--- title: "Saudi Arabia Air Freight Forwarder from China: $46.7/kg" canonical: "https://phuonganhlogistics.com/china-to-saudi-arabia-air-freight-cost/" description: "Air Freight from China to Saudi Arabia from USD 46.7 per kg. Transit 5-10 days door to door. Duty and tax quoted per HS code. Updated Nov 2026." retrieved: "2026-11-07" source: "https://phuonganhlogistics.com/" --- Air Freight from China to Saudi Arabia starts at USD 46.7 per kilogram, with door-to-door transit of 5–10 business days. A 100 kg shipment comes to roughly USD 4,668 on that rate — an indicative freight figure. Duty and tax raised by Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) depend on the commodity and are quoted separately. Rates last updated 2026-11-05. Indicative only — published channel prices for planning, not a quotation. Your actual cost depends on the product and its HS code, chargeable weight, declared value, duty and tax at destination and the exchange rate on the day, and can come in above or below these figures. | Service | Mode | Rate | Details | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Best Value Heavy Cargo – Class A Furniture | ✈️ Air Freight | **USD 46.7**/KG | [View Details →](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/shipping-rates/sa_air_a_furniture/) | ### How these prices are calculated — chargeable weight Freight is not billed on the number on your bathroom scale. It is billed on **chargeable weight**: the greater of actual gross weight and volumetric weight, where volumetric weight is `L × W × H (cm) ÷ 6000`. Denser cargo pays on its weight; light bulky cargo pays on the space it occupies. Whichever is higher is the one you pay — never the lower. - **One cubic meter = 167 kg.** That is 1,000,000 cm³ ÷ 6000, the same divisor used for the volumetric check, so both sides of this page agree with each other. - **Per-kilogram channels.** The rate is multiplied by chargeable weight, rounded up to the next whole kilogram. A 300 kg consignment that only measures out to a smaller volumetric figure is still charged on its 300 kg actual weight. - **Freight only.** These are published freight rates. Duty, tax and customs charges at destination are not a fixed number we can print: they follow your product's HS code, its declared value and the exchange rate applied on the day of entry, so they are confirmed against your actual goods and quoted separately. - **Indicative only — the real price can be higher or lower.** Nothing on this page is a quotation or a commitment. What you finally pay depends on what the product is, how it is packed, the chargeable weight, the declared value, the destination duty position and the exchange rate at the time. Send the product details, weight and dimensions and we will price your specific shipment. [![China Ocean Freight](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/phuong-anh-logistics.webp)](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/) ## Track your shipment Enter your tracking number below Powered by [17TRACK](https://www.17track.net) — supports 2,000+ carriers worldwide ### Full Weight-Tier Rate Cards Detailed per-weight pricing for every active route from China to Saudi Arabia. Each tier reflects the published rate at that exact weight — useful for accurate budgeting at common shipment sizes. Updated 2026-11-05 33 weight tiers USD pricing | Weight | Rate (USD/KG) | | --- | --- | | **1 KG** | USD 59.88 | | **2 KG** | USD 52.93 | | **3 KG** | USD 50.62 | | **4 KG** | USD 49.46 | | **5 KG** | USD 48.77 | | **6 KG** | USD 49.46 | | **7 KG** | USD 48.97 | | **8 KG** | USD 48.59 | | **9 KG** | USD 48.31 | | **10 KG** | USD 48.07 | | **11 KG** | USD 48.52 | | **12 KG** | USD 48.31 | | **13 KG** | USD 48.13 | | **14 KG** | USD 47.97 | | **15 KG** | USD 47.84 | | **16 KG** | USD 47.73 | | **17 KG** | USD 48.44 | | **18 KG** | USD 48.31 | | **19 KG** | USD 48.18 | | **20 KG** | USD 48.07 | | **21 KG** | USD 47.97 | | **22 KG** | USD 47.88 | | **23 KG** | USD 48.10 | | **30 KG** | USD 47.61 | | **50 KG** | USD 47.24 | | **100 KG** | USD 46.68 | | **150 KG** | USD 46.64 | | **200 KG** | USD 46.55 | | **505 KG** | USD 46.27 | | **850 KG** | USD 46.32 | | **1700 KG** | USD 46.40 | | **2500 KG** | USD 46.38 | | **3400 KG** | USD 46.13 | [View full route details →](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/shipping-rates/sa_air_a_furniture/) ## Trade Terms Explained — Who Pays for What The rate above is quoted on one specific trade term. Change the term and you change how much of the journey to Saudi Arabia is already inside the price. The table below maps the eleven common Incoterms® against the twelve cost stages of a door-to-door shipment, so you can see exactly where our responsibility ends and yours begins. - **Seller** — Cost and arrangement sit with the seller / shipper. - **Buyer** — Cost and arrangement sit with the buyer / consignee. - **Negotiable** — Not fixed by the rule — agree it in the contract. | Term | 1 Loading on truck | 2 Export customs declaration | 3 Carriage to port of export | 4 Unloading at port of export | 5 Loading on vessel / aircraft | 6 Main carriage | 7 Cargo insurance | 8 Unloading at port of import | 9 Loading on truck at import | 10 Carriage to destination | 11 Import customs clearance | 12 Import duties & taxes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | EXW Ex Works | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | | FCA Free Carrier | Seller | Seller | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | | FAS Free Alongside Ship | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | | FOB Free On Board | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | | CFR Cost and Freight | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | | CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | | CPT Carriage Paid To | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Negotiable | Seller | Seller | Seller | Buyer | Buyer | | CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Buyer | Buyer | | DAT Delivered At Terminal (DPU) | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Negotiable | Seller | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | Buyer | | DAP Delivered At Place | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Negotiable | Seller | Seller | Seller | Buyer | Buyer | | DDP Delivered Duty Paid | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Negotiable | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | Seller | #### EXW Ex Works Buyer takes over at the seller's door and carries every cost from there. Lowest quoted price, highest buyer workload. #### FCA Free Carrier Seller clears the goods for export and hands them to the carrier the buyer nominated. #### FAS Free Alongside Ship Sea and inland waterway only. Seller delivers alongside the vessel; loading is on the buyer. #### FOB Free On Board Sea and inland waterway only. Risk passes once the goods are on board. The most common buying term. #### CFR Cost and Freight Seller pays the main carriage but carries no insurance obligation; risk still passes on loading. #### CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight As CFR, plus the seller must buy and pay for cargo insurance (minimum cover unless you agree more). #### CPT Carriage Paid To Any mode. Seller pays carriage through to the named destination; insurance is not obligatory. #### CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid As CPT, plus the seller must insure the cargo through to the named destination. #### DAT Delivered At Terminal (DPU) Seller delivers unloaded at the named terminal. Renamed DPU (Delivered at Place Unloaded) in Incoterms® 2020. #### DAP Delivered At Place Seller delivers to your address ready for unloading; import clearance and duty stay with the buyer. #### DDP Delivered Duty Paid Seller carries everything through to your door, duty and tax included. Highest quoted price, least buyer workload. **Two things worth flagging.** Under CIF and CIP the seller is obliged to buy cargo insurance and pay the premium; under every other term insurance is optional, and we recommend buyers arrange their own cover so a loss or damage in transit is recoverable. And this table is a working summary for planning purposes — the binding definitions are the ones published by the International Chamber of Commerce in the Incoterms® rules, so confirm the exact term wording in your sales contract before you ship. Groupage ## Where Ocean Starts to Make Sense At 100 KG the arithmetic changes. LCL groupage becomes bookable, and whether it beats air depends almost entirely on density: cargo that fills space without filling the scale prices badly by air and well by sea. This is the band where measuring your cartons properly stops being housekeeping and starts being the largest single lever on what you pay into Saudi Arabia. - Measure and weigh a packed carton before asking for a quote — density decides the mode - LCL is billed per cubic meter with a one-CBM floor, so part-loads round upward - Air volume discounts usually appear around 100 KG; ask where the next break sits - A week of extra transit is often cheaper than the air premium at this size ## What Affects the Shipping Cost to Saudi Arabia? - Density before anything else — one cubic meter is billed as roughly 167 kg, so light bulky cargo pays on the space it occupies - How well the cargo is packed — wasted void inside a carton is volume you are paying to move - Sailing week — rates move with vessel space, and the fortnight before Chinese New Year is the sharpest swing of the year - Where in Saudi Arabia it is going — the ocean leg is the stable part; the inland run from the quay is what varies - Declared value, because duty is assessed on it and an optimistic invoice is the most expensive kind ## When Does a Full Container Beat Groupage into Saudi Arabia? The switch is decided by **volume, not weight**. Groupage is billed per cubic meter with a one-cubic-meter floor, so its cost climbs in a straight line with your cube. A container is a flat price for the box whether you fill it or not. Those two lines cross somewhere between roughly **12 and 15 m³** on most lanes — below that a consol is cheaper, above it you are paying groupage rates for space a 20GP would have given you outright. | Box | Usable cube | Payload | What it suits | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **20GP** | 33 m³ | ≈ 28 t | Dense cargo — the payload runs out long before the cube does. | | **40GP** | 67 m³ | ≈ 26 t | Twice the space for far less than twice the price. The default for most consolidated buyers. | | **40HQ** | 76 m³ | ≈ 26 t | The extra foot of height pays for itself on anything light and stackable. | Two things move the crossover on a real booking. Cargo denser than about **167 kg per cubic meter** hits a container's payload limit before its cube, so the box fills on weight and the calculation shifts down. And a container starts accruing **free-time charges** at destination the moment it is discharged — demurrage on the quay, detention off it — which is a cost a consol never hands you. If your cargo sits near the line, send the packed dimensions and we will price both against each other rather than guess. ## Free 3D Loading Tools for Air Freight This page covers Air Freight from China to Saudi Arabia. Plan your cargo with the matching tool before requesting a quote. ### 3D Carton Packing Calculator Check how many units truly fit per carton for this Saudi Arabia shipment: the 3D packing tool computes layers, rotation, and protection gaps from your exact product size. [Open Packing Tool →](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/3d-packing-layout-tool/) ## Transit Times — China to Saudi Arabia | Method | Transit Time | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Air, consolidated | 5–10 business days | Origin warehouse to the door in Saudi Arabia | | Ocean LCL (groupage) | 30–50 calendar days | Shared box to the quay in Saudi Arabia, then inland | | Courier | 3–7 business days | Integrator door to door — expensive at this size | ## Which Shipping Method is Best? Recommended ✈️ ### Air Freight **Transit:** 5–10 business days **Best at:** Under 300 KG, time-sensitive cargo Recommended Recommended 🚢 ### Sea Freight **Transit:** 25–45 calendar days **Best at:** Over 100 KG, non-urgent cargo Recommended 🚂 ### Rail Freight **Transit:** 18–28 calendar days **Best at:** Europe destinations over 50 KG Europe only ## China to Saudi Arabia — Shipping Reference Data Verified shipping reference data for the China → Saudi Arabia lane: | Main air gateways | JED (Jeddah), RUH (Riyadh), DMM (Dammam) | | --- | --- | | Destination customs authority | Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) | | De-minimis / duty-free threshold | SAR 1,000 | | Import tax & duty regime | VAT 15%; duty 5–15% (some goods up to 25%) | | Local currency | SAR | | Typical port/airport dwell time | 4–8 days | | Peak / busy season | Sep–Nov | | Conformity & certification | SABER / SASO certificate of conformity required | Thresholds and bands here are planning references for buyers, not rulings — confirm the exact HS-code rate for your goods before shipping. ## Price Trend — Saudi Arabia Air Freight Historical freight rates from China to Saudi Arabia. Data sourced from live carrier price feeds. ## Customs & Documentation for Saudi Arabia - A low-value threshold may let small consignments through without duty — worth checking before you split a shipment - The entry stands or falls on three documents: a commercial invoice that matches reality, a packing list with real weights and dimensions, and an HS code you can defend - Under a duty-paid booking we file and settle on your behalf; the duty figure itself still follows your commodity, its declared value and the rate applied on the day - Cells, aerosols and anything liquid need their paperwork ready before the cargo leaves the factory, not after it lands ## Where these Saudi Arabia duty figures come from We publish these figures so you can budget, but the assessment that binds is the one [ZATCA (Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority)](https://zatca.gov.sa/en) makes on your declaration. Where a shipment is large enough that a percentage point matters, check their current tariff guidance rather than ours. Classification drives everything downstream: the same carton can attract very different duty depending on the heading it lands in, and the structure those headings come from is [the World Customs Organization Harmonized System](https://www.wcoomd.org/en/topics/nomenclature/overview.aspx). If your product sits near a boundary between two headings, resolve it before shipping rather than at the border. On the air side, anything with a cell or a battery in it, plus liquids, powders, magnets and aerosols, is governed by [the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations](https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/dgr/). Those articles are not refused outright, but they need to be declared at booking so the shipment is built correctly — declaring them late is the single most common cause of an air consignment being offloaded. For a wider view of how importing into Saudi Arabia actually works — documentation norms, inspection behavior, the paperwork that tends to hold shipments — the [U.S. ITA guide to Saudi Arabia customs regulations](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/saudi-arabia-customs-regulations) is a useful independent read alongside our own lane notes. ## Frequently Asked Questions What should I budget to move cargo into Saudi Arabia? Pricing into Saudi Arabia currently opens at USD 46.68/KG on Heavy Cargo – Class A Furniture. At 100 KG, the estimated freight total is approximately USD 4,668. Final landed cost depends on the VAT 15%; duty 5–15% (some goods up to 25%) applied by Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA). What is the duty position on imports into Saudi Arabia? Imports into Saudi Arabia are assessed by Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA). The applicable regime is: VAT 15%; duty 5–15% (some goods up to 25%). The duty-free / de-minimis position is SAR 1,000. On lanes sold as DDP these charges are pre-paid inside the rate; on other lanes they are quoted separately once the HS code and declared value are known. What currency is a Saudi Arabia booking settled in? We quote and invoice Saudi Arabia bookings in USD; the destination side settles in SAR. Payment is typically due before departure (T/T or PayPal), and because it's DDP you settle the full landed cost once — no destination collect charges. How do I follow the cargo once it has sailed? Yes. An air consignment carries an AWB that goes live within a day of departure; an ocean booking is followed on the bill of lading through the line's own portal. We push status at the points that matter — sailed, arrived, released by Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA), delivered — rather than at every terminal scan. Which terminals actually handle this cargo into Saudi Arabia? Ocean cargo for Saudi Arabia discharges at Jeddah Islamic Port, King Abdulaziz (Dammam), Jubail; air arrives via JED (Jeddah), RUH (Riyadh), DMM (Dammam). Which one your consignment routes through is decided by the sailing or allocation we book, and it moves the inland cost far more than it moves the ocean cost. We pick the gateway with the best onward delivery time to your final address and price it into the DDP rate. What conformity paperwork does Saudi Arabia expect? For regulated goods entering Saudi Arabia, plan for: SABER / SASO certificate of conformity required. Missing conformity paperwork is the most common cause of clearance holds with Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA), so confirm requirements for your HS code before the cargo leaves China. How is chargeable weight calculated? Chargeable weight is the greater of actual gross weight and volumetric weight, where volumetric weight is L × W × H in centimetres divided by 6000. One cubic meter therefore equals 167 kg. If a consignment weighs 300 kg but measures out to only 200 kg volumetric, it is charged on the 300 kg — the higher of the two always wins. What does a duty-paid booking into Saudi Arabia actually cover? A duty-paid booking into Saudi Arabia means we carry the freight, the customs entry with Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) and last-mile delivery to your door, and quote them together so you settle once. The duty and tax element is not a fixed number: it follows your product's HS code, its declared value and the exchange rate applied on the day of entry, so it is confirmed on your specific goods rather than read off a rate card. The SAR 1,000 de-minimis position applies. ## Watch: how this shipment works end to end The rates above answer the cost question. This covers the mechanics — useful if you have not shipped to Saudi Arabia before and are still working out how to structure the order. Air Freight from China: Soaring Through the Skies of Global Trade — SINO Shipping. Published on YouTube by a third party; we link it because it explains the process well, not because we produced it or endorse the provider. ## Shipping to Saudi Arabia by industry Rates above are lane rates and apply to general cargo. Packing specification, HS classification and the clearance step that matters are all commodity-specific — these guides cover them industry by industry. - [Home Textiles Textiles, Apparel, Footwear & Leather](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/home-textiles-logistics/) - [Inflatable Products Toys, Sports, Outdoor & Leisure](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/inflatable-products-logistics/) - [Bolts Metal Products & Industrial Components](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/bolts-logistics/) - [Industrial Boilers General Machinery & Industrial Equipment](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/industrial-boilers-logistics/) - [Building Materials Building Materials & Construction Products](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/building-materials-logistics/) - [Plumbing Products Building Materials & Construction Products](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/plumbing-products-logistics/) - [Engineering Plastics Plastics, Rubber & Packaging](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/engineering-plastics-logistics/) - [Home Furniture Furniture & Home Products](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/home-furniture-logistics/) - [Garden Products Furniture & Home Products](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/garden-products-logistics/) - [Illuminated Signs Retail, Display & Commercial Fixtures](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/illuminated-signs-logistics/) - [Metal Products Metal Products & Industrial Components](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/metal-products-logistics/) - [Storage Tanks Metal Products & Industrial Components](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/storage-tanks-logistics/) [All 60 industry guides →](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/cargo-sectors/) ## Related Shipping Rates ### Other Weights to Saudi Arabia - [1KG Shipment](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/china-to-saudi-arabia-shipping-cost-1kg/) - [10KG Shipment](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/china-to-saudi-arabia-shipping-cost-10kg/) - [21KG Shipment](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/china-to-saudi-arabia-shipping-cost-21kg/) - [100KG Shipment](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/china-to-saudi-arabia-shipping-cost-100kg/) - [300KG Shipment](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/china-to-saudi-arabia-shipping-cost-300kg/) ### Other Modes to Saudi Arabia - [Sea Freight to Saudi Arabia](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/china-to-saudi-arabia-sea-freight-cost/) ### Similar Destinations - [Shipping to UAE](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/shipping-to-uae/) ⚡ **Answer these and you get a real price, not a range.** These are the exact figures a carrier needs before it will quote. Fill them in once and we can price your cargo the same day — leave them out and we have to come back and ask, which is what turns an hour into a week. ✓ ### Got it — your inquiry is in. A freight specialist is looking at it now. You will have a price by email within one working day. **Want it in minutes instead?** Your details are already written into the message — just press send. Send it on WhatsApp or email it to us instead Saudi Arabia Air Freight Forwarder from China: $46.7/kg Air Freight from China to Saudi Arabia from USD 46.7 per kg. Transit 5-10 days door to door. Duty and tax quoted per HS code. Updated Nov 2026. [View PDF](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/china-to-saudi-arabia-air-freight-cost/download-pdf/) [Download](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/china-to-saudi-arabia-air-freight-cost/download-pdf/?dl=1) ## Customs clearance in Saudi Arabia Duty and tax position, certification, typical port dwell and what actually holds shipments at this border — plus who files the entry. [Saudi Arabia clearance requirements →](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/customs-brokerage/saudi-arabia/) ## Priced routes to Saudi Arabia - [China to Saudi Arabia Air Freight (DDP) — Small Parcel General No Battery](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/shipping-rates/sa_air_small_general/) - [Small Parcel Built-in Battery: China to Saudi Arabia air DDP service](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/shipping-rates/sa_air_small_battery/) - [Ocean Shipping China → Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Sea Freight Class A Furniture (DDP)](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/shipping-rates/sa_sea_a_furniture/) - [Shanghai to Jeddah FCL Ocean Freight Rates | 20GP & 40HQ](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/shipping-rates/sea_fcl_shanghai_jeddah/) - [Ship Ningbo to Dammam — FCL Container Cost from China](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/shipping-rates/sea_fcl_ningbo_dammam/) - [Shipping a Container from Ningbo to Jeddah: Cost & Transit](https://phuonganhlogistics.com/shipping-rates/sea_fcl_ningbo_jeddah/) --- *Indicative published rates, not a binding offer. Freight charges depend on chargeable weight, destination and current capacity; duty, tax and clearance are quoted separately.* *Source: https://phuonganhlogistics.com/china-to-saudi-arabia-air-freight-cost/ — retrieved 2026-11-07. Rates change weekly; please cite the retrieval date alongside any figure.*