Shipping Company from Mecca to Lebanon 0552803439 | Land Freight for Pilgrims’ Luggage, Furniture, Parcels & Car Shipping

Home Safe is a shipping company from Mecca to Lebanon that carries pilgrims’ luggage, furniture, parcels, goods and cars by land in closed trucks through Jordan and Syria. The distance from Makkah to Beirut is about 1,800 km, and the transit time is 6 to 12 days from the door of your home or hotel to the consignee’s door. Air freight leaves from Jeddah airport and arrives in two to 4 days. A luggage shipment starts from SAR 920, a bedroom from SAR 1,195, and a car from SAR 2,800. To book: 0552803439.

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1. Who ships from Makkah to Lebanon, and what do they ship?
2. Route and transit time from Makkah to Lebanon
3. Shipping prices from Makkah to Lebanon
4. What is distinctive about shipping from Makkah in particular?
5. Land freight from Makkah to Lebanon: the crossings and what happens at them
6. Shipping Umrah and Hajj pilgrims’ luggage from Makkah to Lebanon
7. Furniture shipping from Makkah to Lebanon
8. Packing: why do we pack for more than one crossing?
9. Full truck or shared load?
10. Shipping parcels, electronics and electrical appliances
11. Shipping commercial goods from Makkah to Lebanon
12. Car shipping from Makkah to Lebanon
13. Lebanese customs: luggage, used furniture and new goods
14. Documents required for shipping from Makkah to Lebanon
15. What cannot be shipped from Makkah to Lebanon or needs a permit
16. Door-to-door delivery in Tripoli, Beirut and the Lebanese regions
17. Sea freight from Makkah to Lebanon via Jeddah port
18. Air freight from Makkah to Lebanon
19. Land, sea or air: which suits your shipment?
20. Collection from Makkah’s districts and nearby towns
21. Steps for shipping from Makkah to Lebanon
22. Tracking, insurance, keeping to dates and customer service
23. Shipping from Lebanon to Makkah
24. Tips before shipping from Makkah to Lebanon
25. How do you choose a shipping company from Makkah to Lebanon?
26. Common mistakes when shipping from Makkah to Lebanon
27. Why Home Safe for shipping from Makkah to Lebanon?
28. Related articles and pages
29. Tags
30. Frequently asked questions about shipping from Makkah to Lebanon
31. How much does shipping from Makkah to Lebanon cost?
32. How long does shipping from Makkah to Lebanon take?
33. How far is Makkah from Beirut by road?
34. Which road does the truck take from Makkah to Lebanon?
35. Is there air freight directly from Makkah?
36. Do you ship the luggage of Lebanese Umrah and Hajj pilgrims?
37. Can Zamzam water be shipped to Lebanon?
38. Is the land route to Lebanon always open?
39. Is customs paid on used furniture in Lebanon?
40. Do you ship cars from Makkah to Lebanon?
41. Will my air conditioners and appliances work in Lebanon?
42. Do you deliver in Tripoli and the North?
43. Is shipping from Makkah affected by the Hajj season and Ramadan?
44. What cannot be shipped from Makkah to Lebanon?
45. Do you ship from Lebanon to Makkah?

Route: Makkah → the coast or Madinah → Tabuk → Halat Ammar → Jordan → Syria → Masnaa → Beirut · Distance: about 1,800 km · Transit time: 6–12 days.

Who ships from Makkah to Lebanon, and what do they ship?

Shipping from Makkah to Lebanon has two faces. The first is seasonal: Lebanese Umrah and Hajj pilgrims going home with suitcases and gifts beyond the airline allowance. The second is constant: Lebanese families who worked in Makkah for years in hotels, restaurants, contracting and medicine, and then decided to return with their household furniture. Between the two are a resident sending a carton to relatives and a Lebanese trader buying from Makkah’s markets. Each of them is suited by a different method:

Shipper	What they ship	Best method
Lebanese Umrah or Hajj pilgrim	Suitcases, gifts, prayer rugs and dates	Shared land load, or air for urgent items
Lebanese returning on a final exit	Household furniture, air conditioners and appliances	Full truck by land, or a container from Jeddah port
Car owner	A car under 8 years old	Container by sea, or carrier by land
Trader and online shop	Dates, rugs, perfumes and Saudi products	Full truck by land, or container by sea
Companies and Hajj and Umrah groups	A whole group’s luggage, equipment and documents	Dedicated truck, and air for documents

Route and transit time from Makkah to Lebanon

The Kingdom and Lebanon share no border, so the truck crosses Jordan and then Syria before it arrives. It leaves Makkah northwards with two roads to Tabuk ahead of it: the coastal road along the Red Sea through Rabigh, Yanbu, Umluj, Al-Wajh and Duba, or the Hijrah road to Madinah and then Tayma. From Tabuk it is about 100 km to the Halat Ammar crossing, the nearest Jordanian crossing for trucks from the west of the Kingdom. After that it crosses Jordan from Mudawwara to Amman and Jaber, then Syria from Nassib to Damascus and Jdeidet Yabous, and enters Lebanon at the Masnaa crossing in the Bekaa.

Stage	Approximate distance	What happens
Makkah → the coast or Madinah → Tabuk → Halat Ammar	About 1,200 km	The longest stage, ending with Saudi export clearance and sealing of the truck
Mudawwara → Ma’an → Amman → Jaber	About 400 km	Crossing Jordan from south to north on a transit document
Nassib → Damascus → Jdeidet Yabous	About 150 km	Crossing Syria on a transit document
Masnaa → Chtaura → Dahr el-Baidar → Beirut	About 60 km	Lebanese clearance, then distribution to the addresses

Method	Door-to-door time	Suits
Full truck by land	6–9 days	A whole home’s furniture and goods
Shared load by land	8–12 days	Pilgrims’ luggage, a room or two, and cartons
Car carrier by land	7–12 days	Cars
Container from Jeddah port to the Port of Beirut	12–20 days	Cars, heavy loads and furniture whose owner is in no hurry
Air via Jeddah airport	2–4 days	Documents, parcels and urgent suitcases

What lengthens the transit time?

• Makkah’s seasons: in Ramadan and Hajj, truck movement inside the city is restricted, so loading is delayed unless it is booked early.
• State of the crossings: six posts spread over three borders; every one inspects and stamps, and any of them can be busy.
• Transshipment: depending on what is practised when you ship, the cargo may have to change trucks in a crossing’s yard.
• Winter: the Dahr el-Baidar road between the Bekaa and Beirut may be closed by snow for days.

Shipping prices from Makkah to Lebanon

We price a Makkah-to-Lebanon shipment in one of two ways: a shared load by its weight or its volume in cubic metres, and a large load by the hire of a whole truck or container. The bill here carries two lines you will not find on a Gulf-bound shipment, namely transit fees in Jordan and Syria and the clearing agents’ fees at the successive crossings. The table below shows where our services start, from the door of your home or hotel in Makkah to the consignee’s door in Lebanon. Send a description of your shipment and the delivery address to 0552803439 and its final price reaches you the same day.

What you ship	Method	Price starts from
Small parcel	Shared land	SAR 55
Parcels and cartons by weight	Shared land	SAR 11 per kilogram
Household appliance or furniture piece	Shared land	SAR 415
Shipment of luggage, cartons and suitcases	Shared land	SAR 920
Bedroom	Shared land	SAR 1,195
Small flat’s furniture	Land	SAR 3,700
Large flat’s furniture	Land, full truck	SAR 4,600
20-foot container	Sea, Jeddah port to the Port of Beirut	SAR 4,600
Saloon car	Sea, in a container	SAR 2,800
Car on a carrier	Land	SAR 4,140
Parcels and urgent items	Air via Jeddah airport	SAR 14 per kilogram
Documents	Express	SAR 83
Villa furniture or goods needing more than one truck	Land or sea	Set on request

The prices circulating in the market for this route are higher than that on most lines. Shipping from Makkah to Lebanon is offered at between SAR 1,000 and 2,500 per shipment, furniture moving from SAR 1,500, and between SAR 1,300 and 5,000 depending on the number of rooms. A small parcel is offered from SAR 60, an appliance or furniture piece from SAR 450, shared land freight from SAR 12 per kilogram, a car on a carrier from SAR 4,500, air freight at between SAR 35 and 80 per kilogram, and a container at between SAR 4,000 and 6,500. Higher figures circulate too: SAR 130 to 320 for an air parcel of up to 5 kg, SAR 4,900 to 7,800 for a medium home’s furniture by sea, SAR 8,800 to 17,500 for a whole home’s furniture, SAR 4,300 to 9,200 for a car depending on its size, and SAR 10,500 to 21,000 for a 20-foot container. So use the table as a point of comparison for any figure you are given, and always ask what it covers.

What sets the price	Its effect
Volume and weight	The first factor. Work out the volume with the CBM calculator
Method	Land is cheaper for furniture and luggage, sea for a car and a heavy load, and air costs most per kilogram
Where the home is in Makkah	A narrow or steep street needs a small vehicle to shuttle to the truck
Delivery city	Beirut, or Tripoli and the North, or the South, the Bekaa and the mountain villages

How do you bring the cost down?

• Choose a shared load if your volume is under half a truck and your date is not pressing.
• Book before Ramadan and Hajj or after them, as loading in season is harder and dearer.
• Go over the conditions for exempting furniture ahead of shipping: paying a duty you did not owe costs more than any saving on freight.

What is distinctive about shipping from Makkah in particular?

Loading in Makkah involves considerations the Kingdom’s other cities never face. The traffic department sets entry hours for large trucks and tightens them in Ramadan and the Hajj season. Many districts are built on hillsides, with steep roads too narrow for a truck. The city has neither an airport nor a port, so every air or sea shipment goes through Jeddah, about 80 km away. Anyone who ignores these considerations gives you a date that is not theirs to give. Here is what we do in each case:

Condition in Makkah	Its effect	What we do
Truck entry hours	No loading with a large truck at just any time	We set the loading time within the permitted hours, and confirm those in force the day before
Ramadan and Hajj	Tighter restrictions, and entry to Makkah in the Hajj days by permit	Booking two weeks before the season, or storage until it ends
Hillside districts and narrow streets	The truck cannot reach the door	A small vehicle shuttles the pieces to the truck on the nearest wide street
Hotel accommodation	No room for lengthy packing	Collection of suitcases and cartons from the room or from reception

Land freight from Makkah to Lebanon: the crossings and what happens at them

Land freight is the first method to Lebanon because it carries the shipment from door to door and needs neither a port nor an airport. But it is not like shipping to a neighbouring country: here there are three borders and more than one document. The truck is sealed on leaving the Kingdom, and its seal is checked at every post. It crosses Jordan and Syria on transit documents because the shipment is not sold in either, so no import duty is paid there. The actual clearance of the goods takes place in Lebanon alone.

Border	The two facing posts	What happens
Saudi Arabia → Jordan	Halat Ammar → Mudawwara, with Al-Haditha → Al-Omari as the alternative	The Saudi export declaration, then opening the Jordan transit
Jordan → Syria	Jaber → Nassib	Closing the Jordan transit and opening the Syria transit
Syria → Lebanon	Jdeidet Yabous → Masnaa	Closing the Syria transit, then the Lebanese customs declaration and inspection

• The truck: closed and sealed, and its seal is opened only in front of customs.
• The list: detailed and numbered in Arabic and English, as it is what is presented at every post.
• Entering Syria: a non-Syrian truck enters Syrian territory only under rules set by Damascus, from which transit trucks are exempt. Because some crossings may ask for the load to be moved to another truck, depending on the practice that day, we pack Makkah’s luggage and furniture from the outset as if it will be transshipped.

Note: three successive crossings mean the land route to Lebanon never stays the same for long. We therefore give you a land date only after verifying which route is actually open in the week of your shipment. Should we find it unsafe to rely on, we offer two alternatives from nearby Jeddah: a sea container or an air consignment. The service is explained on the land freight page.

Shipping Umrah and Hajj pilgrims’ luggage from Makkah to Lebanon

A Lebanese pilgrim goes home from Makkah with more than he brought: prayer rugs, prayer beads, abayas, dates and gifts for family and neighbours. Most Lebanese arrive by plane through Jeddah, and the airline charges for every extra kilogram. The answer is for you to travel with your hand luggage while the rest follows by land to your door in Lebanon. And you need not break off your programme to look for a shipping office: we come to the hotel.

• Collection from the hotel room: we come up to your room at the time you set, or collect from reception if you are at the Haram, against a receipt stating the number of pieces.
• A numbered tag on every piece: each suitcase and carton carries a tag with its owner’s name and number and the shipment number, so the luggage of group members is not mixed up.
• Dates: in personal quantities in their sealed boxes, and entered on the list by name and weight.
• What does not go in the luggage: Zamzam water, cash, gold, passports and the medicines you need while travelling.
• Delivery: in Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon and the Bekaa, with a call to the consignee a day before arrival.

A luggage shipment starts from SAR 920, and a single piece is charged by weight from SAR 11 per kilogram. Anyone in a hurry for a particular suitcase can send it by air via Jeddah airport from SAR 14 per kilogram. Used personal luggage is treated in Lebanon as personal effects, whereas new gifts in quantity may be assessed for duty, so write them on the list as they are.

Furniture shipping from Makkah to Lebanon

The home of a family returning from Makkah holds things that are not left behind: bedrooms, a majlis, carpets and a kitchen, and with them the air conditioners. An air conditioner in Makkah is no luxury; most homes there have one in every room, and the owner wants to take them along. That is why our work in Makkah’s homes starts on the roof and the walls before the rooms: we remove and pack the air conditioners, then come down to the furniture.

• Air conditioners: the gas is pumped down into the outdoor unit and its valves are closed, then both units are removed and the pipe ends are capped. Each unit is packed in foam and reinforced cardboard and carried upright, not tilted.
• Electrical frequency: the frequency in Lebanon is 50 hertz and in the Kingdom 60. Check the air conditioner’s rating plate: if it reads 50/60 it will work there, and if it reads 60 only, ask a technician before you pay to ship it.
• Dismantling: we take apart bedrooms, wardrobes and kitchens, number every part, and tape a bag holding the screws to the piece they belong to.
• Appliances: the fridge is unplugged and dried a day ahead, and the washing machine’s drum is secured.
• Assembly in Lebanon: we unload and assemble the bedrooms and wardrobes in your home, hang the air conditioners if you ask, and take away the packing waste.

You may leave Makkah before your home in Lebanon is finished. In that case your furniture stays in our store, still wrapped and with its inventory list, and moves only on the date you choose. Read about the move on the furniture shipping page, and about safekeeping on the storage page.

Packing: why do we pack for more than one crossing?

Packing that is enough for a move within Makkah is not enough here. The shipment travels 1,800 km, is opened for inspection at more than one post, and may be moved from one truck to another in a crossing yard. So we pack every piece on the assumption that it will be loaded and unloaded more than once, and we make each carton easy for the customs officer to open and close so that it is not torn.

What is packed	Material	Why
Wooden furniture	Thin foam, then blankets, then corrugated cardboard	Protects corners and finish from rubbing during handling
Glass and marble	A made-to-measure wooden crate	Cardboard alone cannot bear the weight placed on top of it
Every carton	A number and description matching the list	Only the one asked for is opened at inspection

We photograph every piece before packing and after loading and send you the photos before the truck moves. Packing methods are set out in detail in the packing guide, and the service is on the packing and lashing page.

Full truck or shared load?

The more borders there are, the more your choice between the two trucks matters. Whoever hires a full truck sees its seal applied outside their home in Makkah, and it sets off on the loading day itself with one customs file in their name. The owner of a shared load, by contrast, waits until the truck fills with other people’s shipments, each with its own papers at clearance. So we recommend the full truck to a returnee who will claim the exemption for an entire household, and the shared load for a pilgrim’s suitcases, a single room or a few cartons.

Comparison	Shared load	Full truck
You pay for	Your shipment’s space or weight	The whole truck
Transit time	8–12 days	6–9 days
Departure	Once the truck is full	On loading day
Best for	Luggage, cartons and up to about two rooms	A whole home or a lot of goods

Shipping parcels, electronics and electrical appliances

Many of our customers are not moving a home; they are sending a carton of clothes to relatives, or a television, a computer and a household appliance bought in Makkah or Jeddah. These travel in the shared land load by weight, which is far cheaper than air once the weight exceeds a few kilograms. And appliances are what suffers most from a long road if they are not packed properly.

• Parcels and cartons: we use double-wall cartons weighing no more than 30 kg when packed. A small parcel costs from SAR 55, and anything larger is charged by land from SAR 11 for each kilogram.
• Phones and computers: in anti-static bags inside their boxes, then a second padded carton. New ones are declared with their invoice.
• Household appliances: from SAR 415 each, with any moving parts fixed in place and a wrap of foam under reinforced cardboard.
• Testing and documentation: we switch the appliance on in front of you and photograph it before packing, so its condition is recorded on departure and on arrival.

Details are on the parcel shipping page.

Shipping commercial goods from Makkah to Lebanon

The Lebanese trader buys from Makkah’s markets what is in demand at home: prayer rugs, prayer beads, ihram clothing, abayas, dates and incense. Factories in the region send foodstuffs, plastics and detergents. Goods of Saudi origin benefit from the exemptions of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area when accompanied by a valid certificate of origin. And the larger the shipment, the lower the cost per kilogram, because the truck or container hire is spread over more weight.

• Documents: a commercial invoice, a packing list, an attested certificate of origin and a bill of lading.
• The importer: must hold a Lebanese commercial registration and a tax number, since the customs declaration is opened under that name.
• Foodstuffs and dates: with a health certificate, and cosmetics with the approval of the relevant ministry in Lebanon.

Details are on the commercial shipping page.

Car shipping from Makkah to Lebanon

Before asking what it costs to ship your car from Makkah, find out two things: its year of manufacture, and what will be paid on it on arrival. Under the practice in force, Lebanon does not accept the import of a used car built more than 8 years ago. Lebanese customs sets the car’s value and then calculates the charges on it, and the bigger the engine, the higher they climb. Your car does not leave Makkah until we have verified the condition that applies to it.

Item	Rule
Age limit	The rule applied is 8 years for a used car, and we confirm what is in force before shipping
By sea in a container	From Jeddah Islamic Port to the Port of Beirut, from SAR 2,800, and the most dependable for timing
By land on a carrier	Through Jordan and Syria, from SAR 4,140
Luxury or large car	A closed container of its own, with the price set on request
Export from the Kingdom	An export certificate from the traffic department after fines are paid and the plates surrendered

• In the container: the car is secured with straps over the wheels and covered with a fabric cover, and luggage entered on the list can be loaded with it.
• Temporary entry: anyone driving their car to Lebanon as a visitor needs the customs passage carnet, explained on the Triptik carnet page.

For the general conditions, read the article car shipping from Saudi Arabia; the service itself is described on the car shipping page.

Lebanese customs: luggage, used furniture and new goods

A customs declaration is a condition for any shipment entering Lebanon, small or large. The rule is that each type of item pays its duty with value added tax on top, and used furniture is no exception to it. One case is exempted, and it matters to many of Makkah’s Lebanese residents: the furniture of someone who has ended a stay abroad and gone back to Lebanon for good. We go through the conditions of that exemption with you while the furniture is still in Makkah, not when it is standing at customs.

Item	Rule applied
Customs duty	According to the type of item, on a value assessed by customs
Value added tax	11%. A government decision to raise it to 12% had not yet taken effect, so we confirm the applicable rate when you ask
Returning Lebanese citizen’s furniture	Exempt if the owner lived abroad for more than 3 years and returned for good, and granted once
Proof for the exemption	A statement from the Lebanese embassy of the period of residence, and a list of contents authenticated by it
A pilgrim’s luggage	Used personal items are treated as luggage, and new gifts in quantity are assessed for charges
New items in their boxes	Their duty and tax are paid even among exempt furniture

Lebanese customs normally expects the shipment’s owner, or someone they authorise, to attend clearance, so time your departure from Makkah to the day the truck is expected to arrive. Bear in mind that the regulations bar the sale of furniture that entered exempt until a set period has elapsed. The clearance steps are explained on the customs clearance page.

Documents required for shipping from Makkah to Lebanon

The same papers are shown to officers at three borders on the way from Makkah to Beirut, so any gap in them stops the truck at each one rather than at just one. We therefore take in your full set of documents and review it ahead of loading day, while you are still in Makkah and able to supply whatever is missing:

Type of shipment	Documents
Umrah or Hajj pilgrim’s luggage	A copy of the passport, the consignee’s name, address and Lebanese mobile number, and a list of the pieces and their contents
Furniture of someone returning for good	Passport, Iqama with the final exit visa, the statement issued by the Lebanese embassy, and a list of contents that is numbered and authenticated
Commercial goods	A commercial invoice, packing list, attested certificate of origin, bill of lading and the importer’s registration
Car	The registration, the export certificate, the owner’s ID, and the purchase invoice if available

Each document is explained on the required documents page.

What cannot be shipped from Makkah to Lebanon or needs a permit

Three authorities decide what boards the truck in Makkah: Saudi export rules, Lebanese import rules, and the safety rules that keep certain items off any truck carrying luggage and furniture. Finding just one banned item in a carton is enough to stall everything on the truck at the crossing:

Item	Ruling
Zamzam water	Its export is restricted, and it is not shipped with luggage or goods
Weapons, ammunition and fireworks	Banned
Medicines and medical preparations	With approval from the Lebanese Ministry of Health, and personal quantities with a prescription
Telecommunication and wireless devices	With a prior licence
Foodstuffs	Personal, packaged quantities; commercial ones with a health certificate
Flammable materials, gas cylinders and aerosols	Not loaded with furniture
Cash, gold and original documents	Not shipped; they stay with you

The general list is on the prohibited items page.

Door-to-door delivery in Tripoli, Beirut and the Lebanese regions

Lebanon is small, and its farthest towns are less than two hours from Beirut. Tripoli is its second city and the capital of the North, about 85 km from Beirut on the coastal road. Many pilgrims and families returning from Makkah have their relatives there and in Akkar and Koura. But delivery is not always easy: old souks and alleys a truck cannot enter, buildings with no goods lift, and mountain villages on slopes. So we transfer the shipment to smaller vehicles that take it to the address, and we unload and assemble inside the home.

Region	Main towns and districts	Delivery note
Tripoli and the North	Tripoli, El Mina, Abu Samra, Qobbeh, Zgharta, Koura, Batroun, Akkar	About 85 km from Beirut, and the old districts are delivered by small vehicle
Beirut and its suburbs	Hamra, Ras Beirut, Tariq El Jdideh, Achrafieh, Dahieh	Old buildings; we ask about the floor and the lift
Mount Lebanon	Jounieh, Byblos, Baabda, Aley, Chouf, Iqlim al-Kharrub	20–40 km from Beirut, with narrow mountain roads
The South	Sidon, Tyre, Nabatieh	Sidon about 45 km, and Tyre about 85 km
The Bekaa	Zahle, Chtaura, Baalbek, West Bekaa	The first area the truck reaches after Masnaa; Zahle is about 55 km from Beirut

When booking, state the floor and the kind of road in front of the home, and send a Lebanese mobile number for the consignee. If delivery is in the Bekaa, the shipment arrives before those for Beirut and Tripoli, because it does not wait to cross Dahr el-Baidar. The whole service is door to door: you do not go to a warehouse in Makkah, and the consignee does not go to a crossing yard or a port. It is explained on the door-to-door shipping page, and details of the destination are on the shipping to Lebanon page.

Sea freight from Makkah to Lebanon via Jeddah port

Sea freight is the alternative when the land route is not dependable, and it is the best fit for cars and heavy loads. Makkah is close to it: Jeddah Islamic Port is about 80 km away. The load is moved from your home to the port, and the ship sails north up the Red Sea and through the Suez Canal to the Port of Beirut. The sailing takes 5 to 9 days, and with loading, clearance at both ends and inland transport the time comes to 12 to 20 days door to door.

Type of shipment	Suits	Note
20-foot container	A flat’s furniture, or a car with luggage	From SAR 4,600
40-foot container	A whole home’s furniture, or two cars	Sealed at loading and opened in Lebanon, with the price set on request
Part load	Under 15 m³	You pay for your volume only, and it takes some days longer

• The Port of Tripoli: an alternative for shipments to the North, which shortens the inland leg after arrival.

Details are in the article international sea freight from Jeddah, and container dimensions are on the container sizes page.

Air freight from Makkah to Lebanon

Makkah has no airport, so air freight leaves from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. We collect the shipment from your door or hotel and move it to the airport the same day. The flight to Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut takes about two and a half hours, and delivery is within two to 4 days including clearance at both airports. Air freight passes through no land crossing, so it is the method that is unaffected by the state of the road.

• For whom: documents, urgent parcels, commercial samples, a hurried pilgrim’s suitcase, and spare parts.
• Calculation: a bulky but light suitcase is billed on its dimensions, a dense one on the scale reading, so the larger of the two applies. Check yours with the volumetric weight calculator.
• Price: starts from SAR 14 per kilogram for larger weights, and express documents from SAR 83.
• After Beirut: we take the shipment on to Tripoli, Sidon and the Bekaa, usually the day after clearance.

Details are in the article air freight office in Jeddah, and the service is on the air freight page.

Land, sea or air: which suits your shipment?

No method is better than the others in every case. The answer follows three things: the volume of what you are shipping, your date, and the state of the land route in the week of shipping. Luggage and furniture go by land, a car and a heavy load by sea, and anything with a deadline by air. Many people combine two methods: an urgent suitcase by air, and the rest of the luggage by land.

Point of comparison	Land	Sea	Air
Transit time	6–12 days	12–20 days	2–4 days
Reliability of the date	Affected by the crossings and mountain snow	Steadier	Steadiest
Cost	Cheapest for furniture and luggage	Cheapest for a car and a container	Dearest per kilogram
Best for	Luggage, furniture and cartons	Cars and heavy goods	Documents, parcels and urgent items

The full comparison is on the shipping methods comparison page.

Collection from Makkah’s districts and nearby towns

We pack and load at your location, in any district of Makkah: Aziziyah, Ash-Sharai, Az-Zaidi, Kudai, An-Naseem, Ash-Shawqiyah, Al-Awali, Batha Quraysh, Az-Zahir and Ar-Rusayfah. We also collect from nearby towns and from the towns on the truck’s road north, and their shipments join the same trip:

Place	Position from Makkah	Note
Hotels of the central area	Inside Makkah	Collection of suitcases and cartons from the room or reception
Al-Jumum and Bahrah	20–40 km	Collected on the same day as Makkah
Jeddah	About 80 km	The consolidation point for shared loads, and the origin of air and sea freight
Taif	About 90 km	Collected before loading day and added to the trip
Madinah and Tabuk	On the trip’s road to the crossing	Added to the truck before the border

All collection cities are on the cities page.

Steps for shipping from Makkah to Lebanon

You book in minutes with a single WhatsApp message: photos of the shipment, the collection address in Makkah and the delivery address in Lebanon. The shipment then goes through the steps below, and we are responsible for each one until its owner receives it:

1. Get in touch: send photos and a description of the shipment, the Makkah district or hotel to collect from, and the address in Lebanon.
2. The method: land, sea or air — our suggestion depends on how the crossings stand, how big the shipment is and when you need it.
3. An itemised price: it reaches you with its items: dismantling, packing, transport, transit, clearance and assembly.
4. Checking the papers: we check the exemption documents or invoices before fixing the loading day.
5. Packing and loading: in the hours permitted for trucks, with a numbered list of contents and photos, then sealing of the truck.
6. Transit: export formalities at the Saudi crossing, then passage across Jordan and Syria, with a message to you at each border post.
7. Lebanese clearance: at Masnaa, the port or the airport, in your presence or your agent’s.
8. Delivery: to the address, with unloading, assembly and checking the pieces against the list.

Tracking, insurance, keeping to dates and customer service

An automated number alone is not enough to follow a shipment with three borders ahead of it. So at loading we name one specific member of staff for you, whose name and mobile number you hold, and who calls you at five points: when the truck leaves Makkah, when it reaches the Saudi crossing, once it has passed through Jordan and Syria, when its clearance at Masnaa is finished, and before it arrives at your door.

• Tracking: by shipment number, with an update at every crossing or port, and you can give the number to the consignee in Lebanon. Details are on the track your shipment page.
• Insurance and what it covers: optional, and worked out as a percentage of the declared value. It covers loss and damage in transit according to the policy terms, and does not cover anything left off the list or prohibited items. Details are on the cargo insurance page.
• Keeping to dates: nobody controls a firm date on a road with three borders. So we give you the transit time as a range, not a single figure, we do not move the truck with an incomplete file, and if the road is disrupted before loading we offer you the container or air freight. The usual times are on the transit times page.
• The Home Safe guarantee: while we pack, load and unload, your furniture is protected against breakage and scratching.
• Customer service: Arabic-speaking, on the phone and WhatsApp between 7 am and 11 pm; payment follows the method agreed in the offer.

Shipping from Lebanon to Makkah

We also ship the opposite way, from Lebanon to Makkah. After years of suspension, Lebanese trucks are entering the Kingdom again, and they leave Lebanon by the Masnaa crossing. For those who prefer the sea, the container sails from the Port of Beirut and is discharged at Jeddah Islamic Port, and for those in a hurry the consignment lands at Jeddah airport. Our team comes to your Lebanese address, handles clearance at the crossings, and then brings the shipment to the district where you live in Makkah within the truck entry hours. And since Saudi customs and the conformity bodies set requirements for imports, we verify the type of your goods before they are loaded.

Tips before shipping from Makkah to Lebanon

• If you are a pilgrim, call us two days before you travel, not the night before.
• Do not leave shipping your furniture to the last week before Ramadan or Hajj.
• Write the list of contents in detail: “seven-seat sofa set”, not “furniture”.
• Check the rating plate of the air conditioner and the washing machine before deciding to ship them.
• Set aside what you will carry yourself: passports, contracts, gold, medicines and the Zamzam pack.

How do you choose a shipping company from Makkah to Lebanon?

The adverts are alike: “the cheapest”, “the fastest”, and large percentage discounts with no original price. What separates one company from another is the answer to specific questions about Makkah, the road and delivery:

What you ask about	Reassuring sign	Warning sign
The land date	Checks the state of the crossings, then promises	A firm promise of three days, or “within one day”
Makkah’s seasons	Asks about your date and allows for Hajj and Ramadan	Promises loading on any day at any hour
The price	Itemised: transport, transit, clearance, delivery	A single figure with no breakdown
Delivery	To the address in Beirut, Tripoli and the regions	Collection from the Masnaa yard or the port
Registration	A commercial registration that can be verified, and a receipt	A mobile number only

Common mistakes when shipping from Makkah to Lebanon

• Putting Zamzam water among the luggage, so cartons are opened at the crossing and the whole shipment is delayed.
• Asking for loading in the Hajj days with no prior booking.
• Shipping an air conditioner that does not run on Lebanon’s electrical frequency.
• A vague list of contents that gets cartons opened at more than one crossing.
• Travelling without the embassy statement proving the period of residence abroad.
• Shipping a car beyond the age limit accepted in Lebanon.
• Choosing the lowest figure without asking what it covers in transit, clearance and delivery.

Why Home Safe for shipping from Makkah to Lebanon?

To book: 0552803439, by call or WhatsApp, from 7 am to 11 pm. Or use the request a quote page.

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Frequently asked questions about shipping from Makkah to Lebanon

How much does shipping from Makkah to Lebanon cost?

The cost depends on what you ship. A pilgrim’s suitcases and cartons as one shipment cost from SAR 920, a bedroom from SAR 1,195, and a small flat’s furniture from SAR 3,700. For anything smaller: a small parcel from SAR 55, or by weight in a shared land load from SAR 11 per kilogram. A kilogram by air is from SAR 14, and a car in a sea container from SAR 2,800. Tell us the volume and the delivery address in Lebanon on 0552803439 so we can set your final price.

How long does shipping from Makkah to Lebanon take?

By land, 6 to 9 days by full truck and 8 to 12 days as a shared load. By air via Jeddah airport, two to 4 days. By sea in a container, 12 to 20 days door to door.

How far is Makkah from Beirut by road?

The truck covers close to 1,800 km spread over four countries. The longest stretch is inside Saudi Arabia, from Makkah to the Halat Ammar crossing north of Tabuk, at about 1,200 km. Jordan follows with about 400 km, then Syria with about 150 km, and the last 60 km or so lie inside Lebanon between the Masnaa crossing and Beirut.

Which road does the truck take from Makkah to Lebanon?

The truck leaves Makkah heading for Tabuk, either beside the Red Sea on the coastal road or by way of Madinah. It exits the Kingdom at Halat Ammar to enter Jordan at Mudawwara, and crosses it via Amman as far as Jaber. It then passes through Syria between Nassib and Jdeidet Yabous, and finishes at Lebanon’s Masnaa crossing. Before every shipment we check that this route is open, since the state of the crossings decides.

Is there air freight directly from Makkah?

There is no airport in Makkah, so the nearest point of departure is King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah. On the day we collect your shipment we take it there, where it is loaded on a flight to Beirut that lands at Rafic Hariri Airport. Its owner receives it two to 4 days after collection.

Do you ship the luggage of Lebanese Umrah and Hajj pilgrims?

Yes. We collect suitcases and cartons from your hotel room or from reception, put a numbered tag with the owner’s name on every piece, and deliver them to the home in Beirut, Tripoli or any Lebanese region. A luggage shipment starts from SAR 920, and a single piece by weight from SAR 11 per kilogram.

Can Zamzam water be shipped to Lebanon?

We do not ship it. Zamzam water is among the items whose export is restricted, so it has no place among luggage or within a consignment of goods. The only way to take it to Lebanon is for the traveller personally to carry the travel pack provided for the purpose when leaving from the airport.

Is the land route to Lebanon always open?

The road is open, although crossing three borders makes its conditions vary from one week to the next. That is why we check the crossings in the week your shipment is due to leave Makkah, and only then set a land date for you. If we judge that relying on it is unsafe, the alternative is a container sailing from Jeddah port or an air consignment.

Is customs paid on used furniture in Lebanon?

In principle, yes: used furniture is charged customs duty together with value added tax at 11%. The exemption is reserved for a Lebanese citizen who has lived outside the country for more than 3 years and then returned for good. It is proved with two papers: a statement issued by the Lebanese embassy, and a list of contents it authenticates. Before your furniture leaves Makkah we verify the conditions in effect for you.

Do you ship cars from Makkah to Lebanon?

We ship them in two ways. The first is a container that sails from Jeddah port, close to Makkah, and reaches the Port of Beirut, costing from SAR 2,800. The second is a car carrier that takes the land route, costing from SAR 4,140. Mind your car’s age: under current practice Lebanon does not accept a used car older than 8 years, and we will verify the condition in effect before loading it.

Will my air conditioners and appliances work in Lebanon?

The voltage in Lebanon is 220 volts, close to the Kingdom’s, but the frequency there is 50 hertz and in the Kingdom 60. Appliances whose plate reads 50/60 hertz work without trouble. For an air conditioner or washing machine rated 60 only, ask a technician before shipping it.

Do you deliver in Tripoli and the North?

Yes. We deliver in Tripoli, El Mina, Zgharta, Koura, Batroun and Akkar, as well as in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Sidon, Tyre and the Bekaa. For containers bound for the North, the Port of Tripoli is an alternative to the Port of Beirut.

Is shipping from Makkah affected by the Hajj season and Ramadan?

Yes. Truck movement inside Makkah is restricted in both seasons, and entry to the city during the Hajj days is by permit. So we ask you to book two weeks before the season, and we load in the permitted hours or store the shipment until it ends.

What cannot be shipped from Makkah to Lebanon?

Zamzam water comes first, followed by weapons, ammunition, fireworks, counterfeit goods and anything flammable. Medicines travel only with approval from Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, and a licence is required for telecommunication and wireless devices.

Do you ship from Lebanon to Makkah?

Yes, the route runs both ways. Land shipments come through the Masnaa crossing, sea shipments sail from the Port of Beirut to Jeddah port, and air shipments land at Jeddah airport. Collection is from the address in Lebanon, and delivery is to any Makkah district during the hours when trucks are permitted.