Shipping from Saudi Arabia to Japan 0552803439 | Belongings, Furniture and Goods to Tokyo and Osaka, and Shipping from Japan

Ship your belongings, furniture and goods from Saudi Arabia to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya, by sea in 32–45 days or by air in 3–6 days. Air freight from SAR 26 per kg, an express parcel from SAR 110, and documents from SAR 83. We remind you of the airport declaration that exempts your belongings, review dimensions before shipping, and ship spare parts and equipment from Japan to the Kingdom.

Home Safe ships from Saudi Arabia to Japan by sea to the ports of Yokohama, Tokyo and Kobe, and by air to Narita and Haneda airports. Sailing takes 22 to 30 days, door to door takes 32 to 45 days, and air takes 3 to 6 days. We also ship in the other direction: spare parts and equipment from Japan to the Kingdom. Air freight starts from SAR 26 per kg. To book: 0552803439.

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Who ships between Saudi Arabia and Japan, and what do they ship?
Route and transit time from Saudi Arabia to Japan
Cost of shipping from Saudi Arabia to Japan
Sea freight to Japan: full container or part load?
The unaccompanied baggage declaration: the step you cannot make up for
Japanese customs and movers’ belongings
Delivery to Japanese houses and flats
Packing for shipping to Japan
Car shipping to Japan
Shipping from Japan to Saudi Arabia
Documents required for shipping to Japan
What cannot be shipped to Japan or needs a permit
Delivery in Japanese cities
Air freight from Saudi Arabia to Japan
Express shipping for parcels and documents
Collection from the Kingdom’s cities
Steps to ship from Saudi Arabia to Japan
Tracking and insurance
How do you choose a shipping company to Japan?
Common mistakes when shipping to Japan
Why Home Safe for shipping to Japan?
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Frequently asked questions about shipping from Saudi Arabia to Japan
How much does shipping from Saudi Arabia to Japan cost?
How long does shipping from Saudi Arabia to Japan take?
What is the unaccompanied baggage declaration?
What if I do not present the declaration at the airport?
When must the belongings arrive?
Can a Saudi car be shipped to Japan?
Do you ship from Japan to Saudi Arabia?
What cannot be shipped to Japan?
Do you ship to Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya?
What is the cheapest way to ship to Japan?
What is the air price per kg to Japan?
Will my electrical appliances work in Japan?
Which Saudi port is the container shipped from to Japan?
Is the shipment insured?
When should I ship before I travel?

Route: Jeddah or Dammam → Indian Ocean → Strait of Malacca → China Sea → Yokohama · Sea distance: about 6,900 nautical miles · Time: 32–45 days.

In brief

Shipping methods: full container or part load, air, and express.
Ports: Yokohama and Tokyo for the east, and Kobe and Osaka for the west.
Time: 32–45 days by sea, and 3–6 days by air.
Prices start from: SAR 26 per kg by air, SAR 110 for an express parcel, and SAR 83 for documents.
The key step: the unaccompanied baggage declaration at the arrival airport.
Time limit: belongings arrive within six months of your entry.
Both directions: to Japan and from it.
Booking: 0552803439 by phone or WhatsApp.

Who ships between Saudi Arabia and Japan, and what do they ship?

Shipments to Japan are mostly small, because homes there are small. Shipments from it are mostly commercial: parts and equipment.

Shipper	What they ship	Most suitable method
A scholarship student going to Japan	Cartons of clothes, books and personal items	A part load by sea, and an urgent carton by air
An employee or family moving	Personal belongings and items of value to them	A part load by sea
A Japanese national returning from work in the Kingdom	Belongings, collectibles and carpets	A part load or a 20ft container
A spare-parts trader	Japanese car parts to the Kingdom	Consolidation in a container, and air for urgent items
An importer of equipment and electronics	Machinery, cameras and devices to the Kingdom	Container or flat rack, and air for light items
Someone sending a gift or document	A small parcel or papers	Express shipping door to door

Route and transit time from Saudi Arabia to Japan

Japan is our farthest destination in Asia. The port is chosen by your city: the Tokyo Bay ports for the east of the country, and the Osaka Bay ports for the west.

Port or airport	Sailing or flight time	Door to door	Serves
Yokohama and Tokyo	22–30 days	32–45 days	Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama
Nagoya	22–30 days	32–45 days	Central Japan
Kobe and Osaka	21–29 days	32–44 days	Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima
Part load	24–34 days	38–45 days	Belongings and under 15 m³
Air to Tokyo or Osaka	A day with a stop	3–6 days	Urgent and light belongings

From Dammam the voyage is days shorter. We choose the port of departure by your city and the earliest sailing.

What lengthens the time?

Transshipment: some lines change vessel at an intermediate Asian port.
Waiting for consolidation: a part load waits for the shared container to fill.
The stamped declaration: clearance waits for your photo of the stamped copy.
A vague list: Japanese customs open cartons if the list is not detailed.
Holidays: Golden Week in May, the mid-August holiday and New Year slow the port and delivery.
Typhoon season: in late summer vessels may be delayed by days.

Cost of shipping from Saudi Arabia to Japan

These are the starting prices of our services. Sea freight is priced by volume and port on the day you ask, and you receive its price the same day if you send your shipment’s details to 0552803439.

Service	Price starts from
Air freight per kg	SAR 26
Express parcel up to 5 kg	SAR 110
Express documents up to 1 kg	SAR 83
Sea part load	Per cubic metre; priced the day you ask
Full 20ft or 40ft container	A price per container; sent the day you ask

What sets the price	Its effect
Volume or weight	Work it out with the CBM calculator
The port	Yokohama for the east and Kobe for the west; a mistake costs 500 km by road
Delivery	Streets are narrow and flats small; a small truck and exterior lifting may be needed
Packing	A separate item, and standards there are high
Insurance	Optional, a percentage of the value

How do you lower the cost?

Leave large furniture behind; there is no room for it in a Japanese flat and its freight is high.
Do not ship electrical appliances; the supply there is different.
Ship a part load; most movers do not need a container.
Choose the port near your city; road transport in Japan is expensive.
Gather your purchases from Japan at one supplier or warehouse before shipping.

Sea freight to Japan: full container or part load?

Sea freight is cheapest for anything beyond a few cartons. 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
In Japan	Best for most movers	For a family with all its furniture, a rare case	Mostly for commercial goods

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.

The unaccompanied baggage declaration: the step you cannot make up for

Declaring unaccompanied baggage on arrival in Japan

In Japan, clearance of your shipment begins at the airport on the day you arrive, not at the port on the day it arrives.

On the plane or at the airport: fill in the personal effects declaration form in two copies.
Mention the shipment: write that you have unaccompanied baggage, the number of packages and how it was shipped.
At the customs officer: present both copies. One is stamped and returned to you.
Keep the stamped copy: it is what clears the shipment exempt when it arrives.
Send us a photo of it: so we can pass it to our agent with your passport and list of contents.

Note: anyone who leaves the airport without the stamp usually loses the exemption, and tax is paid on their belongings. We remind you of this before you travel, as it is the step most often forgotten.

Japanese customs and movers’ belongings

Japan exempts a mover’s used belongings, and its customs are among the most exacting in reading lists. Correct paperwork here is worth days.

Used belongings: a mover’s furniture and personal belongings in reasonable quantities enter exempt.
Time limit: the shipment arrives within six months of your entry.
New items: pay 10% consumption tax, and customs duty on some items.
The list: very detailed, in English or Japanese. Japanese customs are exacting, and “miscellaneous items” is not accepted.
Electrical appliances: the supply is 100 volts, and the frequency differs between eastern and western Japan. Most of the Kingdom’s appliances do not work there without a transformer.

Customs procedures are on the customs clearance page.

Delivery to Japanese houses and flats

Delivery in Japan differs from any other country we ship to: spaces are tight, rules are precise, and the building is protected before the first item goes in.

Space: a Japanese flat is small. A three-seater sofa or a two-metre-wide wardrobe may not go through the door or find a place.
Measure before you ship: ask for your home’s floor plan and the size of its door and lift, and compare with your furniture.
Streets: a large truck cannot enter residential lanes, so belongings are moved to a small truck.
Protecting the building: covers are laid on floors, corridor corners and the lift before any item goes in.
Packing waste: its disposal there is regulated and costly, so the delivery crew takes it away.

Our advice: ship your personal items and what you value, and leave large furniture behind. Details are on the furniture shipping page.

Packing for shipping to Japan

The voyage takes over a month through hot, humid regions, and the shipment is handled several times before it reaches your flat. Packing is prepared for that.

Cartons: double-wall, numbered, and small so they are easy to carry through narrow corridors.
Humidity: moisture-absorbing bags inside cartons and in the container.
Glass and antiques: heat-treated wooden crates with the international stamp.
Carpets: cleaned and dried, then rolled.
The list: written during packing, carton by carton, with what is in each.

All the methods are in the packing guide.

Car shipping to Japan

Shipping a car to Japan is legally possible and usually not worthwhile. We explain why before you ask about the price.

Steering side: Japan drives on the left with right-hand-drive cars, but it registers left-hand-drive cars.
Charges: no customs duty on passenger cars, and 10% consumption tax.
The obstacle: the emissions and conformity test, then the mandatory periodic inspection, all costly for a car not built for the Japanese market.
Parking space: in most cities a car cannot be registered without a certificate proving you have a parking space.

That is why people rarely ship their car to Japan. Better-suited destinations are in the article car shipping from Saudi Arabia.

Shipping from Japan to Saudi Arabia

Much of our work on this route runs the other way: Japanese goods coming to the Kingdom.

What is shipped: Japanese car spare parts, electronics and cameras, and equipment and machinery.
Cars: Japanese domestic-market cars are right-hand drive, and the Kingdom does not register right-hand drive. So do not buy a car at a Japanese auction before checking its steering side and the Kingdom’s age condition.
Consolidation: we collect from more than one supplier and ship in one container or on one pallet.
Conformity: products subject to technical regulations are registered on the SABER platform before shipping.
Time: 25 to 35 days by sea to Jeddah or Dammam, and 3 to 6 days by air.

What you import	Most suitable method	Watch for
Urgent spare parts	Air	The part number on the invoice
Spare parts and engines in quantity	Part load or container	A conformity certificate where required
Cameras and electronics	Air	Batteries, and Saudi conformity
Equipment and machinery	Container or flat rack	Dimensions, weight and lifting points
A car	RoRo or container	The steering side and age condition before buying

Details are on the commercial shipping page.

Documents required for shipping to Japan

Type of shipment	Documents
Belongings and furniture	Passport with the entry stamp, residence card, the stamped copy of the declaration, and a detailed list of contents
A car	Registration, export certificate, purchase invoice, and its technical specifications
Commercial goods	Invoice, packing list, bill of lading, and certificate of origin
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 Japan or needs a permit

Item	Rule
Some cold and allergy medicines and stimulants	Banned in Japan even if permitted here
Medicines in general	More than a month’s supply needs a prior import permit
Meat and its products, and fresh fruit and vegetables	Prohibited
Weapons, swords and long knives	Prohibited or by permit
Counterfeits	Confiscated
Plants and soil	Subject to plant quarantine
Perfumes and batteries	Conditional by air; shipped by sea

Check the composition of every medicine before you put it in a carton. The general list is on the prohibited items page.

Delivery in Japanese cities

City	Most suitable port	Road distance
Tokyo	Yokohama or Tokyo	Up to 35 km
Chiba and Saitama	Tokyo	Up to 60 km
Nagoya	Nagoya	In the city
Osaka	Kobe or Osaka	Up to 35 km
Kyoto	Kobe	About 75 km
Hiroshima	Kobe	About 300 km
Fukuoka	Port of Hakata	In the city
Sapporo	Tokyo, then by sea or road	On the island of Hokkaido

Destination details are on the shipping to Japan page.

Air freight from Saudi Arabia to Japan

Air freight from Jeddah and Riyadh to Narita and Haneda in Tokyo and Kansai Airport in Osaka delivers the shipment in 3 to 6 days. Unaccompanied air baggage is declared on the same form at the airport.

For whom: the urgent belongings of students and employees, and documents and samples.
Calculation: by chargeable weight. Work it out with the volumetric weight calculator.
Price: starts from SAR 26 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.

Express shipping for parcels and documents

A small parcel or papers do not need ordinary air freight. Express shipping takes them from your door to the consignee’s door in Japan in 2 to 5 working days.

Documents up to 1 kg: from SAR 83.
A parcel up to 5 kg: from SAR 110.
Above that: per kg on chargeable weight.

Details are in the article express international shipping.

Collection from the Kingdom’s cities

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

We pack and load at your location wherever you are, then choose the port of departure by your city and the earliest sailing. The cities we serve are on the cities page.

Steps to ship from Saudi Arabia to Japan

You send what you are shipping, your Japanese city and your travel date.
We review dimensions, appliances and what cannot be shipped.
You receive the price with the method and the time.
Collection, packing and the detailed list.
Export clearance and shipping.
You travel, have the declaration stamped at the airport and send its photo.
Clearance and delivery in Japan.

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.

How do you choose a shipping company to Japan?

What to ask about	Reassuring sign	Warning sign
The declaration	Explains the airport form before you travel	Does not mention it
Dimensions	Asks about your flat’s size and its door	Ships whatever you hand over
Appliances	Warns you about the different supply	Packs appliances without asking
Medicines	Asks to review any in the cartons	Does not ask about contents
The list	Writes it in detail during packing	“Personal effects” only
The price	Itemised	A lump sum

Common mistakes when shipping to Japan

Leaving the airport without the declaration stamped.
Shipping large furniture that will not go through the flat’s door.
An ordinary cold medicine in the carton: it may be banned there.
220-volt appliances without a transformer.
A vague list of contents.
Buying a right-hand-drive Japanese car to import into the Kingdom.
Shipping to a port far from your city: hundreds of kilometres by road at a high rate.

Why Home Safe for shipping to Japan?

A registered establishment

Home Safe Logistics Services Establishment, commercial registration 4030601060.

We remind you of the declaration

Before you travel, as it is the key to the exemption.

We review dimensions

So you do not ship what will not fit your home.

Both directions

To Japan, and from it to the Kingdom.

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

Frequently asked questions about shipping from Saudi Arabia to Japan

How much does shipping from Saudi Arabia to Japan cost?

Air freight starts from SAR 26 per kg, an express parcel up to 5 kg from SAR 110, and documents from SAR 83. Sea freight is charged per cubic metre or per container, and you receive its price the same day on 0552803439.

How long does shipping from Saudi Arabia to Japan take?

22 to 30 days’ sailing to Yokohama or Kobe, and 32 to 45 days door to door. Air to Tokyo takes 3 to 6 days.

What is the unaccompanied baggage declaration?

A customs form in two copies that you present at the arrival airport, stating that you have belongings coming by freight. One copy is stamped and returned to you, and with it your shipment is cleared exempt.

What if I do not present the declaration at the airport?

You usually lose the exemption and tax is paid on the shipment. So do not leave the airport before the form is stamped.

When must the belongings arrive?

Within six months of your entry into Japan.

Can a Saudi car be shipped to Japan?

It is legally possible, as Japan registers left-hand-drive cars. But conformity and emissions tests and the periodic inspection make it costly, so few do it.

Do you ship from Japan to Saudi Arabia?

Yes: spare parts, electronics and equipment, with consolidation and clearance. Japanese domestic cars are right-hand drive, and the Kingdom does not register right-hand drive.

What cannot be shipped to Japan?

Meat and fresh fruit, some cold medicines and stimulants banned there, and weapons. Medicines above a month’s supply need a prior permit.

Do you ship to Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya?

Yes. Osaka and Kyoto are served from the Port of Kobe, Nagoya from its own port, and Tokyo from Yokohama.

What is the cheapest way to ship to Japan?

A sea part load for anything under 15 cubic metres. Homes there are small, so most movers need no more.

What is the air price per kg to Japan?

From SAR 26 per kg on chargeable weight, falling as the weight rises.

Will my electrical appliances work in Japan?

Most will not. The supply there is 100 volts and the Kingdom’s appliances are 220 volts, so they need a transformer. It is cheaper not to ship large appliances.

Which Saudi port is the container shipped from to Japan?

From Dammam or from Jeddah. Dammam is days closer to East Asia, so we choose by your city and the earliest sailing.

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.