Al Mellah International Shipping (0580402747) is a shipping company from Qassim to the UAE collecting from Buraidah, Unaizah, Al Rass, Al Bukayriyah, Al Mithnab and Al Badaie, and moving cars, furniture, dates, farm produce, parcels and cargo by road via Riyadh to the Al Batha crossing, then to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Al Ain in 3 to 5 days. Prices start from SAR 230 per parcel, SAR 1,950 for a room of furniture, SAR 2,300 for a flat and SAR 2,000 for a car.
Qassim is the Kingdom’s food basket: palm, wheat and vegetable farms, dairy and food factories, and one of the world’s largest date markets in Buraidah. Many shipments head from here to the UAE that have nothing to do with relocation: tonnes of Sukkari dates, refrigerated vegetables and fruit, and food products, alongside families, employees and students moving to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. So shipping from Qassim to the UAE needs a company that combines household-moving experience with refrigerated agricultural freight.
This guide covers everything you need: car shipping, the route via Riyadh, furniture moving, shipping dates and farm produce, documents, and delivery in each emirate.
🚗 Car shipping from Qassim to the UAE
We collect the car from your home in Buraidah, Unaizah or Al Rass on a hydraulic flatbed and take it to the carrier loading point, then it joins the scheduled Riyadh run to Al Batha. If you’ll register it in the UAE, shipping it as an export with its papers is the right way.
| Car | Method | Starts from | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan | Road carrier | SAR 2,000 | 3–5 days |
| SUV or pickup | Closed or open carrier | SAR 2,300 | 3–5 days |
| Luxury car | Dedicated closed hydraulic flatbed | Request a quote | 2–3 days |
| Small farm equipment | Flatbed trailer | Request a quote | 3–5 days |
🛣️ The road from Qassim to the UAE
The road from Qassim to the UAE passes through Riyadh, then heads south-east via Khurais and Haradh to the Al Batha crossing. We link Qassim shipments to the near-daily Riyadh runs, so your shipment leaves without a long wait:
| Stage | Approx. distance | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Buraidah → Riyadh | ≈ 350 km | Day one |
| Riyadh → Al Batha crossing | ≈ 560 km | Day two |
| Clearance at Al Batha and Ghuwaifat | — | Day two or three |
| Arrival in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain | — | Day three |
| Arrival in Dubai and the northern emirates | — | Days three to five |
There’s no practical sea option from Qassim, given its distance from ports; an FCL sea container from Dammam or Jeddah only makes sense for huge commercial quantities, and sea LCL consolidation doesn’t suit household goods from Qassim.
🌴 Shipping Qassim dates and farm produce
Buraidah hosts one of the world’s largest date markets, and Qassim’s Sukkari dates are in strong demand in the UAE. We ship dates and farm produce in ways that suit each quantity, keeping the right temperature throughout the trip:
| Product | Method | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Packed Sukkari dates | Air-conditioned or refrigerated truck | Invoice and GCC certificate of origin |
| Fresh dates in season | Refrigerated truck | Shipped within days of harvest |
| Vegetables and fruit | Refrigerated truck at a set temperature | Health certificates depending on the product |
| Dairy and processed food | Licensed refrigerated carrier | An unbroken cold chain |
| Family date gifts | Consolidated parcels | Sealed packs in personal quantities |
Saudi national products with a GCC certificate of origin enter the UAE duty-free under the GCC customs union, subject to UAE food-authority requirements for fresh produce.
🛋️ Moving furniture from Qassim to the UAE
Qassim homes are spacious and their furniture is usually heavy, with large majlis rooms and big wardrobes. We pack it to withstand the three-to-five-day trip, secure it in the trailer with straps and air bags, and reassemble it in your UAE home:
| Item | Treatment |
|---|---|
| Large majlis seating and sofas | Sections separated, fabric then stretch wrap |
| Bedrooms and wardrobes | Fully dismantled, parts and screws numbered |
| Kitchens and IKEA kitchens | Photographed, numbered and hinges kept |
| Air conditioners | Gas recovered by a refrigeration technician |
| Marble, chandeliers and antiques | Wooden crates made to measure |
| Carpets | Rolled and tightly wrapped |
| Office furniture | Equipment wrapped against static |
| Shipment | Volume | Starts from | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcels up to 5 boxes | Up to 0.5 m³ | SAR 230 | 4–6 days consolidated |
| A room or studio | 6–10 m³ | SAR 1,950 | 3–5 days |
| A 2–3 bedroom flat | 18–30 m³ | SAR 2,300 | 3–5 days |
| A medium villa | 40–60 m³ | SAR 4,600 | 3–5 days |
| A large house | 70 m³ or more | Request a quote | 3–5 days |
🎓 Qassim students and employees moving to the UAE
A number of Qassim University students, graduates and staff move to the UAE to study or work. They usually need to ship suitcases, boxes and a few appliances, and consolidated shipping suits them best, from SAR 230 per parcel and SAR 275 per appliance. We combine several people’s shipments in one collection appointment to cut costs.
📦 Commercial cargo and Qassim factories
For factories in Buraidah’s industrial city and Qassim traders we ship by full truck from factory to UAE warehouse, or by consolidation from SAR 15 per kilo for small quantities and online stores. We arrange the commercial invoice, packing list and GCC certificate of origin.
💰 Price summary from Qassim to the UAE
Starting prices per tier, finalised after the survey by volume, governorate and season.
How to get the cheapest price from Qassim
Send your governorate, what you’re shipping and your UAE destination, and we’ll reply with an initial price quickly.
📄 Documents and clearance
We file the export declaration via Fasah with your authorisation, and our agent handles the import declaration at Ghuwaifat. A UAE resident’s used belongings usually benefit from exemption, while new appliances and foreign goods are subject to 5% VAT and duties by tariff line.
| Document | Furniture & luggage | Car | Farm produce & cargo |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID or iqama | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Packing list | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| Fasah authorisation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Receiver’s UAE residence | ✔ for exemption | ✔ | — |
| Export plates | — | ✔ | — |
| Invoice, GCC certificate of origin and health certificates | — | — | ✔ |
| Prohibited or restricted | Status |
|---|---|
| Weapons and ammunition | Prohibited |
| Pesticides and hazardous chemicals | Not allowed in an ordinary trailer |
| Gas and flammables | Prohibited |
| Controlled medicines | Prohibited without prescription |
| Drones | Prior permit in the UAE |
🏙️ Delivery in the UAE
| Emirate | From departure in Qassim | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi and Al Ain | 3 days | The emirates closest to Ghuwaifat |
| Dubai | 3–4 days | Building permits and lift bookings |
| Sharjah and Ajman | 4 days | Coordination with compound management |
| Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain | 4–5 days | Shipments grouped into one run |
📍 Qassim governorates and loading points
| Governorate | Notes |
|---|---|
| Buraidah | Scheduled runs and direct loading from most districts |
| Unaizah | Usually linked to Buraidah shipments the same day |
| Al Rass and Al Badaie | Consolidated via Unaizah or direct depending on volume |
| Al Bukayriyah and Al Mithnab | Collection by Dyna or lorry, then the trailer |
| Farms outside the towns | Reached with vehicles suited to farm roads |
🗓️ Steps for shipping from Qassim to the UAE
⚠️ Common mistakes when shipping from Qassim
⚖️ How to choose a shipping company from Qassim
🌾 A date trader in season: how we organise your UAE shipments
✈️ Air freight from Prince Naif airport
For urgent parcels and documents, air freight from Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Qassim reaches the UAE in one to three days, sometimes via Riyadh. It’s charged by actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher, so it suits small valuable items or product samples, not furniture or bulk.
💭 Ship your furniture or buy in the UAE?
| Item | Usually the better-value decision |
|---|---|
| A large made-to-measure Qassimi majlis | Ship it — replacing it is costly |
| A good wooden bedroom | Ship it |
| Recent appliances in excellent condition | Ship them with packing |
| An ordinary old sofa | Sell it and buy in the UAE |
| Worn mattresses | Don’t ship them |
🛡️ Insurance and compensation
We recommend insuring cars, valuable furniture, and commercial date and food shipments on the three-to-five-day trip. If there’s damage, note it on the delivery receipt, photograph the item and inform us within the period set in the policy.
📆 Shipping seasons from Qassim
| Period | Situation | Our advice |
|---|---|---|
| Date season and the Buraidah festival | High demand for refrigerated trucks | Book two weeks ahead |
| Ramadan | Rising date demand in the UAE | Schedule weekly shipments in advance |
| End of the school year | Students and families moving | Book early |
| Winter | Usually quieter | Best for household moves |
🥛 Dairy and food factories: the cold chain
Qassim has large dairy and food factories supplying the UAE, and these shipments can’t tolerate any break in refrigeration. We use licensed refrigerated carriers at a set, logged temperature throughout the trip, load straight from the factory dock, follow the crossing at Al Batha so the truck isn’t parked for long, then deliver to cold stores in the UAE with the temperature log.
🏪 Moving shops and offices from Buraidah and Unaizah
Some customers are shop and office owners opening branches in the UAE, so we move shelving, fit-out, devices and files numbered by section, wrap electronics against static, and deliver to the new site according to access times. Equipment imported in a business’s name needs an invoice and commercial documents.
🏬 Delivery to UAE date markets and warehouses
Commercial date shipments from Qassim are usually delivered to date markets and cold stores in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. We agree the unloading time with the receiver in advance and deliver with the invoice, certificate of origin and temperature log, so the refrigerated truck doesn’t wait at the warehouse.
🔁 From the UAE to Qassim
We also move shipments from the UAE to Qassim for returnees and traders, taking into account SABER platform requirements for regulated products, 15% VAT and the Kingdom’s used-car import rules.
❓ FAQ: shipping from Qassim to the UAE
❓ How much does shipping from Qassim to the UAE cost?
From SAR 230 per parcel, SAR 1,950 for a room, SAR 2,300 for a flat and SAR 2,000 for a car.
❓ How long does shipping from Buraidah to Dubai take?
3 to 5 days by road via Riyadh and the Al Batha crossing.
❓ Do you ship Sukkari dates in commercial quantities?
Yes, in air-conditioned or refrigerated trucks with a GCC certificate of origin.
❓ Do you ship vegetables and fresh produce?
Yes, in refrigerated trucks with the required health certificates.
❓ Do you collect from Unaizah and Al Rass?
Yes, and from every Qassim governorate and its farms.
❓ Is there sea shipping from Qassim?
Not practical for household goods; road via Riyadh is fastest and cheapest.
❓ Do you organise weekly shipments for date traders?
Yes, with an advance schedule and refrigerated trucks in season and Ramadan.
❓ Is there air freight from Qassim?
Yes, from Prince Naif airport for urgent parcels and samples.
❓ Do you ship farm equipment?
Yes, on flatbed trailers after establishing its customs treatment.
Homes, cars, dates and refrigerated farm produce to every emirate.
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