The nature of the route
By sea to the Port of Matadi on the Congo River to serve Kinshasa. Lubumbashi and the south are served by road from Dar es Salaam or Durban, and Goma and the east from Mombasa.
Africa
Shipping from Saudi Arabia to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Home Safe ships by sea and air from Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and every other city in the Kingdom to Kinshasa and Lubumbashi — and across the rest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo — with professional packing, customs clearance, optional insurance and follow-up of the shipment until it is delivered to the address.
Kinshasa through Matadi, while Lubumbashi is served by road from ports in East and Southern Africa.
About shipping to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Home Safe ships from Saudi Arabia to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, covering Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. We collect from Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah, Madinah and every other city in the Kingdom, and ship by sea and air according to the size of your shipment and how urgent it is, at competitive prices and with a written quote that shows what the price includes before you commit.
The service covers inspection and volume estimate, dismantling and professional multi-layer packing, loading and transport, preparing the documents and customs clearance at the Port of Matadi, optional insurance on the value of the goods, temporary storage where needed, and then delivery to the address with reassembly. An update reaches you at every stage of the shipment until final receipt, so you are never left waiting without news.
We ship to the Democratic Republic of the Congo whole-home furniture and appliances, personal effects and students’ boxes, commercial cargo and exhibition supplies, and heavy or delicate pieces that need wooden crates and special securing inside the container. Kinshasa through Matadi, while Lubumbashi is served by road from ports in East and Southern Africa.
Professional packing
Track shipment
Customs clearance
Competitive prices
A written quote
Shipping methods available to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sea
Pricing unit: Cubic metre
10 – 20 days
Furniture, cars and cargo
Air
Pricing unit: Chargeable weight
1 – 3 days
Urgent and high-value
Cities we cover in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
We collect from any city in the Kingdom and deliver in the following cities and their surroundings. If your city is not listed, mention it in the request and we will confirm delivery.
Kinshasa
Lubumbashi
Usual point of entry: the Port of Matadi
What do we ship to the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A whole home’s furniture
Bedrooms, majlis seating, kitchens, appliances and rugs — with dismantling, packing and reassembly on arrival.
Personal effects and parcels
Clothes, books, belongings and students’ items, in numbered boxes with a contents list.
Commercial goods
Shipments for shops, exhibitions and equipment, in a full or shared container depending on volume.
Special shipments
Heavy or delicate pieces that need wooden crates or special securing inside the container.
What sets the price of shipping to the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The shipment’s volume in cubic metres — the first factor in sea and land freight.
- Chargeable weight — the greater of actual and volumetric weight, and the basis of air freight.
- The nature of the goods — delicate pieces need packing or wooden crates.
- Additional services — dismantling and assembly, temporary storage, insurance, delivery to the floor.
- Destination country charges — customs and taxes are paid in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and set out in the quote.
Use the pricing basis calculator to find out the unit you will be charged on before asking for a quote.
Shipping routes to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
We have not yet published routes for this destination, but the service is fully available. Send your shipment details and receive a written quote, or browse the Shipping routes.
Ready to ship your belongings to the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Send the shipment details and receive a written quote showing the price, the time and what it includes.
Car shipping to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
We ship vehicles to the Democratic Republic of the Congo — RoRo or container
Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the destinations we move cars to regularly, through the Port of Matadi. We recommend the most economical method for your car’s value and the arrival port, and prepare the entry documents before departure, not after the vehicle arrives.
- RoRo: The vehicle drives on by its own wheels — the most economical for used cars.
- Container: Secured with four straps and chocks under the tyres — more protective for luxury and classic cars.
- Triptyque: Temporary-entry procedures and release documents ready before shipping.
About this route
What sets shipping to the Democratic Republic of the Congo apart
What its customs look at
The Democratic Republic of the Congo drives on the right and uses left-hand drive, so cars from the Kingdom suit it. Goods are subject to pre-shipment inspection, and charges rise with the vehicle’s age. The country is the size of a continent, so the city decides the port.
What we ship there most
- 4x4 vehicles
- Trucks and mining equipment
- Generators
- Commercial goods
A tip from experience
Do not ship to Matadi what is bound for Lubumbashi. There are more than two thousand kilometres between them with no good direct road.