As a shipping company from Makkah to Morocco, Gulf International Shipping collects your belongings at your door in Makkah, trucks them roughly 80 km to Jeddah Islamic Port, packs them into a container that crosses the Red Sea, transits the Suez Canal and continues to Tanger Med, then clears them through Moroccan customs and delivers to your address in Casablanca, Rabat, Fes, Marrakech or any other Moroccan city. Northern Morocco, Rabat and Casablanca are reached about 20 to 30 days after loading, while Marrakech, Agadir and Oujda need a further two to four days. Prices at Gulf International Shipping start from SAR 92 for a gift or a small bag of personal things, SAR 110 for parcels weighing 5 kg or less, SAR 780 for each cubic metre you take up in a shared container, SAR 1,380 for a bedroom set, a 20 ft container at SAR 4,140, and SAR 4,600 for a car less than five years old travelling in a closed container.
Makkah and the Moroccan homes of Tangier, Fes and Agadir are a continent apart, yet your starting point enjoys an advantage few Saudi cities can match: the port where Morocco-bound containers set sail is little more than an hour from your street by truck. That shows up in both the price and the transit time, making a Makkah shipment one of the cheapest and quickest to get on board anywhere in the Kingdom. This guide is written for Moroccans living in Al-Aziziyah, Al-Sharaye or Al-Jumum, for families heading home for good after years working around the Haram, and for pilgrims who want to send the gifts they have gathered back to their relatives. It covers the route as it actually runs, the starting price of every item, the paperwork Moroccan customs expects, and which cars Morocco will and won’t take.
At a glance
- Route: your home in Makkah → Makkah–Jeddah expressway (about 80 km) → Jeddah Islamic Port → Red Sea and Suez Canal → Tanger Med or Casablanca → Moroccan customs → your address
- Sailing: roughly 10 days at sea between Jeddah and Tanger Med on services that transit Suez; Casablanca cargo is relayed from Tangier or carried on another service according to the schedule
- Door to door: roughly 20–30 days to Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier, Tetouan, Fes and Meknes; Marrakech, Agadir and Oujda take 2–4 days longer, and a shared container can need up to a week more
- Air: Jeddah airport to Casablanca or Rabat on a flight of about 7 hours; parcels arrive in 3–7 days, urgent air parcels from SAR 1,655
- Prices: parcels from SAR 110, fridges from SAR 735, bedrooms from SAR 1,380, a full household from SAR 3,680, a 40 ft container from SAR 6,440
- Cars: Morocco accepts passenger cars that are not yet 5 years old; we ship them in a closed container from SAR 4,600, with Moroccan duties on top
- Returning for good: a family’s used furniture enters duty-free once, backed by a consulate-issued change-of-residence certificate and an itemised list
Route: Makkah → Jeddah → Suez → Tanger Med · Time: 20–30 days by sea, 3–7 days by air · 0568829975
The journey from Makkah to Tanger Med, stage by stage
The road to Morocco is, at heart, a sea route. Morocco sits at the far western edge of Africa on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and between it and Saudi Arabia lie the Red Sea, Egypt, Libya and Algeria. No removal company runs a regular overland service carrying household furniture across those countries. Your Makkah shipment therefore moves in two parts: a short road leg to Jeddah port and a long sea leg ending at a Moroccan port, followed by truck delivery inside Morocco.
The short second stage is what sets Makkah apart. Riyadh freight has some 950 km of highway to cover before reaching that same port, and one from Dammam about 1,300–1,400 km, while ours leaves your district in the morning and passes the port gate the same day. That is why Makkah prices sit below those of cities far from Jeddah on most items, and why the transit is a day or two shorter. Here is how Makkah compares with other loading cities:
There is no road freight from Makkah to Morocco
If an advert promises a truck that leaves Makkah and unloads in Casablanca within a week, it is describing a route that does not exist. Shipping to Morocco goes by sea through Jeddah port or by air through Jeddah airport; any other promise is worth questioning before you pay.
We pick a line that runs from Jeddah through the Suez Canal for your cargo and review the sailing schedule at every booking, then confirm your arrival port and expected date before the container is sealed. For a deeper look at the lines, the ports and the difference between shared and full containers, read our Saudi–Morocco sea freight guide.
Approximate shipping prices from Makkah to Morocco
We set our Makkah rates by reviewing what other shippers advertise for Makkah to Morocco and pricing each item below the cheapest figure we found. Where no Makkah rate is advertised for an item, we borrowed the rate of the closest city that has one instead of guessing. Two numbers appear per category: the first is our opening price, the second where the bulkiest shipments in that category end up.
Note: sea freight from Makkah to Tangier, Rabat and Casablanca takes about 20–30 days door to door, with Marrakech, Agadir and Oujda 2–4 days behind, and air parcels landing within 3–7 days; timing varies with the sailing schedule and the speed of clearance.
Item-by-item prices from Makkah to Morocco
Many of our Makkah customers are not moving a whole home: it might be a fridge for their parents in Oujda, or a wardrobe and some rugs for a new flat in Salé. These are the starting prices for single items travelling in a shared container:
These are freight charges only. Duty and the 20% Moroccan VAT on new goods and cars go to Moroccan customs, outside our price; we explain them before you book so nothing catches you out at the port. To compare Makkah with Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Tabuk, see shipping prices from Saudi Arabia to Morocco.
Sending Hajj and Umrah gifts and family parcels from Makkah to Morocco
Much of what we ship from Makkah to Morocco never appears on the big companies’ price lists: prayer rugs, copies of the Quran, prayer beads, perfumes, djellabas and children’s things gathered by pilgrims and residents to delight their families in Casablanca or Tetouan. None of this needs a container of its own. It travels in the shared container we consolidate for Morocco, priced per item or by weight.
- Gift or light personal items: from SAR 92.
- Parcel up to 5 kg, or 5 to 20 kg: from SAR 110.
- Parcel of 20 to 50 kg: from SAR 230.
- Cartons of clothes and personal belongings: from SAR 138.
- Kitchenware and brass pots: from SAR 184.
The sea voyage is long and humid, so we seal rugs in plastic against moisture, wrap each brass piece in white paper and then bubble wrap, and pack Qurans and books in rigid boxes that will not bend. Perfumes containing alcohol are flammable, so we check them with you before the carton is closed. The same goes for dates and food: commercially packed household quantities pass Moroccan customs more easily than home-made food or animal products.
Label cartons in Arabic and French
On every carton put the name of whoever is receiving it, Moroccan mobile number, city and neighbourhood in Arabic and in French, plus the number it has on your inventory. It speeds up the inspection at the port and helps the delivery driver in Morocco find the address without repeated calls.
If you send parcels home regularly, weights and packing are covered in detail in cartons and parcels shipping to Morocco.
Collection across Makkah’s districts and governorates
We collect from every district of Makkah and choose the vehicle size before loading day, once we have seen photos of the building and the street. Modern blocks with lifts in Al-Sharaye, Al-Nawariyah, Al-Awali and Wali Al-Ahd take the large truck at the door, while villas in Al-Zaidi, Al-Khalidiyah and Al-Buhayrat usually need a bigger crew for the sheer number of pieces. Older houses on the hillsides of Jarwal, Al-Misfalah, Al-Zahir and Rei Thakher, with steep lanes and narrow stairs, get a small van that shuttles items to the truck waiting on the nearest wide street, and we build that into the quote from the start.
Some governorates have a shorter route. Shipments from Al-Lith and Al-Qunfudhah in the south, and from Rabigh and Khulais in the north, head straight along the coastal road to Jeddah port without entering Makkah at all. From Al-Jumum and Al-Kamil the truck skirts Makkah before joining the Jeddah road. Either way, we time loading so the container reaches the port before the ship’s cut-off: not a week early, and not a day late.
Loading during Hajj and Umrah seasons
During Hajj, truck movement inside Makkah is restricted at set times, and the roads around the Grand Mosque are crowded in Ramadan. We therefore recommend booking your loading before or after the season, or we arrange it in the early morning with smaller vehicles when needed. Tell us when you are travelling and we will suggest the best slot.
We also offer short-term storage before sailing for anyone handing back a rented home ahead of the ship’s date. We dismantle beds, wardrobes and kitchens, number every part, and reassemble whatever needs it on delivery if you ask.
Shared container or full container? Choosing the right option from Makkah
There are two kinds of container shipping to Morocco. The first is consolidated freight (LCL): your belongings share a container with other customers’ goods and you pay for the volume you take up in cubic metres. The second is a full container load (FCL): a 20 ft or 40 ft container that is yours alone, filled outside your home or at our yard, sealed, and not opened again until Morocco.
A shared container is cheaper for small loads, but it waits until it is full, which can add a week. A private container sails on the first available vessel once loaded, and nobody touches your things between Makkah and Morocco, which matters if you own valuable furniture, glass or marble. Plenty of families who think they have little to move discover, once everything is counted, that their flat fills a 20 ft container, so we send you a volume estimate from your photos before you decide.
Where does the shipment land in Morocco: Tanger Med or Casablanca?
Tanger Med, on the Strait of Gibraltar, is the main hub for containers arriving from Jeddah through Suez. From there cargo fans out to northern Morocco, Fes and Meknes, or is relayed to the centre by feeder vessel or truck. Casablanca port is the gateway to the country’s economic heartland, and we route Casablanca, Mohammedia, Settat and El Jadida shipments there when the schedule allows. The south is served through Agadir port or by truck from the other ports. We choose the arrival port according to your city and the next available vessel, and tell you before sailing.
Once the container arrives, Moroccan customs procedures begin on its electronic system and the inventory is checked against the goods. Cargo may stay in the port warehouses for 45 days at most, paying storage as it goes, after which it may be treated as abandoned. That is why we start clearance as soon as the ship docks and ask the recipient to have their national ID card and papers ready before the vessel arrives, not after.
Delivery across Moroccan cities and timing by region
We deliver to most regions of Morocco. Cities close to the arrival ports are served first, while those further south and east need extra days on the road. The times below are approximate and counted from loading day in Makkah:
In Rabat and Casablanca we deliver straight to the door of modern buildings, but the old medinas of Fes, Marrakech, Chefchaouen and Tetouan have lanes no truck can enter, so we carry items from the nearest city gate by handcart or small van. Give us a precise address and a Moroccan number the recipient will answer on delivery day, and we will check every carton against the inventory before you sign.
Moving the furniture of Moroccans returning home for good from Makkah
If you are a Moroccan living in Makkah and have decided to return permanently, Moroccan customs exempts your used furniture and personal belongings from duty within the ceiling it applies, and this right is granted once per family. Here is what to prepare before loading:
- Change-of-residence certificate: the original, issued by the competent Moroccan consulate (the Consulate General in Jeddah is the closest for Makkah residents), stating your occupation.
- Detailed inventory: every item listed, dated and signed by you, written in Arabic or French and numbered like the cartons.
- Timing: your furniture should arrive alongside your move; anything left behind may follow as a second lot within six months of the date on the certificate, cleared at the same customs office and only if it was on the first list.
- Household appliances: covered at one of each kind, such as one fridge and one washing machine.
- On arrival: a passport stamped on entry to Morocco, and a signed statement that everything is second-hand.
Anything bought new and never used falls outside the exemption and is charged duty plus 20% VAT, so hold on to those receipts. Conditions are confirmed before shipping, so we check them with you against the latest Moroccan customs instructions before loading day. For the detail, read household goods customs for Moroccans returning home, and anyone moving a whole home will find packing and containers covered in furniture moving from Saudi Arabia to Morocco.
Get the certificate before you pack
The change-of-residence certificate is the document the whole exemption rests on, and it is best for it to be recent when the shipment arrives. Book your consulate appointment before loading day and keep the certificate date close to your travel date, so the six-month window still leaves room for a second lot if you need one.
Car shipping from Makkah to Morocco
From Makkah we only accept passenger cars still short of their fifth year, in a closed container sailing from Jeddah; that is the limit within which Morocco registers an ordinary imported car. Transport from Makkah starts from SAR 4,600. Inside the box it is lashed down, its wheels blocked and its body covered, so it is protected from sea salt and loading scrapes. Steering is on the left in Saudi cars just as in Morocco, so that is never a problem.
- In Saudi Arabia: the car is exported for good on Absher and declared for export on Fasah; bring the istimara, ownership deed and your ID.
- Inside the car: no luggage or cartons; customs inspects it empty.
- In Morocco: customs calculates duty and 20% VAT on the basis of what the car is worth, its tax horsepower rating and when it was first registered; that sits outside the freight price.
- For Moroccans living abroad: a personal car can normally be brought in temporarily for a total of 180 days in each calendar year, while retirees and over-sixties who have lived abroad for many years enjoy concessions on terms Moroccan customs sets.
We advise against shipping a car that fails the age rule in the hope it will be accepted; it can end up stuck at the port running up storage charges. The full paperwork and concessions are in car shipping from Saudi Arabia to Morocco, and you can read about our car shipping service.
Air freight from Makkah to Morocco via Jeddah airport
There is no international airport in Makkah, so your air shipment travels by road to Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz airport and is loaded there onto flights that head to Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca on direct flights operated by Royal Air Maroc, Saudia and flynas, and flynas also flies to Rabat according to its schedule. The flight itself takes about 7 hours; counting collection, airport formalities and delivery, a parcel reaches its recipient 3 to 7 days after leaving your hands.
Because airlines bill the higher of real and volumetric weight, air makes sense for official papers, phones, laptops, prescribed medicines and urgent light parts. Urgent air parcels start from SAR 1,655, and the per-kilo rate changes with weight and season; ask for your quote on WhatsApp. Sending furniture or big appliances this way costs many times what a container would. Details are in air freight from Saudi Arabia to Morocco and our air freight service.
Shipping commercial goods from Makkah to Morocco
Makkah’s traders and suppliers have two options: small quantities shipped consolidated from SAR 780 per cubic metre, or from SAR 825 for a commercial consignment of 50 to 100 kg; and larger volumes that fill a 20 ft or 40 ft container. Small industrial equipment starts from SAR 1,380 and heavy equipment from SAR 2,760. We file the export declaration on Fasah, draw up your commercial invoice and packing list, and stay on top of clearance once the goods land in Morocco. Moroccan duty on goods depends on the tariff line, VAT is added on top, and a certificate of origin helps establish the correct treatment; we confirm this before shipping through our customs clearance service.
Documents required for shipping from Makkah to Morocco
Before the truck moves we match the papers to the goods, because any gap between what is written and what is shipped will surface during the Moroccan port inspection and hold up release.
Prohibited and restricted items for Morocco
- Weapons, ammunition and firearms for hunting, and narcotics of any kind.
- Counterfeit goods, and printed or audiovisual material contrary to public order or offensive to the Kingdom of Morocco.
- Drones, including small ones sold as toys.
- Maps that do not show Morocco’s territorial integrity, which customs seizes.
- Radio and satellite communication equipment without approval from the competent Moroccan authority.
- Medicines without a prescription, animals and animal products, and plants without a phytosanitary certificate.
- From the Saudi end: items of antiquity or heritage that may not be exported, and subsidised products.
This covers the main restrictions rather than every case, so check with us about any doubtful piece before its carton is taped shut.
Steps to ship from Makkah to Morocco
- 1Send photos and your Moroccan city
photograph the rooms or items and send them to 0568829975 with your district and destination city. - 2Receive the price and container type
we suggest shared, 20 ft or 40 ft, and name the likely arrival port. - 3Prepare the paperwork
the change-of-residence certificate for returnees, or the car and goods documents. - 4Loading day
dismantling, packing, numbering and photos, then loading the truck or container. - 5Port and sailing
export declaration on Fasah, then departure from Jeddah through Suez. - 6Clearance in Morocco
we follow customs at Tanger Med or Casablanca and update you at each stage. - 7Delivery
to your door, checking numbers against the inventory and reassembling on request.
What will your Makkah to Morocco shipment cost?
Share photos, your Makkah district and where in Morocco it is going; you will get a price back along with the next Jeddah departure.
How is the cost of shipping from Makkah to Morocco calculated?
- Volume: furniture is priced by cubic metre, parcels by weight, and air freight by actual or volumetric weight.
- Container type: shared is cheaper for small loads; private makes more sense as your things approach a full container.
- Moroccan city: the north and centre are closer to the arrival ports than Marrakech, Agadir and Oujda.
- Special packing: wooden crates for glass, marble and antiques add to the price.
- Access: stairs and hillside districts in Makkah, and narrow lanes in the old medinas.
- Insurance and clearance: calculated according to the value of the goods and the type of shipment.
Worked example: a family in Al-Shawqiyyah is sending a full bedroom set, plus fridge, washer and TV, to Salé. The bedroom starts from SAR 1,380, the fridge from SAR 735, the washing machine from SAR 640 and the TV from SAR 365, giving an approximate total of SAR 3,120 before insurance. If the family adds the living room, the kitchen and the rest of the cartons, a full household load (from SAR 3,680) or a 20 ft container (from SAR 4,140) becomes the better option. The final price is set after a survey from photos.
The cheapest way to ship from Makkah to Morocco
- Choose a shared container if you have only a few things and are not in a hurry.
- Dismantle furniture fully and use cartons of equal size; every cubic metre saved lowers the bill.
- Sell cheap, heavy furniture before you leave; replacing it in Morocco is sometimes cheaper than shipping it.
- Book outside the summer peak, when many Moroccans travel home.
- Only send light, urgent items by air; sea freight is far cheaper per kilo.
- If you are returning for good, prepare the exemption paperwork before loading to avoid paying duty.
Common mistakes when shipping from Makkah to Morocco
- Believing promises of “road freight to Morocco” or “one week by sea”.
- Sending a car that is already five or older and hoping it can be registered.
- Writing a vague list such as “household goods” instead of a numbered, detailed inventory in Arabic or French.
- Obtaining the change-of-residence certificate after the shipment has sailed.
- Mixing new items, invoices and all, into returning-resident furniture without declaring them.
- Leaving the shipment in the Moroccan port until the 45-day storage limit is close.
Payment, insurance and tracking
Settlement is in riyals before departure, and our quote lists exactly what is in the price and what is not, such as Moroccan charges on new goods and cars. Cover is optional, costed on the worth you declare, and can be quoted together with the freight. We send you a WhatsApp update at each stage: the truck leaving Makkah, the container entering Jeddah port, the ship sailing, its arrival in Morocco, customs release, and finally delivery day.
What sets Gulf International Shipping apart on the Makkah–Morocco route?
The port works in your favour
a short road leg from Makkah to Jeddah keeps both price and transit down.
Below published prices
we reviewed what Makkah companies publish and set our starting figures beneath them.
A real route
sea through Suez and air through Jeddah, with no promises of a road that does not exist.
Packing for a long voyage
protection against humidity and repeated handling over weeks at sea.
Returnee paperwork know-how
the change-of-residence certificate, the inventory and the second lot.
Direct contact
call or WhatsApp 0568829975.
Related Morocco guides
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- From Riyadh: shipping company from Riyadh to Morocco
- Useful pages: sea freight service, international furniture moving and all destinations
