Al Mellah International Shipping (0580402747) is a shipping company from Madinah to Algeria moving students’ libraries, final-return furniture, cars, boxes and dates from Madinah, Yanbu and AlUla to Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Setif, Tlemcen and Annaba, by road to Jeddah Islamic Port and then by sea through the Suez Canal to the Algerian port nearest your wilaya in 4 to 7 weeks. Prices start from SAR 290 per box, SAR 4,250 for a room of furniture by consolidated shipping and SAR 10,800 for a 20 ft container.
Algerian students are among the largest student communities at Madinah’s universities and institutes, and Algerians work there in teaching, health and religious outreach. When study years end, the most precious part of the shipment is the library: hundreds of books, references and copied manuscripts. Alongside students, Algerian families return for good with their furniture, and visitors go home with Madinah dates. The route to Algeria is by sea: from Madinah by road to Jeddah port, then across the Red Sea and through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean.
📚 The student’s library: the most precious part of the shipment
Books are heavy and sensitive to humidity, and the sea voyage to Algeria is long. So we treat a student’s library as a shipment in its own right:
| Step | Why |
|---|---|
| Small boxes of no more than 20 kg | Large boxes full of books tear when handled |
| A plastic bag inside every box plus silica gel | Protection from Mediterranean humidity |
| Numbering by discipline: fiqh, hadith, language, tafsir | Quick library setup in Algeria |
| Copied manuscripts and rare editions in wooden crates | No bending or pressure |
| A list of book titles attached to the packing list | Easier customs matching and proof they’re for personal use |
👥 A shared container for a group of students
If several Algerian students are returning at the same time, they can combine their libraries and belongings in one 20 or 40 ft container and split the cost. We colour-code each student’s boxes and issue each a separate list; at the arrival port each student collects their boxes or we deliver them to their wilaya.
| Shipment size | Best method | Starts from |
|---|---|---|
| A library and suitcases (up to 5 m³) | Consolidated per-piece shipping | SAR 290 per box |
| One to two rooms (6–15 m³) | Consolidated LCL shipping | SAR 4,250 per room |
| A group of students or a flat (18–30 m³) | 20 ft FCL container | SAR 10,800 |
| A large house or a car with furniture | 40 ft FCL container | SAR 15,600 |
🚗 Shipping your car from Madinah to Algeria
For a resident of Algeria, a used car generally has to be 3 years old or less and non-diesel; for a final returnee it depends on the change-of-residence certificate’s conditions. The car goes from Madinah to Jeddah port on an enclosed carrier, then ships on a RoRo vessel or inside a container with furniture, secured and covered. Export plates and an export certificate are issued by Madinah traffic.
| Method | When it suits you | Price |
|---|---|---|
| RoRo | A car on its own when a sailing is available | Request a quote |
| Inside a 40 ft container with furniture | A family returning with their car and furniture | Request a quote |
| A 40 ft container for two cars | Two owners sharing the cost | Request a quote |
🛣️ From Madinah to the Algerian arrival port
| Your region in Algeria | Best arrival port |
|---|---|
| West: Oran, Tlemcen, Mascara | Oran or Mostaganem |
| Centre: Algiers, Blida, Medea | Algiers |
| Kabylie, Setif, Bordj Bou Arreridj | Bejaia |
| East: Constantine, Annaba, Batna | Annaba, Skikda or Djen Djen |
| South: Ghardaia, El Oued, Biskra | Nearest port, then by road |
Services from Yanbu port are sometimes available depending on vessel schedules, so we choose whichever has the nearest sailing on your date.
🧳 The change-of-residence certificate and a returning student’s exemption
A final returnee to Algeria has used furniture and belongings exempted within a set value cap on presenting the change-of-residence certificate from the embassy in Riyadh or the Consulate General in Jeddah, depending on consular registration. A student proves the length of residence with a university letter, along with:
🛋️ Sea packing for furniture
| Item | Packing |
|---|---|
| Bedrooms and wardrobes | Dismantled, numbered, blankets and film |
| Kitchens and IKEA kitchens | Orderly dismantling with fittings kept |
| Air conditioners | Gas recovered by a technician |
| Carpets | Rolled with absorbent bags |
| Antiques and glass | Wooden crates |
| Electronics | Double-wall boxes and silica gel |
🌴 Madinah dates to Algeria
Algeria is the land of Deglet Nour, but Madinah’s Ajwa is a gift like no other for returnees and their families. We ship it within belongings in personal quantities in sealed packs; commercial quantities need a reefer container, an invoice and a certificate of origin, subject to Algerian requirements for imported food.
📦 Cargo and online stores
For traders we ship containers with an invoice and Arab certificate of origin. Madinah online stores get periodic consolidated shipping, and urgent parcels go by air to Algeria in 5–7 days.
💰 Price summary from Madinah to Algeria
Room and 20 ft container from the main article’s table, box and 40 ft at Jeddah prices; transport to the port is included, Algerian duties on non-exempt goods are not.
How to get the cheapest price from Madinah to Algeria
Send the number of book boxes or furniture volume and your wilaya in Algeria, and we’ll suggest the best-value method and port.
📄 Documents and Algerian customs
From Madinah the export declaration goes in on Fasah, the bill of lading is issued at loading in Jeddah, and the clearing agent at the arrival port receives the documents. Algerian customs match boxes against the list, so a detailed book list saves time.
| Document | Student’s or returnee’s belongings | Car | Cargo |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID or iqama | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Packing list with book titles and items | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| Fasah authorisation and bill of lading | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Algerian passport, change-of-residence certificate and university letter | ✔ for exemption | ✔ | — |
| Export plates and certificate | — | ✔ | — |
| Invoice and Arab certificate of origin | — | — | ✔ |
Prohibited items to Algeria include weapons and ammunition, controlled medicines without a prescription, flammables, gas and loose batteries, and drones without a licence.
🏙️ Delivery in the wilayas
After clearance we deliver to your door in your wilaya, or the student collects boxes from the nearest city warehouse as agreed. We ask you or an agent with a copy of the list to be present to match the numbers.
🗓️ Steps for shipping from Madinah to Algeria
🏢 Moving an office or centre from Madinah to Algeria
For owners of offices and educational centres moving their work to Algeria, we move furniture, equipment and libraries numbered by section in a dedicated container, with an invoice for equipment treated as goods.
📆 Shipping seasons from Madinah to Algeria
| Period | Situation | Our advice |
|---|---|---|
| End of the academic year | Students returning | Book six weeks ahead and combine shipments |
| Summer | Peak expatriate returns | Book early |
| Ramadan and the visiting season | Crowding around the central area | Load from outer districts |
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🔁 From Algeria to Madinah
We also move shipments from Algeria to Madinah for new students and people coming to work, taking into account SABER platform requirements for regulated products, 15% VAT and the Kingdom’s used-car import rules.
❓ FAQ: shipping from Madinah to Algeria
❓ How much does shipping from Madinah to Algeria cost?
A box from SAR 290, a consolidated room from SAR 4,250 and a 20 ft container from SAR 10,800.
❓ How long does shipping from Madinah to Algeria take?
4 to 7 weeks door to door via Jeddah port.
❓ How do I ship my library to Algeria?
In small lined boxes numbered by discipline, with a list of book titles.
❓ Can a group of students share a container?
Yes, with a separate list for each student and colour-coded boxes.
❓ Are a returning student’s belongings exempt?
Usually yes with the change-of-residence certificate and university letter, within the value cap.
❓ Which port will receive a student’s boxes?
We choose by wilaya: Oran for the west, Algiers for the centre, Bejaia for Kabylie, Annaba or Skikda for the east.
Libraries, belongings and furniture by sea to the port nearest your wilaya.
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