Al Mellah International Shipping (0580402747) is the cheapest shipping company from Jeddah to Lebanon because your shipment sails from the port near your home straight to the Port of Beirut, our closest Mediterranean destination. We ship parcels and boxes by the kilo, furniture, cars and cargo from Jeddah, Makkah, Taif and Rabigh, delivering to Beirut, Jounieh, Sidon, Tyre, Zahle and Tripoli in 2 to 4 weeks. Prices start from SAR 10.5 per kilo, SAR 2,600 for a bedroom, SAR 7,100 for a 20 ft container and SAR 3,500 for a small car.
Jeddah to Beirut is the shortest sea route between the Kingdom and any Arab Mediterranean destination, and residents of Jeddah and Makkah don’t pay the road haul that Riyadh and Eastern Province residents do. But real cheapness comes from understanding how your price is calculated: by the kilo for parcels, by the cubic metre for consolidation, and by the container for large shipments. This guide explains when each option is the best value.
⚖️ By kilo, by cubic metre or by container? How your price is calculated
| Calculation method | When it’s used | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| By kilo | Parcels, boxes and suitcases | Actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher; a large light box may be charged by its size |
| By cubic metre | Furniture in consolidation | Measured after packing, so good packing doesn’t mean an inflated volume |
| By container | A flat, a house, or a car with furniture | A fixed container price however full it is, so fill it well |
| By car | A car alone by RoRo | By size and weight |
🚗 The cheapest way to ship your car from Jeddah to Lebanon
From Jeddah the car reaches the port on a hydraulic flatbed within the city and ships by RoRo to Beirut from SAR 3,500 for a small car. If two of you are shipping cars, a shared 40 ft container can be better value and more protective. But the truly cheapest choice is not to ship a car you’ll pay more duty on in Lebanon than it’s worth; duties are calculated on the car’s reference value, and there is an age limit for used cars.
| Option | When it’s best value |
|---|---|
| RoRo | One small or medium car |
| 40 ft for two cars | Shipping two cars together |
| Car with furniture in a 40 ft | A returnee with the household |
| Dedicated 20 ft | A valuable car needing full protection |
📦 Parcels by the kilo: cheapest for small quantities
For anyone sending boxes of gifts, clothes or personal items, consolidated per-kilo parcels are cheapest: hand us your boxes in Jeddah or Makkah, they are weighed, registered in your name and added to a container bound for Beirut, then delivered to the receiver after clearance. Starting from SAR 10.5 per kilo, taking 3 to 4 weeks.
| What you send | Tip to cut the cost |
|---|---|
| Clothes and blankets | Vacuum bags to reduce volume |
| Dates and coffee | Sealed packs, with the weight split over two boxes |
| Books | Small boxes, as they are heavy |
| Dishes and sets | Wrapped individually, with no gaps |
| Small used devices | Out of their original boxes with enough protection |
🕋 Pilgrims, Umrah visitors and guests
Many Lebanese Umrah and Hajj pilgrims return from Jeddah and Makkah with gifts, Qur’ans, dates and prayer rugs beyond their airline allowance. Instead of paying excess baggage, they can hand us their boxes before flying and they arrive a few weeks later. The same goes for residents sending Eid and Christmas gifts to their families.
📋 Examples for choosing the best-value option
| Case | Volume or weight | Usually best value |
|---|---|---|
| A pilgrim returning with gifts, Qur’ans and dates | 30–60 kg | Consolidated per-kilo parcels |
| A resident sending holiday gifts to family | 20–40 kg | Consolidated parcels |
| An employee sending a bedroom to his mountain home | 5–7 m³ | Consolidation from SAR 2,600 |
| A family moving a three-bedroom flat | 20–28 m³ | 20 ft from SAR 7,100 |
| An employee shipping only his car | A small car | RoRo from SAR 3,500 |
🛋️ Jeddah furniture to Lebanon for less
Jeddah’s humidity means drying wooden pieces before packing and placing moisture absorbers inside the container. You can cut the cost by packing the easy things yourself and leaving what needs expertise to our crew:
| Task | You | Our crew |
|---|---|---|
| Clothes, linens and books | ✔ | — |
| Dismantling and numbering beds and wardrobes | — | ✔ |
| ACs and gas recovery | — | ✔ |
| IKEA kitchens | — | ✔ |
| Glass and antiques | — | ✔ wooden crates |
| Carpets | ✔ cleaning | ✔ rolling and wrapping |
| Office furniture | ✔ emptying drawers | ✔ wrapping equipment |
Consolidated or a dedicated container?
| Your volume | Usually best value |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | Consolidation from SAR 2,600 |
| Two rooms with appliances | Compare consolidation with a 20 ft in numbers |
| A three-bedroom flat | 20 ft from SAR 7,100 |
| A whole house or furniture with a car | 40 ft by quote |
📄 Documents from Jeddah
A shipment arriving with an accurate list clears faster and cheaper, because any delay at the port adds storage charges. Returnees with used belongings have special provisions in Lebanese customs law under conditions, and you can contact the Lebanese consulate in Jeddah for proof of residence abroad.
| Document | Parcels | Furniture | Car | Cargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID or iqama | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fasah authorisation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Contents list | ✔ brief | ✔ detailed | — | ✔ |
| Lebanese passport or ID | Receiver’s ID | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Registration and export certificate | — | — | ✔ | — |
| Invoice and certificate of origin | — | — | — | ✔ |
🧾 Exemption for used belongings
Someone coming to live in Lebanon with used belongings falls under special provisions in customs law that can reach exemption under conditions, while parcels sent to family usually pass easily if they are personal items in reasonable quantities. The cheapest way to benefit: a list separating used from new, and used appliances out of their original boxes.
🛃 What raises the cost on arrival?
| Prohibited or restricted | Status |
|---|---|
| Weapons and ammunition | Prohibited |
| Controlled medicines | Prohibited without prescription |
| Drones | Prior permit |
| Gas and flammables | Not allowed in the container |
| Counterfeit products | Seized |
🏙️ Door delivery or warehouse collection?
| Option | Cost | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery with reassembly | Highest | Furniture and containers |
| Delivery without reassembly | Medium | Many boxes |
| Collection from the Beirut warehouse | Lowest | Parcels for residents of Beirut and its suburbs |
We deliver to Beirut and its suburbs; Jounieh, Byblos, Metn, Chouf and Aley; Sidon, Tyre and Nabatieh; Zahle and Baalbek; and Tripoli and Akkar. In mountain villages we may need a smaller truck and carriers, so tell us about the road in advance.
🏬 Storage, insurance and tracking
Is insurance worth it on a small shipment?
For a few parcels of clothes you may not need it, but for furniture, appliances and cars marine insurance is a small cost relative to their value, especially with loading and unloading in Jeddah and Beirut and then transport on mountain roads. We explain the cover and its cost before you decide.
✈️ Air, sea or road?
| Criterion | Air | Consolidated sea | Dedicated container |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit | 2–5 days | 3–4 weeks | 2–3 weeks |
| Cost | Highest | Lowest for small quantities | Lowest per m³ for large volumes |
| Best for | Documents and urgent parcels | Parcels and one room | A flat, a house, or a car with furniture |
Air freight reaches Rafic Hariri International Airport and is charged by actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher. Road via Jordan and Syria depends on border conditions and suits some commercial loads; the sea is the standard route for furniture from Jeddah.
🏭 For traders: cargo and reefer
We ship full or consolidated containers to Lebanon for Jeddah and western-region traders — food, dates, plastic products and cleaning materials — with a commercial invoice and Arab certificate of origin, reefer containers for food, and periodic consolidated shipping for online stores. We use Dynas and lorries for collection and trailers for containers, with straps and hand jacks.
📍 Jeddah compared with Riyadh and the Eastern Province
| Origin city | Parcels from | 20 ft from | Bedroom from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeddah | SAR 10.5/kg | SAR 7,100 | SAR 2,600 |
| Makkah and Taif | SAR 10.5/kg | SAR 7,250 | SAR 2,650 |
| Riyadh | SAR 11/kg | SAR 7,400 | SAR 2,750 |
| Dammam and Al-Ahsa | Request a quote | SAR 7,900 | SAR 2,900 |
That difference is the cost of the container’s road leg before the sea, which a Jeddah resident saves automatically. That’s why some community members in other cities send their parcels with a relative travelling to Jeddah.
🎓 Lebanese students in the western region
Lebanese students study at universities in Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah and gather books, clothes and small devices over the years. Per-kilo parcels are cheapest for them, with two tips: carry your laptop and university documents in hand luggage, and spread books over small boxes because they’re heavy. Several students’ parcels can be collected in one appointment to cut costs.
📦 Packing rules before handing in parcels
📆 When to ship to pay less
| Period | Demand | Our advice |
|---|---|---|
| May to July | High before the community heads home for summer | Book early |
| Before holidays and year-end | High for gift parcels | Hand in four weeks ahead |
| September to November | Moderate | Good for furniture |
| January to March | Usually quietest | Best chance of a lower price |
🗓️ Steps for shipping from Jeddah to Lebanon
🎄 Holiday parcels: the last hand-in date
What community members send most from Jeddah is gift parcels before the holidays, and the recurring problem is that they arrive after the holiday. These are approximate hand-in dates in Jeddah so parcels arrive in time, with a margin for clearance days:
| Occasion | Hand in parcels in Jeddah this far ahead |
|---|---|
| Eid al-Fitr | 5 weeks |
| Eid al-Adha | 5 weeks, with more pressure after Hajj season |
| Christmas and New Year | 5–6 weeks because of year-end congestion |
| Summer holiday | 4–5 weeks before you travel |
| A family occasion on a fixed date | 6 weeks to be safe |
☀️ Solar panels and batteries: what ships and what doesn’t
Many customers ask to ship solar panels, batteries and voltage regulators to their homes in Lebanon. They differ greatly when it comes to shipping:
| Item | Shipping | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Solar panels | Ships in a container or consolidation | Packing that protects glass and corners, nothing on top |
| Inverters and voltage regulators | Ship as electronic devices | In their box with internal protection |
| Sealed lead-acid batteries | Under conditions and special packing | Subject to the shipping line’s acceptance |
| Large lithium batteries | Dangerous goods needing a permit and documents | Usually not accepted in ordinary consolidated shipments |
📉 Examples of cutting volumetric weight
| Before | After | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Blankets and pillows in a large box | Vacuum bags in a medium box | About half the volume |
| Dishes in a box with gaps | Nested dishes wrapped with no gaps | One box instead of two |
| Clothes on hangers | Folded and compressed clothes | Much smaller volume |
| Children’s toys in their big boxes | Toys without their outer packaging | A smaller box |
🧳 A parcel or an extra airline suitcase?
| Criterion | Extra suitcase on the flight | Consolidated sea parcel |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Arrives with you | 2–4 weeks |
| Cost for a lot of weight | High and rising with each suitcase | By the kilo and cheaper for large quantities |
| Heavy items | Very expensive | Best option |
| Best for | What you need on arrival | Gifts and anything that can wait |
🧭 Shipping to the north: Tripoli, Akkar and Koura
Residents of the north have an extra option: the Port of Tripoli, which can save you the road from Beirut and coastal traffic. We choose based on available sailings: if a suitable sailing to Tripoli exists, it’s the best value for Tripoli, Minyeh, Akkar, Koura and Zgharta; otherwise we clear in Beirut and truck north within a day.
| Your destination | Best port | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tripoli, El Mina and Minyeh | Tripoli when a sailing is available | Shortest distance after clearance |
| Akkar | Tripoli or Beirut | Mountain roads in some villages |
| Zgharta, Ehden and Koura | Tripoli or Beirut | High ground needs coordination in winter |
| Batroun | Beirut | Closer to Beirut than to Tripoli |
In every case we send you the container number and tell you which port it will reach before sailing, so you can arrange to be there or have someone receive on your behalf.
🔁 From Lebanon to Jeddah
We move personal belongings and furniture from Beirut to Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah for people relocating to work in the Kingdom. For commercial goods, check the import regulations in force between the two countries and SABER platform requirements, along with 15% VAT and the Kingdom’s used-car import rules.
❓ FAQ: shipping from Jeddah to Lebanon
❓ What is the cheapest shipping company from Jeddah to Lebanon?
One that picks the best-value calculation method for your volume and gives you the lowest bill up to delivery. At Al Mellah parcels start from SAR 10.5 per kilo.
❓ How much does shipping from Jeddah to Lebanon cost?
Parcels from SAR 10.5 per kilo, a bedroom from SAR 2,600, a 20 ft container from SAR 7,100 and a small car from SAR 3,500.
❓ How long does shipping from Jeddah to Beirut take?
2 to 4 weeks by sea and 2 to 5 days by air.
❓ What is volumetric weight?
A weight calculated from the box’s dimensions, used if it’s higher than the actual weight — so compress light items.
❓ Do you collect parcels from Makkah?
Yes, from Makkah, Taif, Rabigh and Jeddah.
❓ Can I collect from the warehouse in Beirut?
Yes, and it’s the cheapest option for residents of Beirut and its suburbs.
❓ Why is Jeddah cheaper than Riyadh for shipping to Lebanon?
Because the container needs no long road haul before the port.
❓ Can I pack my parcels myself?
Yes, in strong boxes of up to 25 kg each; we re-pack anything needing extra protection.
❓ Do you ship students’ belongings?
Yes, by the kilo, and several students’ parcels can be collected in one appointment.
Send what you want to ship and your area, and we’ll choose the best-value calculation method.
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