Al Mellah International Shipping (0580402747) is the best shipping company from Riyadh to Lebanon for anyone moving a home or a car with a clear plan and set dates: we collect from every district of Riyadh, Al-Kharj and Diriyah, truck to Jeddah Islamic Port, then ship by sea to the Port of Beirut, delivering across Beirut, Mount Lebanon, the south, the Bekaa and the north in 2 to 4 weeks. Prices start from SAR 11 per kilo for consolidated parcels, SAR 2,750 for a bedroom, SAR 7,400 for a 20 ft container and SAR 3,700 for a small car, including the road to Jeddah.
Lebanese people in Riyadh work in banking, consulting, hospitals, media and engineering, and many move between Riyadh and Beirut several times over their careers. So most know exactly what they want: furniture that arrives intact, a car that clears customs without surprises, and everything delivered to their home in the mountains or in Beirut without waiting weeks for the shipment. The best company on this route turns those wishes into a clear timeline, which is what we lay out here.
📆 A six-week plan for moving from Riyadh to Lebanon
| Before travel | What you do | What we do |
|---|---|---|
| 6 weeks | Decide what to ship and what to sell, and book the survey | Survey, volume calculation and an itemised quote |
| 5 weeks | Start the car paperwork: lien release and clearance certificate | An approximate estimate of the car’s duties in Lebanon |
| 4 weeks | Prepare your passport and proof of residence abroad | Preparing the packing list and Fasah authorisation |
| 3 weeks | Get export plates for the car | Booking the container and vessel |
| 2 weeks | Empty the fridge and washing machine and keep your documents with you | Loading day: dismantling, packing and sealing |
| 1 week | Fly to Lebanon and prepare the home for delivery | Sailing and sending you the container number |
| After you arrive | Be ready to receive | Clearance, delivery and reassembly |
🚗 Shipping your car from Riyadh to Lebanon
A car from Riyadh goes through the Riyadh traffic department for export plates, then travels on a hydraulic flatbed or closed carrier to Jeddah and ships by RoRo or container to Beirut. A small car starts from SAR 3,700 including the road to Jeddah. But before shipping, calculate what you’ll pay in Lebanon: Lebanese customs calculate duties on the car’s reference value in international publications, plus VAT and registration fees, and set an age limit for used cars.
| Question | Why it matters to you |
|---|---|
| How old is your car? | A car beyond the allowed age will not be admitted |
| What is its engine size and reference value? | These set the duties more than your purchase price |
| Is there a lien on it? | It must be released before export |
| Will it stay in Lebanon or go temporarily? | Temporary import has a different regime with an international customs pass |
If you’re moving your furniture too, it is usually cheaper to put the car at the front of a 40 ft container with the furniture behind a timber bulkhead.
🛣️ Sea or road from Riyadh?
Geographically, Riyadh is closer to Lebanon via Jordan and Syria than via Jeddah, so many ask about road shipping. The answer depends on the shipment type and border conditions:
| Criterion | Sea via Jeddah | Road via Jordan and Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Regularity | Known vessel schedules | Affected by border conditions and transit rules |
| Household furniture | Best, in a sealed container | Less suitable due to handling and inspections at several borders |
| Cars | RoRo or container | Not usually suitable |
| Commercial goods | Suitable | Can be faster when transit is open |
| Transit | 2–4 weeks door to door | Days to two weeks depending on crossings |
🚢 The container’s journey from Riyadh to Beirut
👨👩👧 Four cases for community members in Riyadh
| Case | Suggested option | Starts from |
|---|---|---|
| A family returning for good with a whole house and a car | 40 ft with the car | Request a quote |
| An employee sending a bedroom to his mountain home | Consolidated shipping | SAR 2,750 per room |
| A student or employee sending suitcases and boxes | Consolidated per-kilo parcels | SAR 11 per kilo |
| An employee shipping only his car | RoRo | SAR 3,700 for a small car |
🛋️ Riyadh furniture into Lebanese homes
Riyadh home furniture is usually large, and Lebanese homes are different: flats in buildings with narrow stairs, and mountain houses on winding roads. So we dismantle large pieces to pass through doors and stairwells, pack them to withstand hand carrying, and plan delivery around the building.
| Item | What we do |
|---|---|
| Large wardrobes | Fully dismantled into numbered panels |
| Long sofas and majlis seating | Sections separated, fabric then bubble wrap |
| Split air conditioners | Gas recovered by a technician and units wrapped |
| IKEA kitchens | Photographed, numbered and hinges kept |
| Chandeliers and glass | Wooden crates made to measure |
| Carpets | Rolled and wrapped against moisture |
| Home office | Equipment wrapped against static |
💰 Shipping prices from Riyadh to Lebanon
Starting prices per tier; the final price is set after the survey by volume, area in Lebanon and delivery conditions.
| Method | Transit from Riyadh | Starts from |
|---|---|---|
| 🚢 Consolidated parcels | 3–4 weeks | SAR 11/kg |
| 🚢 Consolidated LCL | 3–4 weeks | SAR 2,750 per room |
| 🚢 20 ft | 2–3 weeks | SAR 7,400 |
| 🚢 40 ft | 2–3 weeks | Request a quote |
| 🚢 RoRo | 2–4 weeks | SAR 3,700 |
We calculate the volume and send a quote covering every stage up to your door in Lebanon.
📄 Documents and the Lebanese Embassy in Riyadh
Someone coming to live in Lebanon with used belongings may benefit from the special provisions for personal effects and household goods in Lebanese customs law, under conditions relating to residence abroad and use of the items. You can contact the Lebanese Embassy in Riyadh for proof of residence abroad. We prepare the packing list so used items are separate from new ones.
| Document | Returnee with household | Parcels for family | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID or iqama | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fasah authorisation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Detailed packing list | ✔ | ✔ brief | — |
| Lebanese passport or ID | ✔ | Receiver’s ID | ✔ |
| Proof of residence abroad | ✔ | — | Case by case |
| Registration and export certificate | — | — | ✔ |
🛃 Duties and prohibited items in Lebanon
Whatever falls outside the exemption is subject to customs duty and Lebanese VAT, and new appliances in their boxes are usually treated as goods. We don’t load weapons, controlled medicines without a prescription, gas and flammables, or fresh food. Drones are restricted by permit, and counterfeit goods are seized.
📦 Cargo and parcels from Riyadh
We ship full or consolidated containers for traders from suppliers in Riyadh and the central region to Lebanon, with a commercial invoice and Arab certificate of origin, reefer containers for food, and periodic consolidated shipping for online stores. Individuals send consolidated per-kilo parcels, collected from home or at our Riyadh warehouse, starting from SAR 11 per kilo.
🏙️ Delivery in Lebanon
| Region | After clearance | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Beirut and suburbs | 1 day | City traffic sets the delivery time |
| Mount Lebanon: Metn, Keserwan, Aley and Chouf | 1 day | Mountain roads, sometimes smaller trucks |
| South: Sidon, Tyre and Nabatieh | 1–2 days | — |
| Bekaa: Zahle and Baalbek | 2 days | Via the Dahr el-Baidar road |
| North: Tripoli, Zgharta and Akkar | 1–2 days | From the port of Tripoli or Beirut |
Your village home: what we need to know
Many Riyadh customers ship to family homes in villages in Metn, Keserwan, Chouf, Jezzine and the Bekaa, where roads are narrow and multi-storey buildings sometimes have no lift. To plan delivery precisely we need to know: the width of the road to the house, whether a medium truck can reach it, the number of floors, whether there is a lift, and the nearest place to park. With this we decide whether to unload the container at a nearby warehouse and move things by a smaller truck, and how many carriers we need.
🛡️ Guarantees, insurance and storage
🗓️ Steps for shipping from Riyadh to Lebanon
⏰ Loading day in Riyadh
| Time | What happens |
|---|---|
| Morning | The dismantling and packing crew arrives and starts on the large rooms |
| Before noon | The refrigeration technician recovers AC gas and removes the units |
| Afternoon | Items are numbered and matched against the list |
| Permitted truck hours | The container arrives and stowing starts from the back to the doors |
| End of day | Secured with straps and air bags, then sealed and photographed |
🏢 Offices and companies from Riyadh to Beirut
Lebanese companies and consulting and engineering offices move their operations between Riyadh and Beirut. We ship desks, files and equipment numbered by department, wrap computers and printers against static, and deliver to the office building according to access times. Equipment imported in the company’s name needs commercial documents.
⚠️ Common mistakes before shipping from Riyadh
✈️ Air freight from Riyadh to Beirut
For documents, small devices and what you need on arrival, air freight from King Khalid Airport to Rafic Hariri International Airport arrives in 2 to 5 days, charged by actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher. For furniture and many boxes the sea is far cheaper.
✅ Preparation checklist before loading
🔌 Your electrical appliances in Lebanon
Before shipping your appliances from Riyadh, know two important differences. First, mains frequency in Lebanon is 50 Hz, while in the Kingdom it is 60 Hz, with similar voltage. Most modern appliances work on both without trouble, but some motor-driven devices and old electric clocks may perform differently. The second difference is practical: in many areas Lebanon relies on generators and subscriptions, with fluctuating supply.
| Appliance | What we recommend |
|---|---|
| Fridge and freezer | Check the rating plate; if it says 50/60Hz it’s fine — use a voltage regulator |
| Washing machine and AC | Usually fine, with a voltage regulator to protect against fluctuations |
| Electronics and computers | Usually fine; a surge protector or UPS is advised |
| Clocks and old motor-driven devices | Performance may differ, so don’t ship them unless valuable |
☀️ Solar panels and batteries for your home in Lebanon?
Because of power cuts, many Lebanese in Riyadh consider shipping solar panels and batteries to their homes. The panels themselves ship easily in a container with good glass protection, but large batteries — especially lithium — are classed as dangerous goods at sea and need a permit, special packing and documents, and may not be accepted in an ordinary furniture container. So we review the battery type and specifications with you before booking; buying it in Lebanon may be simpler and cheaper.
📆 The best time to ship from Riyadh to Lebanon
| Period | Situation | Our advice |
|---|---|---|
| April and May | Before expatriates return for summer | Ideal for shipping furniture |
| June and July | Peak bookings | Book early |
| November and December | Holiday and year-end parcels | Hand in parcels four weeks ahead |
| January to March | Usually the quietest | Best chance to move a whole house on comfortable dates |
🛃 Clearance steps at the Port of Beirut
After the container reaches the Port of Beirut it goes through stages we follow on your behalf; their speed depends on complete documents and someone being available to receive:
To avoid storage charges, arrive in Lebanon before the container does, or authorise a relative with a clear power of attorney to receive it and follow up the paperwork.
🔁 From Lebanon to Riyadh
We move personal belongings and furniture from Beirut to Jeddah and then by road to Riyadh for people relocating to work in the Kingdom. For commercial goods, check the import regulations in force and SABER platform requirements in advance, along with 15% VAT and the Kingdom’s used-car import rules.
❓ FAQ: shipping from Riyadh to Lebanon
❓ What is the best shipping company from Riyadh to Lebanon?
One that gives you a timeline coordinating the container’s arrival with yours, helps you calculate the car’s duties, and knows how delivery works in the mountains.
❓ How much does shipping from Riyadh to Lebanon cost?
Parcels start from SAR 11 per kilo, a bedroom from SAR 2,750, a 20 ft container from SAR 7,400 and a small car from SAR 3,700.
❓ How long does shipping from Riyadh to Lebanon take?
2 to 4 weeks, including two to three days on the road to Jeddah.
❓ Is road shipping from Riyadh faster?
It can be for some commercial goods when crossings are open, but sea is more regular and safer for furniture and cars.
❓ Do you deliver to villages in the mountains?
Yes, with smaller trucks and carriers when needed.
❓ Do you move a company office from Riyadh to Beirut?
Yes, numbered by department with equipment wrapped and delivery to the office building.
❓ Is there air freight from Riyadh to Beirut?
Yes, for documents and urgent parcels, in 2 to 5 days.
❓ Is my used furniture exempt in Lebanon?
Someone coming to live there has special provisions in Lebanese customs law under conditions, and we separate used from new on the list.
❓ When should I book shipping before I travel?
About six weeks before, so the container arrives a few days after you.
Survey, packing, a sealed container and delivery in your area.
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