Al Mellah International Shipping (0580402747) is a shipping company from Qassim to Lebanon moving date paste and Sukkari for Lebanese sweet factories, returning engineers’ and teachers’ furniture, cars and parcels by the kilo from Buraidah, Unaizah and Al Rass to Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon, Zahle and Mount Lebanon, by road to Jeddah Islamic Port and then by sea to Beirut port in 2 to 4 weeks. Prices start from SAR 11 per kg, SAR 2,800 for a bedroom, SAR 7,600 for a 20 ft container and SAR 3,700 for a small car.
Qassim has a link with Lebanon few people know about: Lebanese maamoul and ka’ak are filled with dates, and sweet factories in Tripoli, Beirut and Sidon import date paste and pressed dates, with Qassim’s Sukkari among the best. Alongside this trade, Lebanese engineers and teachers work in Qassim and return with their furniture and cars, and send parcels to family. This guide starts with commercial dates, then furniture, the car and parcels.
🌴 Commercial goods: date paste for maamoul factories
Demand for date paste in Lebanon rises before Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Easter, the maamoul seasons. To ship it from Qassim factories:
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Product | Date paste in 5 or 10 kg packs, pressed dates, or packed Sukkari |
| Container | Refrigerated for soft dates, or ventilated dry for some packed paste per the factory’s advice |
| Paperwork | The factory’s export invoice, an Arab-origin certificate from the chamber, an SFDA health certificate and a batch-by-batch packing list |
| Importer | A registered Lebanese factory or trader |
| Timing | At least two months before the maamoul season |
For small sweet makers needing limited quantities, we add their order to periodic consolidated shipping instead of a full container, and the same for Qassim online stores.
🛋️ Returning engineers’ and teachers’ furniture
Furniture from Qassim travels about a thousand kilometres by road, then the sea, then Lebanon’s mountain roads. We survey, dismantle, number and pack, then reassemble:
| Item | Packing |
|---|---|
| Bedrooms | Dismantled, numbered and edges protected |
| Sofas and living room | Blankets, film and securing straps |
| Kitchens and IKEA kitchens | Orderly dismantling with numbered bolt bags |
| Air conditioners | Gas recovered by a technician |
| Carpets | Rolled with a moisture absorber |
| Glass and antiques | Wooden crates |
| Washing machine and fridge | Dried and drum secured |
Someone moving to live in Lebanon with used belongings can get special treatment that may reach an exemption, under conditions on the length of residence abroad and the nature and use of the items. Check your case with the Lebanese embassy in Riyadh.
🚗 Shipping cars from Qassim to Lebanon
Car duties in Lebanon are calculated on the international reference value, not the invoice, with VAT and registration fees added, and a maximum age for passenger cars usually cited as 8 years. Use the Lebanese customs calculator before deciding. If you ship, you get export plates and an export certificate from Qassim traffic, we release any lien and settle fines, then move the car on an enclosed carrier to Jeddah.
| Method | Best for | Starts from |
|---|---|---|
| RoRo to Beirut | A single empty car | SAR 3,700 for a small car |
| 20 ft container | A car with full protection | Request a quote |
| 40 ft with furniture | A returnee with their home | Request a quote |
For a visitor who wants to spend summer in Lebanon with their car, there’s temporary import with an international carnet (triptyque) for a set period, without sale.
📦 Parcels by the kilo for the community in Qassim
The Lebanese community in Qassim is smaller than in Riyadh and Jeddah, so we gather families’ and workers’ parcels on a periodic consolidated run from Qassim to our Jeddah warehouse, and they reach Beirut with other cities’ shipments:
| Parcel type | Note | Starts from |
|---|---|---|
| A box of gifts and dates | Sealed packs in personal quantities | SAR 11/kg |
| A suitcase of clothes | Locked and wrapped | SAR 11/kg |
| An urgent parcel | Air freight to Beirut airport | Request a quote |
⚓ Port, transit time and delivery
| Your region in Lebanon | Best port | Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| Beirut and Mount Lebanon | Beirut | Within a day |
| Tripoli and the north | Tripoli or Beirut | Within a day |
| Sidon and Tyre | Beirut | One to two days |
| Zahle and the Bekaa | Beirut, then over Dahr el Baidar | Within two days |
| Stage | Approx. duration |
|---|---|
| Loading in Qassim and transport to Jeddah | Two to three days |
| Export and booking | 3–7 days |
| Sailing to Beirut | One to two weeks |
| Clearance and delivery | A few days |
💰 Prices by method and volume
| Shipment size | Best method | Starts from |
|---|---|---|
| Parcels and suitcases | Consolidated by the kilo | SAR 11/kg |
| One or two bedrooms | Consolidated LCL shipping | SAR 2,800 |
| A full flat | 20 ft FCL container | SAR 7,600 |
| A house or furniture with a car | 40 ft FCL container | Request a quote |
| Date paste and commercial dates | Reefer container | Request a quote |
Bedroom and 20 ft container from the Qassim and Hail row of the main article, parcels and car at Riyadh prices, including road transport to Jeddah.
How to get the cheapest price from Qassim to Lebanon
✈️ Sea or air?
| Criterion | Sea | Air |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | 2–4 weeks | 2–5 days |
| Best for | Commercial dates, furniture and cars | Date samples for the factory and urgent documents |
| Arrival | Beirut or Tripoli port | Rafic Hariri International Airport |
| How it’s charged | By the kilo, room or container | By chargeable weight |
Many sweet factories ask for a sample of date paste before a large order; we send the sample by air so it’s approved quickly, then the order ships by sea in the reefer container.
Send the type of shipment, dates, furniture or parcels, and your region in Lebanon, and we’ll send you the price.
📄 Documents and Lebanese customs
The export declaration is filed on Fasah before the truck leaves Qassim, the bill of lading is issued in Jeddah, and the clearing agent in Beirut receives the file.
| Document | Commercial dates | Return furniture | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID or iqama | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Packing list | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Fasah authorisation and bill of lading | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Invoice, certificate of origin and health certificate | ✔ | — | — |
| Lebanese ID and proof of residence abroad | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Original registration and export certificate | — | — | ✔ |
Prohibited and restricted items to Lebanon include weapons and ammunition, narcotics and controlled medicines without a permit, drones without prior permit, gas and flammables, counterfeit products, and fresh food without refrigerated shipping.
🏙️ Storage and tracking
🗓️ Steps for shipping from Qassim to Lebanon
🏢 Moving an office from Qassim to Lebanon
For engineers opening engineering offices in Lebanon, we move office furniture, equipment and archives numbered by section.
📆 Shipping seasons from Qassim to Lebanon
| Period | Situation | Our advice |
|---|---|---|
| Two months before Ramadan, Eid and Easter | Maamoul season | Book the reefer |
| End of the school year | Teachers returning | Book early |
| Winter | Snow on Dahr el Baidar | Coordinate Bekaa delivery |
⚠️ Common mistakes
⚖️ How to choose a shipping company from Qassim to Lebanon
🔁 From Lebanon to Qassim
We also move shipments from Lebanon to Qassim for people coming to work and for traders, taking into account SABER platform requirements, 15% VAT and the Kingdom’s used-car import rules.
❓ FAQ: shipping from Qassim to Lebanon
❓ How much does shipping from Qassim to Lebanon cost?
Parcels from SAR 11 per kg, a bedroom from SAR 2,800, a 20 ft container from SAR 7,600 and a small car from SAR 3,700.
❓ How long does shipping from Buraidah to Beirut take?
2 to 4 weeks, including two to three days by road to Jeddah.
❓ Do you ship date paste to sweet factories?
Yes, in a reefer or consolidated, with a health certificate and certificate of origin.
❓ Is there parcel shipping from Qassim to Lebanon?
Yes, on a periodic consolidated run to Jeddah and then Beirut.
❓ How are car duties calculated in Lebanon?
On its reference value, plus VAT and registration fees.
❓ Do you ship to Tripoli?
Yes, via Tripoli or Beirut port.
Dates for maamoul factories, furniture, cars and parcels from Qassim to Beirut, Tripoli and every region.
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