Do Qatar and Oman allow the same goods?
No. Each country has its own list. This page is the KSA desk plus what we will not put on any mixed groupage. Name the door country.