Shipping prices from Saudi Arabia to Iraq at Gulf International Shipping run from a single carton at SAR 137, through shared road freight at SAR 13.8 a kilo and suitcases and parcels by weight, to furniture starting with a bedroom at SAR 2,300 and a whole flat at SAR 4,140; a saloon car moves from SAR 1,640, a truck booked just for you from SAR 5,980, and air cargo from SAR 41 a kilo. Whether you load in Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah or elsewhere, the opening figures are identical; road freight through the Jdeidat Arar crossing arrives in 4–7 working days, and Iraqi customs duties are not included in these figures.
Before you compare quotes, bear in mind that the cheapest figure on paper is not always the cheapest at the end. Some offers leave out dismantling and reassembly, some price by weight and then add an “oversize” charge, and some leave you to discover the clearance costs at the border. On this page we set out all our prices in detail, explain how they are calculated and what they do and do not cover, then give real examples and practical ways to bring the bill down.
In short
- Cartons and parcels: cartons from SAR 137, parcels up to 30 kg from SAR 230, parcels up to 50 kg from SAR 414
- By weight: from SAR 13.8 per kg by road in a shared truck and from SAR 41 per kg by air
- Furniture: a bedroom from SAR 2,300, a kitchen from SAR 2,760, a full apartment from SAR 4,140
- Cars: SAR 1,640 upwards for a saloon, more for SUVs and pick-ups
- Goods: a pallet from SAR 550, a full dedicated truck from SAR 5,980
- Not included: Iraqi duty, plus clearance fees that vary with what you ship and what it is worth
- Transit time: under a working week by road in most cases, two to four days by air
Prices: every Saudi city → Iraq via Arar · figures in this table are reviewed regularly · Call: 0568829975
Approximate shipping prices from Saudi Arabia to Iraq
This table sums up what customers search for most. We set our opening prices roughly 8% under the cheapest rates other firms publish, so they form the bottom of each range; the top shows where going market rates usually end up.
Note: road consignments generally take 4–7 working days depending on the loading city and how quickly Arar clears them, air 2–4 days; Iraqi duty is charged on top.
Detailed price list for shipping to Iraq
Below is Gulf International Shipping’s complete list, grouped by type of shipment. Each figure is the starting point for that category and rises with the actual volume, distance and level of packing.
Cartons, parcels and suitcases
Furniture and appliances
Goods, cars and air freight
Do prices to Iraq change with the Saudi city?
A customer in Riyadh pays the same opening price as one in Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah or Tabuk. That is because Riyadh and Dammam are at a similar distance from the Arar crossing (about 1,100–1,200 km), and small and medium shipments are grouped into shared trucks whose cost is spread across several customers. For large consignments and dedicated trucks, though, the loading city starts to matter: a full truck from Jeddah covers about 1,400 km to Arar, hundreds of kilometres more than one from Riyadh.
The destination inside Iraq matters too. Karbala and Najaf are the cities nearest the border, then Baghdad; Basra is about 530 km beyond Baghdad, and Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Duhok mean a longer drive north plus Kurdistan Region clearance. So a dedicated truck to these destinations can cost more than the published minimum.
How are cartons, parcels and per-kg rates calculated?
For small shipments, two things set the price: actual weight and size. An ordinary carton is priced by its category (from SAR 137), while suitcases and parcels go by weight band (up to 20 kg, 30 kg and 50 kg). If you have a batch of cartons or a mix of small goods, the shared-freight rate per kg applies, starting from SAR 13.8.
By air, actual weight is compared with volumetric weight and the higher of the two is charged. Volumetric weight comes from the box’s length, width and height in centimetres, multiplied together, then divided by a carrier factor that is normally 5,000 or 6,000. Take a 50 × 50 × 40 cm box of blankets: the dimensions multiply to 100,000, which at the 5,000 factor bills as 20 kg, though the scale reads only 9 kg. Pillows, soft toys and other light, bulky things are therefore better sent by road.
Furniture moving prices to Iraq: a room, a flat or a whole house?
Furniture is priced in two ways: by the piece or room for defined loads, and by weight band for whole homes. A complete bedroom (bed, bedside tables, wardrobe and dresser) starts from SAR 2,300 including dismantling, packing and reassembly. A kitchen with dismantling and refitting starts from SAR 2,760 because cabinets and worktops need more careful work. A household is estimated by weight: up to 500 kg from SAR 2,290, 500–1,000 kg from SAR 3,220 and over 1,000 kg from SAR 4,600, while a full apartment starts from SAR 4,140.
Which band are you in? A two-bedroom flat with average furniture, a kitchen and basic appliances usually lands between 500 and 1,000 kg. A villa with five or more rooms, a majlis and large appliances generally exceeds a part load, making a dedicated truck (from SAR 5,980) the better deal. So before quoting we want either a picture of every room or a quick survey, so the figure does not change on loading day. Room-by-room packing is explained under furniture moving from Saudi Arabia to Iraq.
Cost of shipping a car from Saudi Arabia to Iraq
Gulf International Shipping has three main car bands: a compact saloon on an open transporter from SAR 1,640, larger family SUVs from SAR 2,760, and pick-ups and light trucks from SAR 3,220. Luxury and classic cars that need an enclosed carrier are priced once we know the make and value. The price covers transport from your Saudi city to the Iraqi city, but not Iraq’s 15% customs duty on cars, nor plate and registration fees in Iraq.
An illustration of the duty: a car with an actual value equivalent to SAR 40,000 would pay roughly 15% in customs duty, around SAR 6,000 equivalent, settled in Iraqi dinars. The figure is purely illustrative; Iraqi customs make the final assessment. Remember too that flood-damaged, burnt or badly crashed cars are banned, and that the northern region generally admits nearly new cars only. For rules and papers, see car shipping from Saudi Arabia to Iraq.
Iraqi customs duties: what the shipping price does not cover
The shipping price is one thing; customs duty is another, paid directly to Iraqi customs at declaration. The rule now is that duty follows the genuine price shown on your receipts, with a general 5% rate for many goods, a reduced rate for basic food, and 15% for luxury goods and cars. In the Kurdistan Region customs are administered separately and certain items carry other rates.
What about returnees’ furniture? An Iraqi citizen coming home to stay pays nothing on used household belongings so long as their assessed value stays within about half a million dinars, and some groups of returnees get more generous treatment under separate instructions. Goods beyond that ceiling, or new ones, fall into the duty net by category and price. Removal firms that handle Iraq report that, once the ceiling is passed, households commonly end up paying somewhere near a tenth of the value they declare (8–10%). So we recommend a detailed inventory and invoices for new appliances; details are in Iraq used household goods customs.
Don’t believe “100% exemption”
You will see ads claiming furniture enters with no duty whatsoever, occasionally backed by a clause lifted from Jordan’s customs code. It does not, and relying on it leaves customers facing unexpected duty at the border. Always ask for the expected charges to be explained before loading.
Shared load or dedicated truck: which costs you less?
Rule of thumb: small loads save most by sharing, but from about half a truck upwards a private vehicle closes the price gap and gets there sooner. Sharing means waiting for the truck to fill, so central and eastern pickups take 6–9 days rather than 4–6; booking the whole truck (from SAR 5,980) means it rolls out the moment your last box is on.
Worked examples of shipping costs to Iraq
These are cases we are often asked about, at starting prices before Iraqi duties:
- A student going home to Baghdad with two suitcases and three cartons: SAR 184 per suitcase and SAR 137 per carton, so from about SAR 779.
- An engineer in Khobar sending a bedroom suite, fridge and washer to Najaf: SAR 2,300 plus SAR 2,200 for the two machines, a total from SAR 4,500.
- A Riyadh household relocating its whole flat and saloon to Karbala: SAR 4,140 plus SAR 1,640, so SAR 5,780 and up, with the Iraqi car duty settled on arrival.
- A trader sending four pallets from Jeddah to Baghdad: SAR 550 per pallet, so from SAR 2,200, plus certificates of origin and conformity where needed.
- A complete villa from Riyadh to Erbil: a dedicated truck from SAR 5,980, reviewed for the northern destination and Kurdistan clearance.
Air freight price per kg to Iraq
By air, Gulf International Shipping charges from SAR 41 a kilo at the low end to around SAR 65 for very small or bulky lots. Bookings depend on what is flying to Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and Basra, mostly non-stop from Jeddah, Dammam or Madinah, and delivery follows in two to four days. To compare: 10 kg by air starts from SAR 410, while the same amount by road in a parcel of up to 30 kg starts from SAR 230. So we recommend air only for urgent or valuable items.
What our price includes, and what it does not
Practical ways to lower the cost of shipping to Iraq
- Drop the heavy, cheap items: an old sofa or worn mattress costs more to move than buying new in Iraq.
- Use standard-size cartons: even boxes stack without gaps and take less space.
- Share the truck whenever time is on your side.
- Book early and away from Hajj and Umrah peaks to avoid queues at the border.
- Dismantle what you can: flat-packed beds and tables are far smaller.
- Hang on to purchase receipts for anything bought recently.
- Combine with relatives heading to the same city in one truck.
- Don’t fly light, bulky items, as they are charged by volumetric weight.
Mistakes that push up the bill for shipping to Iraq
Three mistakes cost the most: picking a low offer and then finding dismantling and assembly are extra; understating your volume when asking for a price, so it changes on loading day; and leaving the receipts for new appliances in a drawer, so the valuer pencils in a higher figure. Others include sending a car that does not qualify for its destination and paying to bring it back, or choosing air freight for light but bulky goods.
How to get a price for your shipment to Iraq
- 1Photograph your belongings
A photo of each room or a list of items, or the rough weight of your cartons. - 2Name both cities
Your loading city in the Kingdom and the Iraqi city where you will receive. - 3Send it on WhatsApp
To 0568829975, mentioning any car or commercial goods. - 4Get your options
We send prices for shared, dedicated and, if it suits you, air, with the expected time for each. - 5Confirm the date
We set the loading day and send you the list of papers needed.
Find out what your Iraq shipment costs today
Send a handful of photos with the two city names, and a price, transit time and loading date will follow.
Related Iraq guides
- Roads, distances and days: land freight from Saudi Arabia to Iraq
- How your load clears the border: Jdeidat Arar border crossing
- Packing each room: furniture moving from Saudi Arabia to Iraq
- What is exempt and what pays: Iraq used household goods customs
- Car papers and conditions: car shipping from Saudi Arabia to Iraq
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