Al Mellah International Shipping (0580402747) is a shipping company from Makkah to Tunisia moving expatriates’ belongings, household furniture, cars, boxes and cargo from every Makkah district to Tunis, Sfax, Sousse, Monastir and Bizerte, by sea from Jeddah Islamic Port → Suez Canal → Rades Port in 3 to 5 weeks door to door. Prices start from SAR 270 per box, SAR 3,800 for a room of furniture by shared shipping and SAR 9,600 for a 20 ft container.
There’s no practical road from Makkah to Tunisia, so sea is the natural route. Here Makkah has an advantage most cities don’t: Jeddah Islamic Port is an hour away, so your shipment carries no long road leg before sailing and starts at the Kingdom’s lowest prices to Tunisia. This line serves many Tunisians working in Makkah’s hotels, hospitals and schools who return for good after years abroad or send belongings to their families, as well as Tunisian Umrah pilgrims who want to ship purchases rather than carry them on the plane.
📦 Shared shipping or a full container?
The most important decision when shipping to Tunisia is the size of your shipment; it decides the method and price more than anything else:
| Shipment size | Best method | Starts from |
|---|---|---|
| Boxes, suitcases and a few appliances (up to 5 m³) | Shared shipping by box or cubic metre | SAR 270 per box |
| One to two rooms (6–15 m³) | Shared LCL shipping | SAR 3,800 per room |
| A 2–3 bedroom flat (18–30 m³) | Dedicated 20 ft FCL container | SAR 9,600 |
| A large house or a car with furniture (40–65 m³) | 40 ft FCL container | SAR 14,700 |
🚗 Shipping your car from Makkah to Tunisia
The car goes from Makkah to Jeddah port on an enclosed carrier, then ships on a RoRo vessel or inside a container with your household furniture. Tunisians returning for good get an exemption or reduction on one car under conditions set by Tunisian law, mainly the car’s age and the length of residence abroad, so we review your car’s details before shipping.
| Method | Advantages | When it suits you |
|---|---|---|
| RoRo (the car is driven onto the ship) | Simpler and faster in port | A car on its own without furniture |
| Inside a 40 ft container with furniture | More protection and one price | A family returning for good with their car and furniture |
| A 20 ft container for the car alone | Full protection from salt and humidity | A luxury or classic car |
🧳 Expatriates’ belongings and final return
Tunisian regulations give residents abroad privileges on final return, chiefly an exemption for used furniture and belongings under conditions on length of residence abroad and consular registration. The exemption is requested at Rades Port and needs a clear belongings list. Sending items to your family without a final return may attract duties by value and type.
🛋️ Sea packing for your household furniture
Weeks at sea mean humidity and temperature swings between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, so sea packing differs from road packing:
| Item | Sea packing |
|---|---|
| Wooden furniture | Dismantled and numbered, blankets then sealed moisture-proof film |
| Kitchens and IKEA kitchens | Orderly dismantling with each cabinet’s fittings kept |
| Air conditioners | Gas recovered into the outdoor unit by a technician |
| Carpets and furnishings | Rolled with moisture-absorbing bags |
| Glass and antiques | Wooden crates fixed inside the container |
| Electronics | Double-wall boxes and silica gel |
| Office furniture | Numbered, with anti-static wrapping |
Inside the container we hang large moisture-absorbing bags on the walls, load heavy items at the bottom secured with straps and air bags, then photograph the container before sealing and send you the seal number.
🕋 Tunisian Umrah pilgrims and their purchases
Tunisian pilgrims fly home, and airline allowances don’t cover rugs, Qur’ans, dates and gifts. They can hand them to us in Makkah to go by shared box shipping from SAR 270, arriving in Tunisia a few weeks later. Several pilgrims from the same family can combine their boxes in one shipment to lower the cost.
🕌 Loading inside Makkah
Makkah is a city only Muslims may enter, so a Muslim crew who knows its rules works there. In narrow districts and the central area we load with a small Dyna and transfer to the container outside, full containers are loaded outside homes in districts that allow trucks, and we avoid the Hajj and Ramadan seasons.
📦 Commercial cargo and online stores
For traders we ship containers with a commercial invoice and an Arab certificate of origin to benefit from the Greater Arab Free Trade Area. Online stores get periodic consolidated shipping, dates and food travel in a reefer container, and urgent documents go by air to Tunis-Carthage within days.
💰 Price summary from Makkah to Tunisia
Makkah prices match Jeddah’s thanks to the port’s proximity, excluding Tunisian duties on non-exempt goods.
How to get the cheapest price from Makkah to Tunisia
Send your Makkah district, your governorate in Tunisia and the shipment size, and we’ll suggest the best-value method.
📄 Documents and clearance at Rades
We file the export declaration via Fasah, issue the sea bill of lading, and send the documents to the clearing agent at Rades who files the exemption request. You can track the container number until it arrives.
| Document | Final-return belongings | Car | Cargo |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID or iqama | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Detailed packing list | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| Fasah authorisation and bill of lading | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Tunisian passport, consular registration and proof of residence | ✔ for exemption | ✔ | — |
| Export plates and certificate | — | ✔ | — |
| Invoice and Arab certificate of origin | — | — | ✔ |
| Prohibited | Status |
|---|---|
| Flammables, gas and loose batteries | Prohibited |
| Weapons | Prohibited |
| Controlled medicines without a permit | Prohibited |
| Fresh food in ordinary containers | Prohibited |
🏙️ Delivery in Tunisia
| Governorate | Note |
|---|---|
| Greater Tunis: Tunis, Ariana, Ben Arous, Manouba | Closest to Rades |
| Nabeul and Bizerte | Short inland transport |
| Sousse, Monastir and Mahdia | Via Rades or Sousse port depending on the line |
| Sfax and Gabes | Via Rades or Sfax port |
| Kairouan, Gafsa and Tozeur | Longer inland transport |
🗓️ Shipping steps and timeline
| Stage | Approx. duration |
|---|---|
| Survey, pricing and choosing the method | One to three days |
| Gathering final-return and exemption papers | A week before loading |
| Loading in Makkah and transport to Jeddah port | One day |
| Waiting for the vessel and sailing via Suez | Two to three weeks |
| Clearance at Rades and delivery | 3–7 days |
🏢 Moving an office or shop from Makkah to Tunisia
For office and shop owners moving their business to Tunisia, we move office furniture, shelving and equipment numbered by section in a dedicated container, with an invoice for equipment treated as goods.
📆 Shipping seasons from Makkah to Tunisia
| Period | Situation | Our advice |
|---|---|---|
| Ramadan and Hajj season | Truck restrictions in Makkah | Load before or after |
| Summer | Expatriates returning and bookings busy | Book a month ahead |
| End of the school year | Families moving | Book early |
| Autumn and winter | Moderate traffic | A good time |
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🧳 Suitcases and boxes for staff in Makkah
Many Tunisians working in Makkah’s hotels and hospitals fly with their baggage allowance and leave the rest: suitcases of clothes, boxes of household items and one or two appliances. We collect from your home at a time that fits your shift and add them to shared box shipping from SAR 270, so they reach your family in Tunisia a few weeks later without excess baggage at the airport.
💭 Ship or buy in Tunisia?
Sea freight to Tunisia is charged by volume, so each cubic metre has a cost. Ship good bedrooms, majlis seating, recent used appliances and carpets, and sell light old furniture and worn mattresses before the survey. Don’t buy new appliances to ship, as they’re treated as goods and taxed.
🔁 From Tunisia to Makkah
We also move shipments from Tunisia to Makkah for people coming to work and for traders, taking into account SABER platform requirements for regulated products, 15% Saudi VAT and the Kingdom’s used-car import rules.
❓ FAQ: shipping from Makkah to Tunisia
❓ How much does shipping from Makkah to Tunisia cost?
A box from SAR 270, a room by shared shipping from SAR 3,800, a 20 ft container from SAR 9,600 and a 40 ft from SAR 14,700.
❓ How long does shipping from Makkah to Tunisia take?
3 to 5 weeks door to door via Jeddah port and the Suez Canal to Rades.
❓ Is there a road route to Tunisia?
There’s no practical road route; sea is the natural way.
❓ Are returning Tunisians’ belongings exempt?
Yes, under conditions on length of residence abroad and consular registration.
❓ How is a car shipped to Tunisia?
On a RoRo vessel or inside a container with furniture; request a quote with its details.
❓ Do you ship Tunisian Umrah pilgrims’ purchases?
Yes, by shared box shipping from Makkah.
The closest city to Jeddah port, with sea packing and final-return follow-up.
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