Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia also known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab state in Western Asia. It has developed from a desert country to one of the worlds most developed within a short span of time owing to its large natural oil resources.  It’s also the world’s second largest oil exporter.

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Services Available

No matter who you are, No matter where you are, we have a solution available for all your courier needs…. 

Based on your urgency, the type of goods or even the destination you can choose the solution that will suit you the best in consultation with our experts. We work closely with well known global suppliers such as DHL, ARAMEX, FEDEX, UPS and TOLL ensuring coverage and global standards are maintained.

Door to Door Delivery 

Courier.lk offers door to door delivery throughout UK guaranteeing simplicity, convenience and affordability. Our couriers possess extensive experience and knowhow which ensures your parcels get the highest attention. Door to Door delivery comes in very handy when dealing with heavy parcels as it will be us doing the heavy lifting and delivering to the door step of the receiver.

Pick Up services

Courier.lk strives to ease the burden on the consumer and therefore we provide a pickup service for all your parcels as well. A courier will come and pick up from your doorstep or any other nominated place by you. If you’re in a rush this is an ideal solution for you as you don’t have to worry about making the drive to a Courier depot to drop off your parcel. And with the parcel tracking tools we offer, you will always have your eye on the parcel.

Import Duties and Fees –

·         The import duty and taxes payable are calculated on the CIF value, i.e. the sum of the value of the imported goods and the cost of shipping and insurance. 
·         The import duty and taxes payable are calculated on the CIF value, i.e. the sum of the value of the imported goods and the cost of shipping and insurance. 
·         Certain goods are exempted from duty
·         Duty is always levied on imports regardless of their value.

Exemptions

Certain goods are exempted from duty and tax

·         Goods addressed to government or semi-government agencies
·         Raw materials for manufacturing in Saudi Arabia destined for companies holding industrial license
·         Goods originating from any GCC member state as long as 51% of the factory equity is owned by a GCC national
·         Personal effects addressed from one individual to another and within a reasonable quantity for personal use only. Personal effects must be second hand
·         Companies, agencies or projects that have official exemptions letters from the Saudi Arabia government

Prohibited Goods

·         Alcohol
·         Animals
·         Pornographic items
·         Animal blood products
·         Counterfeit goods
·         Counterfeit money
·         Gambling devices
·         Politically sensitive material

References

  1. Saudi Arabia Customs
  2. Saudi Arabia Customs HS Codes
  3. SASO
  4. Customs Terminologies


Useful Customs Forms

  1. King Khaled Airport Authorization Letter
  2. King Abdulaziz Airport Authorization Letter
  3. King Fahad Airport Authorization Letter