Shipping from Saudi Arabia to Norway 0552803439 | Furniture, Belongings and Goods to Oslo and Bergen

Ship your furniture, belongings and goods from Saudi Arabia to Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim, by sea in 32–45 days or by air in 3–6 days. A furniture part load from SAR 5,500, a container from SAR 11,000, and air from SAR 23 per kg. We review the mover’s exemption and car taxes before shipping, and deliver to the address.

Home Safe ships from Saudi Arabia to Norway by sea to the Port of Oslo, or via Gothenburg and then by road, and by air to Gardermoen Airport. Sailing takes 22 to 30 days, door to door takes 32 to 45 days, and air takes 3 to 6 days. Norway is outside the European Union, so it has its own customs and exemptions. To book: 0552803439.

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Who ships from Saudi Arabia to Norway, and what do they ship?
Route and transit time from Saudi Arabia to Norway
Cost of shipping from Saudi Arabia to Norway
Sea freight to Norway: full container or part load?
Shipping via Gothenburg to Oslo
Norwegian customs and the exemption for those moving their residence
Car shipping from Saudi Arabia to Norway
Shipping furniture and belongings to Norway
Shipping commercial goods to Norway
Documents required for shipping to Norway
What cannot be shipped to Norway or needs a permit
Delivery in Norwegian cities
Air freight from Saudi Arabia to Norway
Collection from the Kingdom’s cities
Storage before shipping
Steps to ship from Saudi Arabia to Norway
Tracking and insurance
Shipping from Norway to Saudi Arabia
How do you choose a shipping company to Norway?
Common mistakes when shipping to Norway
Why Home Safe for shipping to Norway?
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Frequently asked questions about shipping from Saudi Arabia to Norway
How much does shipping from Saudi Arabia to Norway cost?
How long does shipping from Saudi Arabia to Norway take?
Is Norway in the European Union?
Is someone moving their residence exempt from customs in Norway?
How much is customs on a car in Norway?
Does the shipment reach Norway directly?
What is the cheapest way to ship to Norway?
What cannot be shipped to Norway?
Do you ship to Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim?
When should I ship my belongings?
Can I put new appliances among my belongings?
Do you ship from Riyadh and Dammam to Norway?
Do you ship commercial goods to Norway?
Is the shipment insured?
Do you ship from Norway to Saudi Arabia?

Route: Jeddah → Suez Canal → Gibraltar → North Sea → Oslo · Sea distance: about 4,500 nautical miles · Time: 32–45 days.

In brief

Shipping methods: full container or part load, and air.
Port: Oslo, or Gothenburg and then by road.
Time: 32–45 days by sea, and 3–6 days by air.
Prices start from: SAR 5,500 for a furniture part load, SAR 11,000 for a container, and SAR 23 per kg by air.
Customs: independent of the European Union, and 25% VAT.
A mover’s belongings: exempt after a year’s residence abroad.
Cars: a very high registration tax, and not covered by the belongings exemption.
Booking: 0552803439 by phone or WhatsApp.

Who ships from Saudi Arabia to Norway, and what do they ship?

Most of those who ship to Norway are families moving to live there or to work in the energy sector, students, and Norwegians who have finished working in the Kingdom. Few ship their car, for a reason we explain in the car section.

Shipper	What they ship	Most suitable method
A family moving its residence	Used home furniture and belongings	Full container or part load with the mover’s exemption
A seconded employee	Personal belongings and some furniture	A part load by sea, and what is needed first by air
A student	Cartons of clothes and books	Shared boxes by sea, and an urgent carton by air
A Norwegian returning home	Furniture, belongings and collectibles	Full container
A trader or exporter	Dates, Saudi products and industrial materials	Container or by the cubic metre, and air for samples
Someone sending a gift or document	A small parcel or papers	Express shipping door to door

Route and transit time from Saudi Arabia to Norway

Norway lies in the far north of Europe, and large vessels from Asia and the Gulf do not call at its ports directly. The container is discharged at a major European port, then continues on a smaller vessel to Oslo or by truck from Sweden.

Route	Sailing or flight time	Door to door	Suits
Sea to Oslo with transshipment	22–30 days	32–45 days	Full containers
Sea to Gothenburg, then truck	20–26 days	32–42 days	When its sailing is sooner
Part load	24–32 days	38–45 days	Belongings and under 15 m³
Air to Oslo	Hours	3–6 days	Urgent and light belongings

What lengthens the time?

Transshipment: waiting for the feeder vessel at the intermediate port may add days.
Waiting for consolidation: a part load waits for the shared container to fill.
Your own arrival: belongings are cleared after you enter Norway and register, not before.
Winter: mountain passes close or run in convoys.
Holidays: July is a holiday month in Norway, and work is slower.
Customs inspection: adds days if the container is selected for examination.

Cost of shipping from Saudi Arabia to Norway

The price is set by the method, the volume and the Norwegian city. These are the starting prices of our services, and you receive your shipment’s price the same day if you send its details to 0552803439.

Service	Price starts from
Furniture and belongings, part load by sea	SAR 5,500
Full home furniture container	SAR 11,000
Air freight per kg	SAR 23
Express parcel up to 5 kg	SAR 110
Express documents up to 1 kg	SAR 83

What sets the price	Its effect
Volume or weight	Work it out with the CBM calculator
The route	Direct to Oslo, or via Gothenburg
Transport inside Norway	Mountain roads and ferries, so the west coast and the north cost more
Packing	A separate item, and essential for a cold, humid voyage
Insurance	Optional, a percentage of the value

How do you lower the cost?

Dismantle beds, tables and wardrobes; volume is what you pay for.
Do not ship new items in their boxes; you will pay 25% tax on top of the freight.
Do not ship large old appliances; homes there are usually let with their appliances.
Ship a part load if your volume is under 15 cubic metres.
Avoid winter delivery to west-coast cities if you can.

Sea freight to Norway: full container or part load?

Sea freight is the basis for anything large. The first question is whether you fill a container or share one.

Comparison	Part load	20ft container	40ft container
Suitable volume	Up to 15 m³	15–28 m³	30–60 m³
Suits	A student’s belongings, one or two rooms	A two- to three-room flat	A villa, or furniture with a car
Charged	Per cubic metre	A price per container	A price per container
Time	Longer because of consolidation	Shorter	Shorter
Humidity protection	By packing each item	Moisture-absorbing bags for the whole container	Moisture-absorbing bags for the whole container

If your volume is close to 15 cubic metres, compare both prices; a full container may be cheaper and safer. Container dimensions are on the container sizes page, and the method is detailed on the sea freight page.

Shipping via Gothenburg to Oslo

Moving shipments by road from Gothenburg to Oslo

Gothenburg in Sweden is the largest port in the north, and its services from Jeddah are more frequent and sooner than Oslo’s. It is 290 km from Oslo by motorway.

Transit: the shipment leaves the Swedish port under a transit document, and no European Union charges are paid on it.
Clearance: in Norway, at the border or in Oslo.
When we choose it: when its sailing is ahead of the vessel bound for Oslo.

The paperwork is the same for you on either route. The only difference is the date, and we compare the two on booking day and choose the earlier arrival.

Norwegian customs and the exemption for those moving their residence

Norwegian customs for shipments from Saudi Arabia

Norway is not a member of the European Union, so its exemption conditions differ from its neighbours’:

Residence abroad: at least one continuous year outside Norway.
Ownership and use: you must have owned and used the belongings during your stay abroad.
What it covers: used furniture and personal and household belongings.
What it does not cover: cars, food, alcohol and tobacco, work equipment, and new items in their boxes.
Time limit: belongings are brought in within a year of your move to Norway.
Declaration: the removal goods form with a list of contents and proof of previous residence.

The difference from Sweden: in the European Union a mover’s car enters exempt with the furniture. In Norway it does not: the car’s taxes are paid even if you are moving your residence.

We prepare the list of contents in English during packing, carton by carton, and separate new from used in it so the whole exemption is not held up by one item. Customs procedures are on the customs clearance page.

Car shipping from Saudi Arabia to Norway

We ship a car to Norway in a container, but we start with the sums, not the booking. Car taxes there are unlike those of any neighbouring country.

VAT: 25% on the value of the car and its freight.
One-off registration tax: calculated on the car’s weight and emissions. For a petrol 4×4 it may exceed the price of the car itself.
Age reduction: the registration tax falls with the car’s age by set percentages.
Electric cars: taxed far more lightly, which is why they are so common there.
Inspection: a technical inspection by the roads administration before plates, and winter tyres in season.

A worked example: a car worth SAR 60,000 with freight of SAR 2,800.

Item	Calculation	Amount
Value with freight	60,000 + 2,800	SAR 62,800
VAT 25%	62,800 × 25%	SAR 15,700
Registration tax	On weight and emissions	Calculated per car, and the largest item

Our frank advice: work out the registration tax before anything else. Most people who ask us about shipping their car to Norway decide against it after doing the sums. Better-suited destinations are in the article car shipping from Saudi Arabia.

Shipping furniture and belongings to Norway

Furniture is what we ship most to Norway. The voyage is long and cold, so packing is no mere detail.

Humidity: the container goes from Jeddah’s heat to the cold of the North Sea, so water condenses inside it. We place moisture-absorbing bags and keep cartons away from the walls.
Wood and leather: wrapped in paper and blankets, not in airtight plastic that traps moisture.
Wooden crates: of heat-treated wood with the international stamp.
Appliances: dried completely before packing. The plug there differs from Saudi Arabia’s.
Inventory: numbered, and distinguishing used from new.

All the methods are in the packing guide, and the service is detailed on the furniture shipping page.

Shipping commercial goods to Norway

Norway is a small, high-income market, and its customs are independent of the European Union. Goods cleared in Germany or Sweden do not enter it without Norwegian clearance.

Importer number: the importer needs a Norwegian organisation number registered with customs.
Tax: 25% VAT on most goods, and a lower rate on food.
Duties: most industrial goods carry no customs duty; food and clothing do.
Certificate of origin: there is a free trade agreement between the Gulf states and the European Free Trade Association, of which Norway is a member. A correct certificate of origin may lower the duty on a Saudi product.
Food: animal products under strict health conditions, and plant products with a clear label.

Details are on the commercial shipping page.

Documents required for shipping to Norway

Type of shipment	Documents
Belongings and furniture	Passport, residence permit, the removal goods form, a list of contents, and proof of a year’s residence abroad
A car	Registration, export certificate, purchase invoice, and weight and emissions data
Commercial goods	Invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin, and the importer’s Norwegian organisation number
Parcels and gifts	A description of the contents and their value, and the consignee’s address and mobile number

The documents are explained on the required documents page.

What cannot be shipped to Norway or needs a permit

Item	Rule
Meat, dairy and their products	Prohibited from outside the European area
Alcohol and tobacco	Very tight limits and high taxes, and not part of the belongings exemption
Medicines	Personal quantities with a prescription
Plants, seeds and potatoes	With a certificate, or prohibited
Weapons and knives	Strict rules
Counterfeits	Confiscated
Perfumes and batteries	Conditional by air; shipped by sea

The general list is on the prohibited items page.

Delivery in Norwegian cities

Delivering shipments in Norwegian cities

Norway’s geography is mountains and fjords, so distance on the map does not equal time on the road. The 460 km to Bergen takes a full day by truck.

City	Distance from Oslo	Note
Oslo and Drammen	Up to 45 km	On clearance day or the next
Kristiansand	About 320 km	Coastal road
Stavanger	About 450 km	Mountain road and tunnels
Bergen	About 460 km	Crosses the mountains, and may close in winter
Trondheim	About 490 km	To the north
Tromsø	About 1,640 km	The far north, or by sea along the coast

In winter some mountain passes close or run in convoys, so we set the date with road conditions in mind. Destination details are on the shipping to Norway page.

Air freight from Saudi Arabia to Norway

Air freight from Jeddah and Riyadh to Gardermoen Airport in Oslo delivers the shipment in 3 to 6 days, with a stop at an intermediate airport. It cuts six weeks at sea to under a week.

For whom: winter clothes and what a mover needs on arrival, and documents and samples.
Calculation: by chargeable weight. Work it out with the volumetric weight calculator.
Price: starts from SAR 23 per kg, and falls as the weight rises.
Service: to the airport, or to the consignee’s door with clearance.
What it does not suit: large furniture, which costs several times more by air than by sea.

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

Collection from the Kingdom’s cities

Your city	Sea freight	Air freight
Jeddah, Makkah and Taif	Jeddah Islamic Port directly	King Abdulaziz Airport
Riyadh and Qassim	Truck to Jeddah port	King Khalid Airport
Dammam, Khobar and Jubail	Truck to Jeddah port, or from Dammam port	King Fahd Airport
Madinah, Tabuk and Abha	Truck to Jeddah port	Jeddah airport

We pack and load at your location wherever you are. Jeddah port is the nearest to Europe because it lies on the Suez Canal route. The cities we serve are on the cities page.

Storage before shipping

Belongings are not cleared in Norway before you arrive. If you hand over your home in the Kingdom some time before you travel, we store your shipment in a closed warehouse in Jeddah, packed and inventoried, and load it on the date that makes it arrive after you, not before. Details are on the storage page.

Steps to ship from Saudi Arabia to Norway

You send what you are shipping, your Norwegian city and your travel date.
We review your case: whether you have completed a year abroad, and what the exemption covers.
You receive the price with the route and the time.
Collection and packing with the inventory.
Export clearance and shipping.
Norwegian clearance after you arrive.
Delivery to the address.

Tracking and insurance

Tracking: with the container or bill of lading number, and we update you at sailing, arrival and clearance. Details are on the track your shipment page.
Record: photos of every item before packing and after loading.
Insurance: optional, calculated as a percentage of the declared value. Details are on the cargo insurance page.
On receipt: inspect the shipment and note any remark on the delivery report before signing.

Shipping from Norway to Saudi Arabia

We also ship in the opposite direction through our agent there: the furniture of returning students and families, purchases, and commercial goods. A car coming to the Kingdom is subject to Saudi import conditions on age and specifications, so ask before you buy it. Commercial goods need a Saudi conformity certificate before shipping.

How do you choose a shipping company to Norway?

What to ask about	Reassuring sign	Warning sign
Customs	Knows it is outside the European Union	Treats it like Sweden
The car	Warns you about the registration tax before booking	Mentions freight only
The exemption	Asks whether you have completed a year abroad	“No customs” without asking
The route	Compares Oslo with Gothenburg	One route for every shipment
Delivery	Allows for mountain roads and winter	Promises a fixed date in Bergen in winter
The price	Itemised	A lump sum

Common mistakes when shipping to Norway

Assuming it is like Sweden: its customs are independent and its exemption does not cover the car.
Shipping a car without calculating the registration tax.
Putting new appliances in their boxes among the belongings: tax is paid on them.
Animal food products in the cartons.
A winter delivery date in Bergen with no margin for mountain roads.
A vague list of contents.
A shipment that arrives before its owner: it waits at the port and storage charges build up.

Why Home Safe for shipping to Norway?

A registered establishment

Home Safe Logistics Services Establishment, commercial registration 4030601060.

We are frank before shipping

Especially about the car and its taxes.

The route with the earliest date

Oslo direct or via Gothenburg.

To your front door

Clearance and delivery in Norwegian cities.

To book: 0552803439 by phone or WhatsApp, 7 am to 11 pm.

Frequently asked questions about shipping from Saudi Arabia to Norway

How much does shipping from Saudi Arabia to Norway cost?

A furniture part load by sea starts from SAR 5,500, a home furniture container from SAR 11,000, and air freight from SAR 23 per kg. Send what you are shipping and your Norwegian city to 0552803439 and you receive the price the same day.

How long does shipping from Saudi Arabia to Norway take?

22 to 30 days’ sailing to Oslo, and 32 to 45 days door to door. Air to Oslo takes 3 to 6 days.

Is Norway in the European Union?

No. It has its own customs, so the shipment is cleared there even if it passes through a European port, and its exemptions have their own conditions.

Is someone moving their residence exempt from customs in Norway?

Yes, on their used belongings and furniture, if they lived outside Norway for at least one continuous year and owned and used them there. A car is not covered by this exemption.

How much is customs on a car in Norway?

25% VAT and a one-off registration tax calculated on weight and emissions, among the highest car taxes in the world.

Does the shipment reach Norway directly?

To the Port of Oslo with transshipment at a European port, or to Gothenburg in Sweden and then 290 km by truck to Oslo.

What is the cheapest way to ship to Norway?

A sea part load for anything under 15 cubic metres, and a full container for a home’s furniture. The more you dismantle furniture and reduce volume, the lower the price.

What cannot be shipped to Norway?

Meat, dairy and their products, alcohol and tobacco above tight limits, medicines without a prescription, and plants without a certificate.

Do you ship to Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim?

Yes. Bergen is about 460 km from Oslo, Trondheim about 490 km, and Stavanger about 450 km.

When should I ship my belongings?

Six weeks before you travel. Belongings are cleared after you arrive and register in the population register.

Can I put new appliances among my belongings?

The exemption is for used items only. A new item in its box is charged 25% VAT, so buy it there or declare it.

Do you ship from Riyadh and Dammam to Norway?

Yes. We collect from your location in any city; sea shipments are trucked to Jeddah Islamic Port, and air shipments leave from the nearest airport.

Do you ship commercial goods to Norway?

Yes, by container, by the cubic metre or by air. The importer needs a Norwegian organisation number, and a certificate of origin may lower the duty on Saudi goods.

Is the shipment insured?

The carrier’s liability is limited. For a valuable shipment there is optional insurance calculated as a percentage of its declared value, with every item photographed.