When bonded storage makes sense
Re-export
Goods that will leave the Kingdom again can stay under customs control instead of being cleared for the local market.
Project phasing
Large project consignments arrive at once and are released to site in phases, with duty paid on each release.
Several releases from one shipment
Stock is drawn down as orders come in, instead of clearing the whole container on arrival.
Cash flow
Duty and 15% import VAT fall due on the goods released, not on the whole consignment at arrival.
How it works
- 1
Arrival into bond
The consignment goes into a free-zone or bonded-port facility under customs control.
- 2
Release request
When you need goods, we file the declaration for the quantity released, with SABER or SFDA approvals where the product needs them.
- 3
Duty and VAT
Customs duty, 15% import VAT and the customs fee are paid on that declaration.
- 4
Riyadh stock or site delivery
The released part goes to our Riyadh warehouse for ambient storage or straight to your site.
Which facility and procedure fit your goods is confirmed before arrival.
Frequently Asked Questions
QDo you offer bonded storage in Saudi Arabia?
We arrange bonded storage through free-zone and bonded-port facilities, and clear each release as a licensed customs broker.
QWhen is duty paid on bonded goods?
When goods are released for the local market: duty, 15% import VAT and the customs fee are paid on the release declaration.
QCan I release goods in several lots?
Yes. We file a declaration for each lot you need, so duty is paid on what you release.
QIs bonded storage useful for re-export?
Yes. Goods that will leave the Kingdom again can stay under customs control instead of being cleared for the local market.
QDo SABER and SFDA still apply?
Yes, for goods released into the Kingdom: the approvals the product needs are obtained before release.
QWhere does the released stock go?
To our Riyadh warehouse for ambient storage, or straight to your site.
QCan a foreign company use bonded storage without a Saudi entity?
Yes, with Safe Hands as importer of record for the goods released into the Kingdom.
QHow do I get a quote?
Send the cargo, volumes, how long it will stay and how you expect to release it; our team replies with a written quote.
Our credentials
- Licensed customs broker
- ZATCA customs clearance
- TGA Freight Forwarder & Broker Licence
- 42/00008120
- ISO certification
- ISO 9001:2015 AMER300621 · ISO 45001:2018 AMER300622
- Verify · Certification body's certificate check
- Head office · Warehouse
- 7273 Fatimah Al Zahraa Rd, Riyadh 12837 · Al Sulay industrial district, Riyadh
Safe Hands Shipping Line is the trade name of شركة الايدي الامينة (Al Aidi Al Amina Company). All credentials →
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Tell us the cargo, the volumes and the release plan.