Customs Information 

    Customs Hours 

       Sat-Wed 08:00-14:00 

       Thu 08:00-13:00 

       Fri Closed 

Clearance Procedures 

    Approximate Clearance Time(Hrs) 

       Documents 6 

       Low Value 6 

       High Value 6 

Additional Information 

    1 - Any Chemical/Medical/Telecommunication shipments which are sent to RUH prior getting approval for 

       this, the origin of the shipments will be fully responsible for the penalties and return charges that 

       will apply. 

    2 - Please note that for high value shipments sent to Saudi Arabia (Value above or equal to 13,000 USD), 

       the following documents should be attached to the shipment for clearance purposes: 

          1). Attested Original invoice. 

          2). Attested Certificate of Origin. (It's applied above 13000 US$ shpts) 

    3 - In addition, the consignee should be providing the clearing Entity with a copy of the commercial

       registration and an authorization letter. Failing to provide the above will cause major clearance 

       delays and may result in fines that will be automatically billed back to the origin.

Commodity Information 

       National Tax Rate 7 

       Low Value Limit 100 USD 

       High Value Limit -1 USD 

    Non Dutiables 

       Airline tickets, validated 

       Annual reports 

       Checks, cancelled 

       Checks, payroll 

       Checks, cancelled 

       Checks, travellers 

       Computer printouts 

       Credit cards 

       Credit card blanks 

       Documents 

       Invoices 

       Manuals 

       Manuscripts 

       Passports 

    Dutiables 

       Advertising 

       Blueprints/drawings 

       Books 

       Brochures

       Immoral Pictures 

       Catalogs 

       Diskettes(with data or blank) 

       Film, photos, slides 

       Magazines 

       Newspaper 

       Mobiles phone with camera (Require Invoice). 

       Parts, aircraft 

       Parts, computer (Computer accessories has to have packing list matching exactly the qtty and the parts

          number) 

       Parts, electronic 

       Parts, machine 

       Software/CD ROM

       Video tapes 

    Unacceptables 

       Pharmaceuticals: 

          All kinds of Chemicals are unacceptable into Jeddah. 

          Drugs of all types, classifications, textures and labels. 

          Medicines without prescriptions or formulas. 

       Electronics: 

          All special cameras which can show the body in the nude. 

          Video boosters. 

          Voice changing devices. 

          TV cards / Satellite cards. ( Origin will pay the penalty, if incase it`s arrived in DHA customs ). 

          Heavy duty car stereo amplifiers. 

          Wireless sets ;devices like telephone wireless with high range or with inetrnet cards 

       Food and Beverage: 

          Pork meat, fat, bones, hair and any product with pork meat in it 

          Religious Materials 

          Frog meat. 

          All types of liquors 

          All foodstuff produced or containing animal blood. 

       Stationary and Documents: 

          Plain invoices with particular foreign letterheads of any company 

          Obscene photos or images. 

       Tools and Machines: 

          Tools and equipments used for producing Liquors. 

          All types of gambling machines or tools. 

          All types of machines used for sexual massage. 

          All tools used for opening doors and vehicles (Theft Tools). 

          Knives with two-edged blades. 

          Religious Materials: 

          The Holy Quraan. 

          All kinds of religious artifacts, materials (whether audio or visual or video) and other things depicting

             religions other than Islam. 

          Seal showing the name of the Prophet Mohamad (SLAW). 

          Models of the Holy Qa’aba. .

       Miscellaneous: 

          Dogs, except dog-breeds for hunting, guarding and guiding the blind, and all these dogs need a certificate

          from the official authorities at origin legalized by the Saudi Embassy or Consulate. 

          All types of promotional items for tobacco. 

          Classified empty bottles with labels showing a foreign origin, to be refilled in Saudi Arabia.

          Used or repaired vehicles wheels. 

          Christmas trees. 

          Binoculars which can be used in the dark or for taking photographs 

          Classified empty bags with trade mark labels.

          Goods having the photos or names of famous characters on them. 

          Lion and tiger skins or furs .

          Musical greeting cards. 

          Fake money. 

          Laser eyeglasses. 

          The star of David. 

          Witch crafts / Magic ( Origin will pay the penalty, if incase it`s arrived in DHA customs 

          Immoral Pictures 

    Additional Information 

       1 - Saudi customs will destroy or re-export any shipment containing oil perfume compounds and/or Oudeh & 

          scented wood if the below procedure is not applied for these shipments. 

       2 - Origins shall pre-alert the concerned KSA station copying DXH on the day the shipment is picked up 

          providing shipment details including the full consignee details. 

       3 - KSA station will contact the consignee who in turn will obtain the necessary paperwork from the Saudi

          Ministry of Environment as required by customs.

       4 - DXH will hold such shipment(s) till further notice from the concerned KSA station. 

       5 - Once the concerned KSA station obtains all the necessary paper work from the consignee, DXH will be 

          requested to dispatch the shipment(s). 

       6 - Shipment clearance will be immediate upon shipment arrival Customs information into Saudi Arabia for 

          Mobiles with cameras, to facilitate the clearance process for these shipments Origin has to attach the

          enclosed documents : 

          For Personal Use: (1 – 2 Mobile(s)) Shipper has to provide an invoice to be attached with the shipment 

          For Commercial Use : ( more than 2 Mobiles ) Shipper has to attach an original invoice stating the

             manufacturing country and a Conformity Certificate (Certificate of Origin). 

       7 - Notes: 

          1). Shipments have to be sealed. 

          2). Shipments should be sent through RUH or JED directly and not through BAH/Causeway. 

          3). Any shipment that contains watches should be accompanied by a certificate of origin otherwise it will be

             seized by customs.