Shipping from Jeddah to Canada 0552803439 | Immigrants’ Furniture and Belongings by Sea and Air to Toronto and Montreal

Home Safe ships from Jeddah to Canada by sea to the ports of Montreal, Halifax and Vancouver, and by air to Toronto. Sea freight takes 35 to 55 days door to door, and air freight 5 to 8 days, starting from SAR 32 a kilogram. Most of what we ship is immigrants’ furniture and belongings, and we write the goods-to-follow list with them, on which the exemption rests. To book: 0552803439.

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1. Who ships from Jeddah to Canada?
2. Route and transit time from Jeddah to Canada
3. Sea or air?
4. Cost of shipping from Jeddah to Canada
5. What sets the price?
6. How to lower the cost
7. Packing an immigrant’s furniture for a journey of more than a month
8. Immigrants’ belongings and the goods-to-follow list
9. How to write the list
10. Clearance on arrival: who clears, and where?
11. Can a car be shipped from Saudi Arabia to Canada?
12. Shipping parcels and students’ belongings to Canada
13. Shipping commercial goods to Canada
14. What cannot be shipped to Canada, or needs a permit
15. Delivery in Canadian cities
16. Air freight from Jeddah to Canada
17. When should you ship your belongings?
18. Collection from Jeddah and other Saudi cities
19. Steps for shipping from Jeddah to Canada
20. Insurance and tracking
21. Shipping from Canada to Saudi Arabia
22. How to choose a shipping company for Canada
23. Common mistakes when shipping to Canada
24. Why Home Safe for shipping to Canada?
25. Related articles and pages
26. Tags
27. Frequently asked questions about shipping from Jeddah to Canada
28. How much does shipping from Jeddah to Canada cost?
29. How long does shipping from Jeddah to Canada take?
30. Does an immigrant pay customs on furniture in Canada?
31. What is the goods-to-follow list?
32. Can a car be shipped from Saudi Arabia to Canada?
33. What is the cheapest way to ship to Canada?
34. What cannot be shipped to Canada?
35. Do you ship to Toronto, Ottawa and Calgary?
36. When should I ship my belongings?
37. Should I ship my electrical appliances to Canada?
38. Do you ship parcels for students and relatives?
39. Do you ship commercial goods to Canada?
40. Is the shipment insured?
41. Do you ship from Riyadh and Dammam to Canada?
42. Do you ship from Canada to Saudi Arabia?

Route: Jeddah → Suez Canal → Gibraltar → the Atlantic → Halifax or Montreal · Sea distance: about 5,600 nautical miles · Transit: 35 – 55 days.

Who ships from Jeddah to Canada?

This is an immigration lane before it is a trade lane. Most of those who ship on it are families who have obtained permanent residence in Canada and are moving their home, students leaving to study, and Canadians going back after years of work in the Kingdom. Each has a different customs position.

Who	What they ship	Usual method	Customs in Canada
New immigrant	Furniture and household belongings	Consolidated sea freight or a container	Exempt with a list at first entry
Returning Canadian	Belongings and furniture	Sea	Exempt after an absence of a year or more
Student	Cartons and suitcases	Air, or consolidated sea freight	Personal effects that leave with them when their studies end
Sender of a parcel to a relative	Gifts and personal items	Air	Exemption for a small gift, charges on anything above it
Trader	Dates and goods	Containers, with samples by air	Duty by product, plus the federal tax

Route and transit time from Jeddah to Canada

The vessel leaves Jeddah, passes through the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean, and exits at Gibraltar to cross the Atlantic to Canada’s east coast. Vancouver on the west coast is served by another, longer route through Asia and the Pacific. So the choice of port follows your city in Canada.

Destination	Sailing or flight time	Door to door	Serves
Halifax	20 – 26 days	35 – 45 days	The Atlantic provinces
Montreal	22 – 30 days	38 – 50 days	Quebec and Ontario: Toronto and Ottawa
Vancouver	35 – 45 days	45 – 55 days	British Columbia and Alberta
Toronto by air	A day, with a stop	5 – 8 days	Urgent items and light belongings

In winter the St Lawrence River partly freezes, so some Montreal shipments are routed to Halifax and on by rail. We build that into the date.

Sea or air?

Comparison	Sea	Air
Transit	35 – 55 days	5 – 8 days
Pricing	By volume: the cubic metre or the container	By chargeable weight: the kilogram
Suits	Furniture, many cartons and goods	Suitcases, papers and what you need on arrival
Cost	The most economical for large volumes	The dearest, and reasonable for light items

Most immigrants combine the two: two or three cartons by air with winter clothes and papers, and the whole home by sea.

Cost of shipping from Jeddah to Canada

At Home Safe the price is calculated by the cubic metre for consolidated freight, by the container for a full load, and by the kilogram for air. Send your furniture list or carton count and your Canadian city to 0552803439, and you will have the price the same day.

What you ship	Pricing unit	Price
Belongings and goods by air	Chargeable kilogram	From SAR 32 a kilo
Small parcel by air	The parcel	From SAR 185
Furniture and cartons by sea	Cubic metre	Ask for it once the furniture list is in
20- or 40-foot container	The container	Ask for it by port and sailing date

What sets the price?

What sets the price	Its effect
Volume	Work it out with the CBM calculator
The port	The east coast is cheaper and faster than Vancouver
Transport inside Canada	Distances are vast: Toronto is about 1,800 km from Halifax
Packing and wooden crates	A separate item, and necessary for a journey this long
Clearance and delivery to the address	Stated explicitly in the price
Season	Summer is the peak of immigration, and winter is slower for delivery

How to lower the cost

1. Do not ship large appliances: they will not run on Canada’s electricity, and shipping them is money wasted.
2. Sort before packing: cheap, heavy furniture is better sold here and bought there for less than its freight.
3. Ship consolidated if your volume is under 15 cubic metres.
4. Dismantle wardrobes and beds, and fill the drawers.
5. Choose the port nearest your city, not the cheapest by sea.
6. Time the arrival: a shipment that arrives before you pays storage.

Packing an immigrant’s furniture for a journey of more than a month

A container to Canada spends more than a month between truck, port, vessel and train, and passes from the heat of the Red Sea to the cold of the Atlantic. What is enough for a move within a city will not survive it.

• Wooden crates: for paintings, mirrors, screens and ornaments, in heat-treated wood.
• Furniture: dismantled and wrapped in blankets and stretch film, with its corners protected.
• Cartons: double-walled, numbered, each marked with its contents.
• Moisture: absorbent bags inside the container, since the journey crosses very different climates.
• The list in English or French: a line for every carton and piece, with an approximate value.
• Cleanliness: wooden furniture, garden tools and shoes free of soil and insects.

How each kind of item is packed is on the packing guide page.

Immigrants’ belongings and the goods-to-follow list

This is the most important part of the article for anyone immigrating. Canada exempts the new immigrant from duty on personal and household belongings, on two conditions:

• Ownership and use: that you owned and used them before you arrived.
• The list at first entry: you hand the border officer two lists: what is with you, and what will follow. The second is called “goods to follow”.

The officer stamps the list and gives you a copy. With that copy your shipment clears when it arrives weeks later, without duty.

How to write the list

1. Start from the packing inventory: every carton with its number and contents.
2. Group like with like: “clothes: 12 cartons”, “kitchenware: 6 cartons”.
3. Single out valuables: jewellery, watches, electronics and paintings, each piece with its description, value and serial number if it has one.
4. Write an approximate value for each line in Canadian dollars.
5. Print two copies, and carry them in your hand luggage, not in the shipment.

• The high-value piece: a single item has a value limit, with duty paid on anything above it. Declare valuables at their true value.
• The returning Canadian: whoever has been away a year or more has an exemption on what they owned and used for at least six months.
• New in its box: not covered by the exemption, and duty is paid on it.
• Not for sale: what entered under the exemption stays with you for at least a year.

Clearance on arrival: who clears, and where?

A personal shipment is cleared in its owner’s name. When the container reaches the port or the city warehouse, you go to the customs office with your passport and your stamped copy of the list, the shipment is released, and it is then delivered to your home.

• Your presence: usually required, once and for a few minutes.
• What you carry: the passport, the permanent residence document or study permit, the stamped list, and the arrival notice.
• Inspection: cartons may be opened, especially those holding food or wood. An accurate list shortens it.
• After release: our agent delivers the shipment to your address and unloads it inside the home.

The paperwork is explained on the required documents page.

Can a car be shipped from Saudi Arabia to Canada?

In most cases, no. Canada does not accept a car under fifteen years old unless it was originally built to Canadian standards, and cars sold in the Kingdom are not. So a recent car is refused at the border. Anything over fifteen years old may enter, and that concerns classic cars. The destinations that do accept cars from the Kingdom are in the article on car shipping from Saudi Arabia.

Shipping parcels and students’ belongings to Canada

A student needs a few cartons that arrive before term starts, and families send their children parcels in season. These go by air, door to door.

• Price: a small parcel starts from SAR 185, and anything above it from SAR 32 a kilogram.
• Gifts: a small gift from one individual to another is exempt, and tax is paid on anything above that.
• The declaration: a description and value for each item, in English.
• Dates: in sealed boxes and personal quantities, and listed on the declaration.
• What not to include: meat and dairy, medicines without a prescription, seeds and plants.
• The address: with the full Canadian postal code and a mobile number there.

The details are on the parcel shipping page and in the article on express international shipping.

Shipping commercial goods to Canada

• The importer: a company or an individual with a Canadian business number and an import account.
• Duty: by tariff heading, then the federal goods and services tax of 5%.
• Food: subject to the Canadian food inspection agency: an import licence and a label in English and French.
• The bilingual label: a requirement for all consumer products.
• Pallets: treated wood bearing the ISPM 15 stamp.
• Documents: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and certificate of origin.

The details are on the commercial shipping page.

What cannot be shipped to Canada, or needs a permit

Item	Status
Meat, dairy, eggs and their products	Prohibited
Dates and dry spices	Personal quantities, declared
Plants, seeds and soil	With a permit
Weapons and anything resembling them	Strict rules, and never shipped among belongings
Medicines	Personal-use quantities, with a prescription
Tobacco and alcohol	Within narrow limits
Cash, gold and official papers	Carried by hand, with cash above the limit declared

The general list is on the prohibited items page.

Delivery in Canadian cities

Canada is the second-largest country in the world, with five thousand kilometres between its coasts. The container continues from the port to your city by rail and then by truck, and that is a large part of the transit time.

City	Port	Overland distance
Montreal	Montreal	Within the city
Ottawa	Montreal	About 200 km
Quebec City	Montreal	About 250 km
Toronto and Mississauga	Montreal	About 540 km
Halifax	Halifax	Within the city
Winnipeg	Montreal or Vancouver, by rail	About 2,300 km from either
Vancouver	Vancouver	Within the city
Calgary and Edmonton	Vancouver	970 – 1,160 km

Delivery includes unloading into the home. In winter we set the date around road and snow conditions. Residential towers require the service lift to be booked with the building management days ahead. The destination details are on the shipping to Canada page.

Air freight from Jeddah to Canada

Air freight from King Abdulaziz Airport to Toronto Pearson delivers the shipment within 5 to 8 days, with a stop at a European or Gulf airport. It also reaches the airports of Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary.

• For whom: what an immigrant needs in the first weeks: winter clothes, papers and the computer.
• The practical way: two or three cartons by air, and the furniture by sea.
• Pricing: by chargeable weight. Work it out with the volumetric weight calculator.
• Price: from SAR 32 a kilogram, falling as the weight rises.
• The list: what is flown after you also goes on the goods-to-follow list.

Its details are on the air freight page.

When should you ship your belongings?

• After the visa: do not ship before it is issued.
• Two to four weeks before you travel: so the shipment arrives after you have found permanent housing.
• Not much earlier than that: a shipment that arrives before you waits in the warehouse on storage charges.
• The delivery address: can be set after you arrive, before the vessel does.
• If your housing is delayed: the shipment is stored with us before sailing, which costs less than storing it in Canada.

Collection from Jeddah and other Saudi cities

Collection city	Sea freight	Air freight
Jeddah, Makkah and Taif	Direct from Jeddah port	King Abdulaziz Airport
Madinah and Yanbu	Moved to Jeddah within a day	Jeddah airport
Riyadh and Qassim	Moved to Jeddah within one to two days	King Khalid Airport
Dammam and Khobar	Moved to Jeddah within two to three days	King Fahd Airport

Steps for shipping from Jeddah to Canada

1. You send the list of what you are shipping, your Canadian city and your travel date.
2. You receive the price with the method and transit time.
3. Packing, numbering and inventory at your home.
4. We write the goods-to-follow list with you from the inventory.
5. Export clearance and shipping.
6. You present the list when you enter and send us its stamped copy.
7. Clearance and delivery to your address.

Insurance and tracking

• Insurance: optional, a percentage of the shipment’s value. We recommend it here: the journey runs past a month, handling is repeated, and the carrier’s liability is limited.
• The list of values: insurance is built on the value of each line, which is your own list.
• Tracking: by container or bill of lading number on the track your shipment page.
• Updates: at loading, sailing, arrival at the port, loading onto the train, and delivery.

The details are on the cargo insurance page.

Shipping from Canada to Saudi Arabia

The lane works in both directions. For anyone returning from Canada to the Kingdom, or sending goods or belongings from there, we arrange collection from their home through our agent, sea or air freight, and clearance in Jeddah with delivery in their city. Ask for the price on 0552803439 with the Canadian city and the size of the shipment.

How to choose a shipping company for Canada

Criterion	What to ask for	Warning sign
Legal standing	A commercial registration and a known address	A mobile number with no establishment behind it
Knowledge of the immigrant rules	They ask about the list and your entry date	They never mention the list
Scope of the price	To the door of your home in Canada	“To the port only”
Inventory	Numbered and in English	“Household goods” on a single line
Arrival agent	Their name and address in Canada	“We will tell you later”

Common mistakes when shipping to Canada

• Entering Canada without the goods-to-follow list.
• A vague list: “household goods” is not accepted, so write every line.
• Food inside the cartons: it is confiscated and delays the shipment.
• Wooden furniture that is not clean: it is treated at your expense.
• Shipping a recent car: it is refused at the border.
• Shipping far too early: storage charges before you arrive.
• Shipping the fridge and washing machine: they do not run on 120 volts.
• Putting the list in the shipment instead of the hand luggage.

Why Home Safe for shipping to Canada?

To book: 0552803439, call or WhatsApp, from 7 am to 11 pm.

Related articles and pages

• Shipping to Canada
• Air freight from Jeddah to the USA
• International shipping companies in Jeddah
• Furniture shipping
• Sea freight

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Frequently asked questions about shipping from Jeddah to Canada

How much does shipping from Jeddah to Canada cost?

Air freight starts from SAR 32 a kilogram, and a small parcel from SAR 185. Furniture is priced by the cubic metre or by the container at sea. Send the list of what you are shipping to 0552803439 and you will have the price the same day.

How long does shipping from Jeddah to Canada take?

35 to 55 days by sea, door to door, depending on the port and the city. Air freight to Toronto takes 5 to 8 days.

Does an immigrant pay customs on furniture in Canada?

No, if they owned and used it before arriving and handed its list to the border officer at first entry. New items in their boxes fall outside the exemption.

What is the goods-to-follow list?

A list of the belongings that will follow you after you arrive. You present it at first entry and the border officer stamps it. With the stamped copy your shipment clears without duty.

Can a car be shipped from Saudi Arabia to Canada?

In most cases, no. Canada does not accept a car under fifteen years old unless it was built to Canadian standards.

What is the cheapest way to ship to Canada?

Consolidated sea freight for anything under 15 cubic metres, and a full container for a whole home. Air is for the urgent and the light only.

What cannot be shipped to Canada?

Meat, dairy and eggs, plants and soil without a permit, weapons, and medicines in quantity. Cash and gold are carried by hand.

Do you ship to Toronto, Ottawa and Calgary?

Yes. Toronto and Ottawa through Montreal, Calgary and Edmonton through Vancouver, with delivery to the address.

When should I ship my belongings?

After the visa is issued, and two to four weeks before you travel, so that the shipment arrives after you have found permanent housing.

Should I ship my electrical appliances to Canada?

Not the large ones. Canada runs on 120 volts and appliances sold in the Kingdom on 220, so the fridge, washing machine and air conditioner will not work there. Computers, phones and their chargers work on both.

Do you ship parcels for students and relatives?

Yes, by air, door to door. A small parcel starts from SAR 185.

Do you ship commercial goods to Canada?

Yes, in containers, as part loads or by air. The importer needs a Canadian business number, and food is subject to the food inspection agency.

Is the shipment insured?

Insurance is optional and is calculated as a percentage of the shipment’s value. We recommend it for a journey that runs past a month and involves several handlings.

Do you ship from Riyadh and Dammam to Canada?

Yes. Sea shipments are moved to Jeddah port, and air shipments leave from the nearest airport.

Do you ship from Canada to Saudi Arabia?

Yes, through our agent there: collection from the home, sea or air freight, and clearance in Jeddah.