The nature of the route
By sea to the Port of Colombo, a main transhipment hub in the Indian Ocean, and by air for the urgent.
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Shipping from Saudi Arabia to Sri Lanka
Home Safe ships by sea and air from Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and every other city in the Kingdom to Colombo and Kandy — and across the rest of Sri Lanka — with professional packing, customs clearance, optional insurance and follow-up of the shipment until it is delivered to the address.
Colombo is a main transhipment hub. Vehicles drive on the left there, so the conditions for importing left-hand-drive cars are reviewed before shipping.
About shipping to Sri Lanka
Home Safe ships from Saudi Arabia to Sri Lanka, covering Colombo and Kandy. 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 Colombo, 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 Sri Lanka 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. Colombo is a main transhipment hub. Vehicles drive on the left there, so the conditions for importing left-hand-drive cars are reviewed before shipping.
Professional packing
Track shipment
Customs clearance
Competitive prices
A written quote
Shipping methods available to Sri Lanka
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 Sri Lanka
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.
Colombo
Kandy
Usual point of entry: the Port of Colombo
What do we ship to Sri Lanka?
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 Sri Lanka?
- 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka
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 Sri Lanka?
Send the shipment details and receive a written quote showing the price, the time and what it includes.
Car shipping to Sri Lanka
We ship vehicles to Sri Lanka — RoRo or container
Sri Lanka is one of the destinations we move cars to regularly, through the Port of Colombo. 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 Sri Lanka apart
What its customs look at
Sri Lanka drives on the left and uses right-hand drive. Its restrictions on car imports were tightened and then eased in recent years, so we confirm those in force at the time of the request. Most of what we ship is the effects of returning workers.
What we ship there most
- Returnees’ effects
- Family boxes
- Household appliances
- Commercial goods
A tip from experience
A returning worker has an exemption on their effects, within limits. Prepare proof of how long you worked in the Kingdom.