Furniture moving from Saudi Arabia to Morocco is done by sea only: Gulf International Shipping collects your furniture from your home in any Saudi city, packs it to export sea-freight standard, trucks it to Jeddah Islamic Port, and loads it into a container bound north through the Red Sea and Suez for Tanger Med or Casablanca, reaching your door in Morocco in roughly 20–34 days depending on where it is loaded. Prices begin at SAR 1,380 for a full bedroom set, SAR 780 a cubic metre for space in a shared box, SAR 3,680 for an entire household, and SAR 4,140 when you take a whole 20 ft container to yourself.
Most people who contact us about this are Moroccan families wrapping up years of work in the Kingdom and heading home, residents relocating to Morocco to settle, or students who have finished their studies and want to send back what they have built up. They all ask the same thing: how do I get my home to Morocco without pieces breaking on a sea voyage that lasts weeks, and without a surprise bill at Moroccan customs? This guide answers in the same practical order we work in: route and timing, then prices and container size, then packing, then the exemption paperwork for returnees, and finally delivery and reassembly in your Moroccan city.
In short
- Route: truck to Jeddah Islamic Port, then a container crossing the Red Sea and Suez to Tanger Med or Casablanca, then a truck to your door
- Sailing: roughly ten days between Jeddah and Tanger Med; no road links the two countries
- Door to door: about 20–30 days from Jeddah, Makkah and Taif, 22–32 days from Riyadh and Tabuk, and 23–34 days from Dammam
- Prices: bedroom from SAR 1,380, shared space from SAR 780/m³, 20-foot box from SAR 4,140, 40-foot from SAR 6,440
- Returning for good: one exemption per family for used furniture, backed by the consulate’s change-of-residence certificate and your signed inventory
- New items: new furniture and appliances pay duty plus 20% VAT
- Service: dismantling, sea packing, wooden crates, storage, clearance, delivery and reassembly anywhere in Morocco
Route: your city → Jeddah port → Suez → Tanger Med / Casablanca → your home · 0568829975
How does furniture get from Saudi Arabia to Morocco?
No road links the Kingdom with Morocco, so any offer of “land shipping to Morocco” is simply inaccurate. For the contents of a full home the only practical route is the sea; air is reserved for light, urgent items. A furniture shipment therefore passes through three clear stages, each with its own timing, cost and responsible party.
Stage one, inside the Kingdom: we dismantle and pack your furniture at home, and our closed truck takes it to Jeddah Islamic Port. The road distance to the port is about 80 km from Makkah, about 170 km from Taif, about 420 km from Madinah, about 950 km from Riyadh and about 1,000 km from Tabuk. For the Eastern Province we choose to move the load overland to Jeddah, roughly 1,300–1,400 km, because the Morocco sailings we use depart from Jeddah.
Stage two, at sea: the pieces are stowed in the container and sealed, Gulf International Shipping registers the export on the Fasah platform, and the vessel heads north, crossing the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean. Our bookings are on Suez-routed services out of Jeddah, and we confirm each vessel’s schedule before giving you a loading date. The crossing to Tanger Med is around ten days of sailing, and loads for Casablanca are relayed from Tangier or carried on a different service as the schedule allows.
Stage three, in Morocco: the box is landed at Tanger Med, the country’s largest container port, or at Casablanca port, where it is cleared by the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration. A truck then carries it to your city and the delivery crew puts your furniture back together in the house. For southern cities such as Agadir, arrival through Agadir port is possible depending on the available service.
Why we won’t promise you one week
Some adverts claim furniture reaches Morocco in 7–10 days. That cannot happen door to door: the sailing alone is about 10 days, and on top of it come the haul to Jeddah port, the vessel’s booking cut-off, clearance at both ends and the drive inside Morocco. We would rather give you a real timeline to plan your flight and housing around than a number that feels good today and leaves you stranded two weeks later.
How long does a furniture move from Saudi Arabia to Morocco take?
Two things set the timeline: the distance between your Saudi city and Jeddah port, and the distance between the arrival port and your Moroccan address. The table gives approximate door-to-door times to Tangier, Tetouan, Fes, Meknes, Rabat and Casablanca, including the inland haul, clearance on both sides and the voyage.
Allow roughly 2–4 extra days if your home is in Marrakech, Agadir, Oujda or the south, as they lie farther from Tanger Med. If you choose a shared container, the load may wait up to 7 more days in the warehouse until the box fills with other Morocco-bound consignments. All of these are estimates subject to the sailing schedule and clearance. Whatever you need in your first weeks in Morocco, such as clothes, papers and basic kitchenware, send by air or carry in your luggage so you are not camping in an empty flat.
Approximate prices: furniture moving from Saudi Arabia to Morocco
We went through the Morocco rates that shipping companies publish in seven major Saudi cities and priced each item under the cheapest figure we found. These are “from” prices: they rise with volume, with distance from Jeddah, and with how far your Moroccan city is from the port, since rates are lowest in the Hejaz cities near Jeddah port and climb as the loading city gets farther away.
Note: door-to-door sea transit takes roughly 20–34 days, varying with the city of loading, plus 2–4 days for Marrakech, Agadir and the south; air freight takes 3 to 7 days.
Single-item prices
If you are not moving the whole house, just chosen pieces you love or would struggle to replace in Morocco, here is where each piece starts in shared sea freight:
We do not publish fixed prices for clearance in Morocco or for insurance: the first depends on your status (returning for good or not) and on how much of the load is new versus used, and the second is calculated on the value you declare. Send your list and photos on WhatsApp and we will reply with an itemised quote. City-by-city rates are on our shipping prices from Saudi Arabia to Morocco page.
Full container or shared? Sizing a 20-footer and a 40-footer
This is the biggest money decision in a move to Morocco. With shared shipping (LCL) your bill covers just the cubic metres your furniture takes up, and it travels alongside other families’ goods in one container; it is the cheapest option for one or two rooms or a small home. With a dedicated container (FCL) you book the whole box: it is loaded at your door, sealed, and not opened until Moroccan customs. It suits complete homes, valuable pieces, and anyone who wants the shortest timeline without waiting for consolidation.
To see when to switch from shared to dedicated, do the sum yourself: a cubic metre of shared space starts at SAR 780, whereas reserving an entire 20-footer costs from SAR 4,140. So a dedicated container becomes the better deal once your furniture passes roughly 5–6 cubic metres, which two bedrooms plus a kitchen and cartons usually reach. At the survey we measure everything and tell you which option is cheaper for you, not which earns us more.
Either way, heavy items go in first, low down and against the front wall, put lighter items on top, fill gaps with blankets and soft cartons, and strap every tier so nothing shifts as the ship moves. Each piece carries a number matching the inventory, so the delivery team in Morocco knows which room every carton belongs in without opening it.
Packing furniture for a long sea voyage
Furniture moving across Riyadh or Jeddah is fine with stretch film and a blanket. Furniture spending three weeks or more in a steel box, through Red Sea heat and then Mediterranean humidity, lifted by cranes at two ports, needs a different standard. That is why we call our method “export sea packing”, and this is what it involves:
- Dismantling and numbering: beds, wardrobes and tables are taken apart, and hardware such as screws and hinges is bagged, labelled with the piece number and taped to it, so nothing goes missing at reassembly.
- Layers: scratch-proof paper on glossy surfaces, then bubble wrap, then corrugated corner guards, then an outer plastic wrap.
- Wooden crates: mirrors, glass, marble, antiques, paintings and large screens get a made-to-measure crate with foam bracing inside.
- Moisture protection: desiccant bags inside cartons and crates, and sealed covers on mattresses and fabric sofas, because damp is what ruins fabric and wood on long voyages.
- Appliances: fridges and washers are drained and dried a day before packing, washer drums are locked, and nothing containing gas or fuel is shipped.
- Kitchen: each plate and glass gets its own wrapping and is packed on edge in double-wall cartons.
While packing we photograph each piece and log it in a numbered inventory. That list is not just an internal record: it is the same inventory you will hand to Moroccan customs if you are claiming the exemption, so we write it in Arabic or French as you prefer and describe each item clearly. “Used four-door wooden wardrobe” works far better than “assorted furniture”.
What to ship to Morocco and what to leave in Saudi Arabia
Not everything in the house is worth a sea crossing. Before the survey, sit down with your family and sort things into three groups; it saves you container space and customs trouble at the same time:
- Worth shipping: solid wooden furniture, good bedroom sets, carpets, antiques and family keepsakes, and recent used appliances that would cost more to buy in Morocco than to move.
- Think twice: heavy old appliances, worn-out sofas, and oversized pieces that may not fit through doorways in old-medina houses; compare the freight cost with the price of a replacement there.
- Don’t ship: new furniture or appliances still in their boxes if you want the exemption, because they are treated as goods subject to duty and 20% VAT, plus the prohibited and restricted items listed further down.
Don’t buy new furniture weeks before you leave
The exemption covers furniture you have actually used, ideally owned and in use for more than 6 months. A bedroom set bought last month to take with you may be treated as new goods and charged duty and VAT, wiping out the saving you expected.
For household appliances the returnee exemption covers one unit per category, meaning one fridge, one washer, one cooker. If you have two fridges, the second may be treated differently. We review your list with this in mind before the container is closed and flag anything that could raise questions at customs.
Duty-free furniture for Moroccans returning for good: conditions and papers
For Moroccans who have lived in the Kingdom and are now going home permanently, Moroccan customs exempt your used furniture, personal effects and clothing from duties and taxes, within its limits and once per family. The value cap for personal, non-commercial items follows the ceiling in force at Moroccan customs when your shipment arrives, and anything above it pays duty. These are the main conditions as published in Moroccan customs guidance; confirm them before shipping, as they can change:
The condition people most often overlook is the second lot. If you are shipping part of the house now and leaving the rest with your spouse or children until the school year ends, list the remaining pieces on the first inventory from the start, and make sure the second lot lands within 6 months of the certificate date, through the same port and customs office. We route both lots to the same port so you keep that right.
Documents required to move furniture to Morocco
Antiques and old heritage pieces are a special case and may need authorisation from Morocco’s Ministry of Culture, so tell us about them before packing. For the full picture of who qualifies for the exemption and who does not, read our guide to household goods customs for Moroccans returning home.
How long cargo can sit in port
Don’t leave your container waiting at the Moroccan port. Moroccan port storage has a time limit, roughly 45 days with fees, beyond which cargo is declared abandoned. So we ask you to be in Morocco with your papers a few days before the ship arrives, and we complete clearance well inside that window.
Not returning for good? How your furniture is treated at customs
Not everyone moving furniture to Morocco is a permanent returnee. You may be a resident sending part of your home to the family house, a non-Moroccan relocating for work, or a Moroccan still employed in the Kingdom furnishing a home back there bit by bit. In these cases the final-return exemption normally does not apply, and duty plus 20% VAT are calculated on the value of the goods according to their tariff lines.
Our practical advice: keep invoices for valuable pieces, declare realistic values, and don’t build your budget on a single figure someone quoted you, because the final assessment comes from Moroccan customs at inspection and can land higher or lower than you expected. We give you a clear view of what is likely to be charged before shipping, and ask our clearing team in Morocco for a preliminary estimate whenever possible.
Delivery and reassembly across Moroccan cities
We deliver to every region of Morocco; what changes from city to city is the number of days after the port, not the standard of service. This table groups the regions, their main cities and roughly what is added to the base timeline:
In modern districts the truck pulls up at the building and the furniture goes straight up. In the old medinas, such as Fes el-Bali and the lanes of Marrakech and Chefchaouen, the alleys are too narrow for trucks, so we finish the journey with smaller vehicles or by hand to your front door, and plan for it as soon as you give us the address. Inside, the crew unwraps everything, rebuilds and fixes beds and wardrobes, places each carton in the room written on it, and takes the packing waste away.
Air freight for urgent items to Morocco
Furniture itself rarely goes by air because the freight would exceed its value, but flying is very useful for what you need the moment you land. Nonstop flights leave Riyadh and Jeddah for Casablanca’s Mohammed V Airport, Jeddah also has a Rabat service, and Madinah connects seasonally or through Jeddah, all subject to the airline timetable. You are about 7 hours in the air, and an air parcel reaches the door within 3–7 days, airport clearance included.
At Gulf International Shipping an urgent air parcel starts from SAR 1,655; the per-kilo air rate varies with weight, volume and departure city, so request a quote based on your actual weight. Fly out the children’s school files, official papers, small devices and seasonal clothes, and let the furniture follow by sea. If you are only sending cartons, see our guide to air freight from Saudi Arabia to Morocco.
Can I ship my car with the furniture to Morocco?
Yes, provided it is a passenger car under five years of age, because Morocco registers older vehicles only by exception; it is shipped strapped inside a closed container from Jeddah, priced from SAR 4,600, while Moroccan duties are assessed separately on the car itself. The full rules are on our car shipping from Saudi Arabia to Morocco page.
What is prohibited in a furniture shipment to Morocco?
Check this list before you close the cartons, because a single prohibited item can hold the whole container at customs until it is inspected:
- Strictly prohibited: weapons and ammunition, narcotics, counterfeit goods, and publications or recordings contrary to public order.
- Drones: including toy drones, so keep them out of the children’s cartons.
- Maps: any map, book or globe showing the Sahara as separate from Morocco is confiscated.
- Restricted, needing approval: telecom, radio and satellite equipment, medicines without a prescription, plants, animals and animal products, and hunting guns.
- Not loaded in the container: gas cylinders, fuel, large loose batteries, flammable materials and perishable food.
- On the Saudi side: antiquities and manuscripts, subsidised goods, and anything Saudi export rules bar from leaving.
Steps to move furniture from Saudi Arabia to Morocco
- 1Contact and survey
WhatsApp us room photos plus the cities at both ends on 0568829975, or book a survey visit where our team measures the furniture. - 2Quote and container choice
We send an itemised price comparing shared and dedicated container options, with the next available sailing. - 3Paperwork
Returnees first obtain the change-of-residence certificate at the Moroccan consulate, and give us your Fasah authorisation. - 4Dismantling, packing and inventory
The crew dismantles, sea-packs and numbers every piece, and you sign the inventory. - 5Haul to Jeddah and sailing
The truck takes the load to Jeddah Islamic Port, the container is sealed and sails via Suez, and we send you the container number to follow. - 6Clearance in Morocco
Once the ship docks at Tanger Med or Casablanca, your papers go to customs and the furniture is inspected. - 7Delivery and reassembly
The truck reaches your home, the crew unpacks and reassembles, and you sign for delivery after checking against the inventory.
What makes up the cost of moving furniture to Morocco?
Your final price comes from a handful of factors, and the better you understand them before the survey, the more you can control:
- Volume in cubic metres: sea freight mostly charges for space, not weight, so a big light sofa costs more than a small heavy box of books.
- Shipping mode: shared by the cubic metre, or a dedicated 20 ft or 40 ft container.
- Loading city: the farther from Jeddah port, the higher the inland haul, so Riyadh, Dammam and Tabuk cost more than Jeddah, Makkah and Taif.
- Moroccan city: the further south or east the address (Marrakech, Agadir, Oujda), the higher the final truck leg.
- Packing: wooden crates and special packing for antiques are added by the piece.
- Storage, insurance and clearance: optional services you choose as needed.
Worked example: a Jeddah family moving two bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen with its appliances to Rabat comes to about 14 cubic metres once packed. Shared, that would be at least 14 × 780 = SAR 10,920, whereas one 20-footer, priced from SAR 4,140, swallows that volume easily. So we recommend the dedicated container: it costs less and is sealed right at the front door. Had the load been one bedroom and a few cartons at 3 cubic metres, shared shipping would have been clearly cheaper.
How can I move furniture to Morocco for less?
- Go shared if your furniture is under about 5–6 cubic metres, and dedicated once it goes above that.
- Dismantle everything that comes apart; a bed taken apart needs only about a third of the room it takes standing.
- Sell or donate old pieces that are not worth their freight.
- Book early, ahead of the summer season when the diaspora heads home and containers and warehouses fill up.
- Have the exemption papers ready before loading; one extra day of storage at the Moroccan port can cancel out what you saved on price.
Costly mistakes returnees make
- Believing a “land shipping to Morocco” offer: there is no road route; whoever sells one will either ship by sea and hide it, or doesn’t know the route at all.
- Trusting a 7-day promise: then flying out, renting an empty home and waiting for weeks.
- A vague inventory: “household goods” with no detail invites a close inspection and valuation.
- Splitting the home into shipments under different names: this can cost you an exemption granted once per family.
- Forgetting the second lot: pieces missing from the first inventory, or arriving more than 6 months after the certificate date.
- Packing new appliances in their boxes: they get separated out and charged duty plus 20% VAT.
Storage, insurance, tracking and payment
If you have to hand back your home in the Kingdom before the sailing date, or you are flying before your Moroccan home is ready, we store the furniture, already packed, in our warehouse until shipment. Insurance is optional and is calculated on the value you declare, so request a quote. We send you the container number, port name and expected arrival, and our team stays with you on the same number, 0568829975, from survey day to reassembly day. Payments are taken in Saudi riyals, inside Saudi Arabia.
Why move to Morocco with Gulf International Shipping?
Honest timelines
We give you the real door-to-door time, not an advertising number.
Packed for weeks at sea
Wooden crates, moisture protection and a number on every piece.
A customs-ready inventory
Written in Arabic or French so you can hand it in as it is.
The cheaper container for you
We compare shared and dedicated in figures before you decide.
From Riyadh to the Rif
Collection from every Saudi city, delivery to every Moroccan region.
One number
Calls and WhatsApp on 0568829975 from survey to reassembly.
Get the cost of your move to Morocco
Share room photos and both cities with us, and our reply will cover the price, the right container size and the next sailing.
Related Morocco guides
- Main guide: shipping company from Saudi Arabia to Morocco, and sea freight from Saudi Arabia to Morocco
- For returnees: household goods customs for returning Moroccans, and cartons and parcels shipping to Morocco
- By city: Riyadh to Morocco, Jeddah to Morocco, Dammam to Morocco, Makkah to Morocco, Madinah to Morocco, Taif to Morocco, Tabuk to Morocco
- Shipping prices from Saudi Arabia to Morocco, car shipping to Morocco, and air freight to Morocco
- Our services: furniture moving abroad, customs clearance, air freight, car shipping, and all destinations
