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Home Removals Company from Saudi Arabia to Jordan | 0568829975 ◈ Whole-Home Moves from Every City with Family Car Shipping to Jordan

Home Removals Company from Saudi Arabia to Jordan | 0568829975 ◈ Whole-Home Moves from Every City with Family Car Shipping to Jordan

Move your whole home from any Saudi city to Amman, Zarqa, Irbid or any Jordanian governorate, with survey, dismantling, packing and reassembly. One to two days from Tabuk, 3–5 days from Jeddah. One room from SAR 1,300, a flat from SAR 2,400, a car from SAR 980.

Working as a Home Removals Company from Saudi Arabia to Jordan, Al Rahwan takes a household in its entirety, whether it starts in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam or any other Saudi city, and delivers it to your address in Amman, Zarqa, Irbid or any of Jordan’s twelve governorates. The process opens with a survey of the home, then dismantling, wrapping and numbering the furniture, before a closed truck carries it along the direct overland road through the Al-Haditha crossing and into Jordan at the Al-Omari border centre. Transit times vary by city of origin: one to two days from Tabuk, 3 to 4 days from Riyadh and Qassim, and 3 to 5 days from Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah and Taif. Prices start at SAR 1,300 for one room of furniture, SAR 2,400 for a three-bedroom flat with its appliances, and SAR 3,900 for a whole villa. Call 0568829975 and let the team know your city and the governorate you are relocating to.

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Al-Haditha ranks first among Saudi land ports, about 36–38 km out from Al Qurayyat, Jordan receives shipments at Al-Omari, around 135 km away is Zarqa, it is the main stop before Amman.

Your move to Jordan

  • Border posts: near 36–38 km from Al Qurayyat city, roughly 135 km from there sits Zarqa, then the truck rolls on into Amman.
  • Transit: one to two days from Tabuk, 3–4 days from Riyadh and Qassim, 4–5 days from Dammam and Al Ahsa, 3–5 days from Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah and Taif, 5–7 days from Khamis Mushait.
  • Household: a room from SAR 1,300, a small flat from SAR 1,450, a three-bedroom flat from SAR 2,400, a villa from SAR 3,900.
  • The family car: a shared carrier from SAR 980 for a sedan and from SAR 1,180 for a four-wheel drive.
  • What can’t wait: flown in 24–48 hours.
  • Delivery: all twelve governorates, with unloading, placement and assembly at your address.

Transit time from each Saudi city to Jordan

The question that comes up first for anyone moving house is simply when the furniture will show up. The answer hinges on the distance from your city to the Al-Haditha crossing, since every truck, regardless of its starting point, makes for Al-Jouf and then Qurayyat before reaching the border. The figures that follow run from the moment your truck seals at the kerb until unloading in Amman or elsewhere in Jordan, clearance on both sides included.

Loading city in Saudi Arabia Transit to Amman and Jordan’s governorates Note
Tabuk One to two days The closest batch city to the Al-Haditha crossing via Al-Jouf
Dammam, Khobar, Dhahran, Jubail and Al Ahsa 4–5 days Via Riyadh and Qassim, then Al-Jouf
Riyadh, Al Kharj, Diriyah 3–4 days North through Qassim and Al-Jouf to Qurayyat
Qassim (Buraidah, Unaizah, Ar Rass) 3–4 days Directly on the northern Al-Jouf line
Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah, Taif 3–5 days North through Tabuk to the Al-Haditha crossing
Khamis Mushait and Abha 5–7 days The longest run among the batch cities
Car shipping Roughly the same as the household from that city On a dedicated or shared carrier alongside the furniture
Air freight for urgent items 24–48 hours From Riyadh, Jeddah or Dammam

These figures cover road time alone, and a day for the survey plus a day or two for packing usually comes before them, depending on how large the home is. A medium flat can be packed and loaded within a day, while a two-storey villa with an annex needs two days, sometimes three if it holds several majlis rooms, a fitted kitchen and full storerooms. Anyone with a fixed handover date in Jordan should work backwards from it: start with the delivery day, subtract the transit time from your city, then the packing days, then the survey day, and leave one spare day in case the truck yard at the crossing is busy.

Why the north and south of the Kingdom differ

The road to Al-Jouf practically begins at your doorstep from Tabuk, so the truck reaches the Al-Haditha crossing in no time. From Khamis Mushait, on the other hand, the truck first descends from the Asir highlands and crosses the entire Kingdom northward before it so much as touches the crossing. Comparing the cost of a home move from Khamis Mushait with a similar one from Tabuk is therefore misleading; the former travels a long additional stretch inside Saudi Arabia before its journey to Jordan has even started.

The Al-Haditha crossing and the Al-Omari centre: the one road to Amman

Al-Haditha tops the list of Saudi land ports, some 36–38 km from Al Qurayyat city, its match on the Jordan side is Al-Omari, close to 135 km on is Zarqa, then a short stretch into Amman.

There is no queuing alongside ordinary passenger cars for a furniture shipment; the commercial freight yard at the Al-Haditha crossing is set aside for trucks alone, which trims the wait time well below what many customers expect. Once past Al-Omari, the truck moves into Jordanian territory toward Zarqa, the first large town on the route, before either continuing on to Amman or turning further south or north depending on the governorate receiving your furniture.

Home Removals Company from Saudi Arabia to Jordan - packers wrapping majlis sofas in blankets and sealing kitchen cartons in a Saudi home before the journey
Packing the household in Saudi Arabia before the move to Jordan

There is also a rail option running alongside this road route for traders: a container freight line operated by Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) that begins at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, continues through Jubail Commercial Port and King Fahd Industrial Port, and terminates at the Al-Haditha crossing toward Jordan and countries further north. It is a long line spanning several Saudi regions, with each train hauling more than 400 containers, making it a useful supplementary option for large commercial loads out of the Eastern Province alongside trucking, though not a substitute for shipping household furniture itself.

How much does moving a household from Saudi Arabia to Jordan cost?

So what does moving a household from Saudi Arabia to Jordan actually cost? A single furnished room is from SAR 1,300, a small flat with a majlis and kitchen from SAR 1,450, a three-bedroom flat with appliances from SAR 2,400, and a villa from SAR 3,900, with dismantling, wrapping, loading, the journey, unloading and reassembly all folded into that figure, which is then confirmed after a free survey in an itemised quote.

Item From
Part load in a shared truck SAR 1,100
One room of furniture SAR 1,300
Small flat (two bedrooms, a majlis and a kitchen) SAR 1,450
Three-bedroom flat with appliances SAR 2,400
Villa or whole house SAR 3,900
Dedicated closed truck (transport only) SAR 2,450
Sedan on a shared carrier SAR 980
Four-wheel drive on a shared carrier SAR 1,180
Car on a dedicated carrier SAR 1,450
Luxury car in an enclosed carrier SAR 4,300
Carton or suitcase up to 20 kg SAR 150
Parcel up to 10 kg SAR 120

Certain jobs simply cannot be priced sight unseen: taking AC units down and refitting them, building a crate for a chandelier or a painting, or storing belongings at either end of the move. These are quoted only after the free survey and shown as their own line item rather than buried inside one lump figure.

Worked examples from real homes

A family in a Jeddah villa prefers a dedicated carrier for its car, with its own loading and delivery slot: SAR 3,900 for the villa, SAR 1,450 for the dedicated carrier, and SAR 300 for two cartons of the children’s things (2 × 150), bringing the starting total to SAR 5,650, a figure that either holds or rises after the survey depending on the majlis rooms, the annex and the kitchen.

A single employee in Riyadh wants one room moved along with five cartons of books, clothes and tools, and the calculation 1,300 + (5 × 150 = 750) gives a starting total of SAR 2,050.

A student or resident whose belongings would not fill a room can expect shared-truck space from SAR 1,100, with three cartons adding SAR 450 on top, for a starting figure of SAR 1,550.

What moves the price up or down

  • The real volume of the home, not the number of rooms: a packed storeroom can equal a full bedroom.
  • Floor and lift at both ends: a fifth floor without a lift in Makkah is not the same as a ground floor in Dammam.
  • Pieces that need careful dismantling, such as fitted kitchens, built-in wardrobes and air conditioners.
  • The Jordanian governorate: Amman and Zarqa at starting prices, southern governorates such as Ma’an and Aqaba with extra distance.
  • Type of load: shared with other shipments, or a truck dedicated to you.
  • Season: the end of the school year and the end of contracts fill the calendar, and early booking secures your date.

Al Rahwan runs offers most of the time on moving a home and a car together; the team will tell you what fits your move when you call.

A Saudi–Jordanian house move, stage by stage

An international house move is not one day of lifting and loading. It is a chain of stages, and each one affects the next. Knowing the stages tells you what you are asked for at each point, and when.

Stage What happens What you do
Survey A home visit or video call to list furniture and appliances Decide what goes and what stays
Quote An itemised figure: transport, dismantling, packing, car, extras Approve it and set the loading day
Paperwork Collecting ID copies, consignee details and the inventory Sign the authorisation on Fasah
Dismantling and packing Wardrobes, beds, the kitchen and AC units, then wrapping each piece Be there or appoint someone
Loading Arranging the pieces inside a closed truck and signing the inventory Check the inventory before the doors close
Crossing The road and clearance at the Al-Haditha crossing and Al-Omari centre Answer any customs query
Delivery Unloading, placement, assembly and arranging at your Jordanian address Check the pieces against the inventory

The most common cause of delay in this chain is a document missing at the paperwork stage, or a delayed handover of the home in Jordan, which is why the team issues the document checklist the same day you accept the quote and asks for your Jordanian handover date before setting the loading day.

Timeline before the move: what to do and when

Three weeks or more ahead

Call to book the survey and start sorting the house: what to sell, what to give away, what to take. Every piece you will not need in Jordan costs money to haul there and then has to find a place in the new home. If a car is coming too, ask about its istimara and about the bank letter if it is financed, because both take time.

Two weeks ahead

Confirm the address in Jordan: governorate, city and district, the floor, and whether the building has a lift. If it is a tower or a residential compound, ask the management to reserve the lift and let the crew in. Have the receiver’s details ready too: the name, a Jordanian phone number, and a scan of their ID.

One week ahead

Switch off appliances that need drying, such as the fridge and washing machine, the day before packing, and use up what is in the fridge and freezer. Put important papers, gold, cash and daily medicines in a bag you carry yourself. Photograph valuable pieces while they are still unwrapped; if you insure, the claim rests on those photos.

Loading day and after

Go through the inventory with the supervisor before the truck is closed and sign it, keeping your copy. From then on, updates come one by one: the truck leaving, the truck at the Al-Haditha crossing, the truck inside Jordan, then the time the crew will be at your door.

Survey and inventory: where the right price begins

What separates a quote that holds from one that shifts on loading day is the free survey itself. The supervisor either visits your home in person or, for a distant city, surveys it over video call, moving room by room to log each piece along with its type and condition: a four-door wardrobe, a solid-wood double bed, a glass-top dining table, a two-door fridge, a window or split AC unit. He also asks about the storeroom, the roof and the annex, the spots people tend to overlook until they end up filling half a truck.

Two documents result from the survey: an itemised quote and a first draft of the inventory, and the inventory is far more than an internal company note; it gets translated into English, attached to customs papers on both sides, and used as the checklist against which pieces are verified on delivery in Jordan. Precision therefore matters in how it is written: “wooden chairs × 6” rather than “chairs”, “kitchen crockery, carton 14” rather than “assorted cartons”.

Packing by type of piece

Packing for the move to Jordan has to withstand a long road of constant vibration and a temperature shift between the south of the Kingdom and its north, so no single wrapping method suits every piece.

  • Fabric sofas: a layer of clean cloth or paper goes on first to keep plastic off the weave, followed by a heavy blanket, then a loose plastic sleeve rather than one pulled tight, since plastic pressed directly against fabric traps moisture and leaves stains.
  • Leather sofas: clean paper followed by a blanket, and tape never touches the leather directly.
  • Wood and gloss surfaces: rigid cardboard corner guards go on the edges first, then blankets, then non-scratch straps.
  • Glass and mirrors: multiple layers of bubble wrap come first, then a cardboard frame or, for large pieces, a wooden crate, loaded upright rather than lying flat.
  • Crockery and china: every piece is individually wrapped in paper, with plates standing on their edge inside the carton instead of stacked flat.
  • Appliances: fully emptied and dried, their moving parts secured, then wrapped in blankets and cardboard.
  • Mattresses: go into sealed, purpose-made bags that block out dust and moisture.
  • Rugs: rolled rather than folded, then wrapped in plastic on the outside.

Every carton carries a number plus the destination room, so the crew unloading in Jordan can tell at a glance that “Bedroom 2 – carton 9” belongs in the second bedroom, without checking with you on each box.

Dismantling and reassembly: wardrobes, kitchens, majlis and AC units

Dismantling large pieces is about more than freeing up space; an assembled piece actually withstands vibration worse than the same piece taken apart and wrapped in sections, which is why the crew’s carpenter dismantles anything that was built to be dismantled.

Wardrobes and bedrooms

Doors, drawers and shelves are removed, with screws and hinges placed into a numbered bag taped to the piece they came off, beds reduced to their individual panels, and large mirrors wrapped separately. Once in Jordan, the carpenter puts the bedroom back together in place and adjusts the doors so they close exactly as before.

Kitchens

Of everything in a home, a fitted wooden kitchen is the most demanding piece to handle. Its upper and lower cabinets are removed in sequence, each part numbered against a simple sketch, built-in appliances disconnected, and a marble or granite worktop, where it forms one large slab, crated separately in wood. Refitting it in Jordan begins with measuring the new space, because your old kitchen may not line up with the new walls, so the carpenter will tell you upfront what can go back as it is and what needs adjusting.

Majlis and sofas

Cushions and backrests from floor-level Arabic majlis seating are folded and each set wrapped together so pieces are not mixed up, while big sofas have their feet removed, along with their backs where these unbolt.

AC units and appliances

Removing a split air conditioner calls for specialist skill: the gas is pumped back into the outdoor unit, both units are taken down, and the pipe openings are capped, all done by a trained technician and priced after the survey based on the number and type of units. Meanwhile the fridge, washer, dryer and cooker are disconnected, dried out and secured, and once in Jordan they are given a few hours to settle before being switched on again.

Home Removals Company from Saudi Arabia to Jordan - a carpenter taking apart a wooden wardrobe and bagging its screws while a colleague dismantles a bed in a bedroom
Furniture dismantling and reassembly from Saudi Arabia to Jordan

Types of home and what changes with each

A flat in an apartment block

A third- or fourth-floor flat with no lift calls for a larger crew and more time, with pieces that cannot fit down the stairs lowered instead from the balcony using lifting equipment, whereas in blocks that do have a lift, it is booked ahead of time and lined inside with blankets.

A villa

A villa typically brings several majlis rooms, an annex, a roof, a storeroom and often a garden complete with outdoor furniture and play equipment, all of which get surveyed since the garden and roof frequently add volume the owner never accounted for. Moving a villa generally fills a full truck, and sometimes calls for a dedicated one when the volume is especially large.

A floor in a family house or an older home

Older homes in traditional neighbourhoods often sit along lanes too narrow for a large truck to enter, in which case a dyna or small pickup ferries the furniture from the house to the large truck waiting on the nearest wide street, with the dyna or pickup handling only this local transfer while the closed truck alone crosses the border.

One room or shared housing

A single employee or student renting just a room has no need for a whole truck; their load is folded into a shared shipment, so they pay only for the space their belongings actually occupy.

Who moves house from Saudi Arabia to Jordan?

Jordanians returning home

A Jordanian who has spent years working or studying in Saudi Arabia returns home with a whole household accumulated over that time, and needs to know what Jordan Customs requires for a returnee’s furniture and used appliances, since the Customs Department treats a returnee’s residency differently from an ordinary shipper’s, under officially documented conditions set out in the customs section below; the first requires their time abroad to have run a full year, and the last requires their own attendance, or a delegate’s, before the clearance agent.

Residents taking a job in Jordan

For a resident who has landed work in Amman, Irbid or Zarqa, the move amounts to shifting a home from Saudi Arabia to a third country, and their paperwork differs somewhat from a returning Jordanian’s, since the returnee conditions above do not apply to them, and the consignee in Jordan is often the employer or a colleague until the owner shows up.

Employees relocated by their employer

When a company relocates an employee from its Riyadh or Dammam office to its Amman office, the goal is usually for the home to land in time for the new job to start, and since the company may be footing the bill in this case, the quote is issued under its name with a clear itemised invoice that HR can sign off on.

Families with children

A family moving house takes along more than furniture: children’s rooms, toys, bicycles, schoolbooks and exercise equipment, and what matters most to them is having the children’s rooms set up first on arrival so the kids can spend their first night in their familiar beds.

Government bodies and embassies

Al Rahwan handles the furniture and supplies of government bodies and consulates as well, keeping the organisation’s property on one inventory and the employee’s personal belongings on another, since each requires its own paperwork and its own customs treatment.

From other Saudi cities: collection to the nearest route

The service reaches well beyond the cities listed in the transit table. From Hail, Al Jouf, Arar, Hafar Al Batin, Najran, Jazan, Yanbu, AlUla or Al Baha, the household is either loaded straight into a closed truck at your door or added onto the nearest departure heading for Jordan to complete the journey with that load, and at booking the team figures out whichever option suits your city faster and quotes an estimated time accordingly. No one living in a village or small town pays for an entire truck driving out to them empty; their load is simply folded into the nearest departure bound for Al-Jouf.

Bedrooms and children’s rooms

The master bedroom tends to carry the heaviest furniture in the house: a solid-wood bed, a wardrobe with six doors or more, a mirrored dresser and two nightstands, all of which is dismantled and wrapped in separate parts, with the mirror travelling upright inside a cardboard frame. Children’s rooms, by contrast, usually have lighter furniture made from pressed board, which holds up less well to repeated dismantling than solid wood, so it is taken apart with care, every screw kept in its own bag, and never overtightened on reassembly so the holes are not stripped.

Garden furniture, roof items and exercise equipment

Villas in particular tend to have their garden and roof forgotten about until loading day arrives: outdoor seating, umbrellas, barbecues, children’s play sets, bicycles, and perhaps a treadmill or exercise bike tucked into a side room. The barbecue gets cleaned of charcoal and grease before wrapping, while the gas cylinder never travels at all, and large exercise machines are broken down to their main components with their motors secured. Flagging these items during the survey keeps loading day free of any surprise in volume.

Move everything at once or in two loads?

Not every family can clear out the whole home within a single week: often the father travels ahead to start work in Jordan while the mother and children remain until the school term ends. Two paths are open in that case: ship the entire household to Jordan at once and store it until the father takes over the new home, or send a small first load on a shared truck to cover the opening days with the rest of the house following later. A single load tends to come out cheaper overall, while two loads are generally easier on the family, and the team works out both options during the survey so you can decide based on the numbers.

Your first week in the new home

A handful of small details are worth knowing once unloading and assembly are done. A fridge should sit upright for a while before being plugged in, and air conditioners generally need a technician in Jordan to install them and refill the gas if that was not already agreed. It also helps to have the electricity and water connected in the Jordanian home ahead of unloading day, since the crew needs both light and power to assemble wardrobes, hang chandeliers and test appliances before leaving. Should you spot anything off about a piece after delivery, send a photo over WhatsApp that same day, since the signed inventory together with the photos serves as the reference.

Shipping the family car with the household to Jordan

Few families move without bringing their car along, and in Jordan a car counts as a daily necessity rather than a luxury. It travels the same week as the furniture, loaded onto a multi-level transporter, sheeted and strapped down by its wheels and chassis, arriving in roughly the same time as the household shipped from the same city.

Car shipping option From Suits
Sedan on a shared carrier SAR 980 Small and mid-size family cars
Four-wheel drive on a shared carrier SAR 1,180 SUVs and larger family vehicles
Car on a dedicated carrier SAR 1,450 Owners who want their own loading and delivery slot
Luxury car in an enclosed carrier SAR 4,300 Luxury and classic cars

Both the boot and the cabin of the car must be emptied out entirely, since customs handles anything found inside it as a separate matter, and loose items shift around and scratch the interior. Anything you want transported instead belongs in the removal truck, listed on its own inventory.

diesel power, tinted windows, or age over five: refusal, permanent entry across the Jordanian border, registration wraps up at the Zarqa free zone, at the owner’s expense, a three-month temporary period, renewable one time, subject to conditions and a bank guarantee.

Home Removals Company from Saudi Arabia to Jordan - a white multi-deck car carrier loaded with covered family cars strapped down on a desert highway
Shipping the family car with the household from Saudi Arabia to Jordan

Cartons, suitcases and clothes

Furniture does not travel with everyone who moves house. Many instead sell their furniture in Saudi Arabia, buy new pieces in Jordan, and ship only clothes, books, kitchenware and personal items, with their move counted purely by the box: each carton or case up to 20 kg is priced from SAR 150, and a parcel up to 10 kg from SAR 120.

  • Clothes: packed into medium cartons, or hanging wardrobe boxes for formal wear, abayas and bishts, so creasing is avoided.
  • Suitcases: kept locked, tagged with the receiver’s name and phone number, and never used to carry gold, cash or official papers.
  • Books: packed into small cartons, since a large carton stuffed with books ends up too heavy and tends to split.
  • Children’s things: large toys get dismantled, while smaller ones are gathered into cartons labelled with the child’s name.

Each carton is entered on the inventory with a description of what it holds, since customs may open any of them at random, and a precise description cuts down the inspection time.

Moving offices, showroom fittings and warehouses

Occasionally a house move coincides with a business one: a doctor relocating a clinic, a trader moving a showroom, or a company setting up a new office in Amman.

Office furniture

Large desks and meeting tables get dismantled with their parts numbered, while files travel inside sealed cartons marked by department, and computers and printers are packed in their original boxes where these are available, or in padded cartons otherwise.

Showroom and display fittings

Glass display shelving, lighting fixtures and shopfronts are each wrapped individually, with any glass crated in wood, and if the stock sitting on those shelves is travelling too, it is no longer treated as furniture but as merchandise, requiring a trader’s documentation instead: the CR, invoice and packing list, an origin certificate if customs ask for one, and the importer’s name in Jordan. If your move is built around fine furniture itself, with its crates and specifications, that is covered in detail on the Furniture Moving Company from Saudi Arabia to Jordan page.

Warehouses

Metal warehouse racking comes apart and gets bundled, while palletised goods are stretch-wrapped, with commercial pallets priced from SAR 600 apiece and containers or heavy equipment needing an itemised quote once surveyed; a 20 ft container starts from SAR 4,800 and a 40 ft container from SAR 8,100.

Loading the closed truck

Loading a truck follows a simple but decisive logic: the heaviest items sit at the bottom near the front, the lightest on top, glass stands upright between softer pieces, and mattresses form a protective wall for whatever lies behind them, with the load strapped down in stages so no gaps remain for pieces to shift along the long road. The truck stays fully enclosed throughout, keeping road dust and direct sun away from the load.

Before the doors shut, the supervisor goes through the inventory with you so you can confirm everything from the house has been loaded and whatever you chose to leave behind has indeed stayed put, after which you sign the inventory, the doors close, and a loading notification reaches you.

Crossing and customs on both sides

The Saudi side

the clearing agent obtains a digital Fasah authorisation, the Zakat, Tax, Customs Authority’s own platform, to submit the export declaration digitally, before the truck sets off from the Kingdom, the inspector there may open a carton or two, Jordanian customs assumes the file at the Al-Omari point.

The Jordanian side and the returnee’s household goods

A Jordanian returning to live in the country pays no duty whatsoever on household furniture, used electrical appliances and personal effects through Jordan Customs, provided the following conditions are all satisfied:

  • At least a full year must have been spent residing abroad.
  • This residency abroad must have genuinely ended, evidenced by a cancelled residence stamp in the passport, documentation of employment termination or resignation, a rental or title deed within Jordan, or school transfer certificates for any children moved out of the country of former residence.
  • Evidence of residence inside Jordan is required too, whether a registration deed, a family booklet, an electricity bill, or a rental contract.
  • An original packing list must name every single piece of furniture and every appliance.
  • A mandate authorising a Jordanian clearance agent to handle the Department’s procedures on the person’s behalf is also needed.
  • The person concerned must either attend in person or send a formally authorised delegate.

no less than a year abroad is required first, closed out with an official document, capped at one lifetime use, a second waiver needs a five-year gap, settling the partial waiver takes six months, 10 dinars.

Causes of delay and how to avoid them

  • An inventory too vague to describe its contents properly, which stretches out inspection time.
  • A consignee phone number that turns out wrong or is not even Jordanian.
  • A Fasah authorisation issued too late, after loading was already underway.
  • Prohibited or restricted items mixed in among the cartons without declaration.
  • A car shipped without a valid istimara, or carrying unpaid traffic fines.
  • A returnee arriving at loading day without proof that their residency abroad has ended or proof of residence in Jordan.

Documents required to move a household to Jordan

So which documents are needed to move household goods from Saudi Arabia to Jordan? On your side: copies of your passport and national ID or iqama, a two-language inventory naming every piece, and an online Fasah mandate for the broker. On the receiving side in Jordan: the consignee’s name and Jordanian phone number, a scan of their ID, and their mandate for the Jordanian clearance agent.

Type of shipment Documents
Household goods and personal effects Passport copy, national ID or iqama, a two-language inventory naming every piece, a Fasah mandate for the Saudi broker
Consignee details in Jordan Full name, a Jordanian phone number, the governorate, city and district, the floor number and lift access, and their mandate for the Jordanian clearance agent
A returning Jordanian whose furniture is brought in without duty Proof that residency abroad has ended, proof of residence in Jordan, the original packing list, a mandate for the clearance agent, and attendance in person or by a delegate
Car A valid istimara, the plates, the owner’s ID, a bank letter where finance is still running, outstanding fines settled, and a mandate if the sender is not the owner
Commercial goods The firm’s commercial registration, a commercial invoice, a packing list, a certificate of origin on request, and the importer’s details in Jordan
Government or embassy property A letter from the organisation, with an inventory of its property kept separate from the employee’s own belongings

All of these papers are collected from you by the team ahead of loading day and checked in full, since even one missing document can hold up an entire truck at the border.

Prohibited and restricted items

drugs, weapons or ammunition are never loaded, and counterfeit goods or censored publications are turned away, wireless gear like CB radios needs advance approval, alcohol is allowed only in a personal amount, fresh dairy, meat and vegetables need an agri permit, both sides’ customs keep the ultimate decision.

Air freight for urgent items

Certain items cannot sit around waiting for the truck: work papers, a laptop, clothes for the first week, school supplies, and these land within 24–48 hours instead, leaving Riyadh via King Khalid Airport, Jeddah via King Abdulaziz, and Dammam via King Fahd, before arriving at Queen Alia International Airport near Amman, while other cities rely on whichever airport is nearest given available flights.

Air freight charges by chargeable weight, starting from SAR 30 per kilogram, and this chargeable weight is taken as the larger of two figures: the actual scale reading, or the dimensional weight worked out by multiplying the box’s three sides in centimetres and dividing by 6000. Take a box measuring 50 by 40 by 30 cm as an example: that calculation yields 10 kg, so even a box that weighs only 6 kg on the scale is still billed for 10. This is why air freight makes sense for small, heavy and urgent items, not light but bulky ones such as pillows or toys.

Home Removals Company from Saudi Arabia to Jordan - a worker weighing and measuring a small carton in an air cargo warehouse ahead of a flight to Queen Alia airport
Air freight for urgent items from Saudi Arabia to Jordan

Road, air or sea: a comparison for a house move

Mode Transit Suits Note
Road in a closed truck via Al-Haditha 1–7 days depending on the city The whole home, cars and cartons The best fit for household goods on price and control
Air 24–48 hours Small urgent items Charged on chargeable weight
Sea in containers Longer than road Large commercial containers for traders only A secondary option arranged in advance, from King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam or Jeddah Islamic Port

When it comes to house moves, the comparison boils down to one point: the overland road through the Al-Haditha crossing remains the natural way between Saudi Arabia and Jordan, two neighbouring countries, with the truck carrying the household door to door and no unloading at a port followed by reloading. Air freight is reserved for urgent items, while sea transport is a limited secondary option confined to traders and their large containers.

Delivery across Jordan’s governorates

Al Rahwan delivers to all twelve governorates, not only Amman:

Governorate Delivery note
Amman (the capital) Towers and compounds need a lift booking and management approval
Zarqa The first large town past the Al-Omari centre on the road
Irbid Delivery and assembly in the city and its villages
Balqa (Salt) Houses and villas that need a larger dismantling and assembly crew
Madaba A short distance past Amman
Karak South of the capital, extra distance on the road
Tafilah Further south, delivered after Karak
Ma’an The furthest southern governorate on the route
Aqaba The longest delivery distance among the governorates
Mafraq North-east of the capital
Jerash Close to Amman to the north
Ajloun Further north, hillside homes that need care at loading and unloading

Arrival service: unloading, placement and assembly

The job is far from finished once cartons are dropped at the door; following the numbers marked on every box and panel, the arrival crew places each item in its correct room, puts beds, wardrobes, dining tables and majlis seating back together, rehangs curtains and mirrors on request, and positions every appliance where it belongs. In a block or tower, the lift and the management’s permission are sorted out ahead of time, with the corridors padded for protection, and you finish by going through the inventory one final time with the supervisor before signing for delivery.

Insurance, tracking and storage

Insurance is something you request at the time of booking, covering whatever value you declare for your belongings and backed by a photographed inventory showing the condition of each piece before loading. Anyone shipping valuable furniture or costly appliances is well advised to take it out, given how long the road is and how insurance settles disputes outright.

Tracking comes through calls and WhatsApp updates at four key moments: when the truck is sealed in your city, when it reaches the Al-Haditha crossing, when it crosses onto Jordanian soil, and when the unloading appointment is set, and you are free to ask for an update at any time on the same number.

Storage comes in useful when your Saudi lease ends before the Jordanian home is ready, keeping everything wrapped until the truck can depart, or when the furniture arrives before you have the keys in hand, and the supervisor prices it once he has seen the volume and worked out how many weeks it is likely to stay.

Payment, being present and collecting from more than one address

Payment: a portion up front secures the date, with the balance due once the truck is loaded and you have signed the list, and household moves are never split into instalments.

Do I have to be there? Attending the survey and loading day in person is best so you can check the inventory yourself, but if that is not possible, appoint someone you trust and authorise them to sign it instead, while the team keeps you posted with WhatsApp photos throughout.

Collecting from more than one address: when belongings are spread across your home, a family member’s home or a storage unit, the crew visits every address within the same city and consolidates everything into a single truck, with all addresses recorded in the quote.

Moving in reverse: from Jordan to Saudi Arabia

This service works both ways, so anyone moving from Amman, Zarqa or Irbid to Riyadh, Jeddah or Dammam follows the very same steps, starting with a survey in Jordan, through clearance at the Al-Omari centre and the Al-Haditha crossing, and ending with assembly in the new home in Saudi Arabia. Just mention when calling that the move begins in Jordan so the team can set up the survey there.

Steps to book your household move to Jordan

  1. Call 0568829975 or send your city, governorate and home type on WhatsApp, or fill in the Request a shipping quote form.
  2. Set a survey date at your home or by video call.
  3. Receive the itemised quote, approve it and pay the deposit.
  4. Send copies of the documents, issue the Fasah authorisation for the broker, and send the consignee’s details in Jordan.
  5. The crew comes for dismantling and packing, followed by loading day and signing the inventory.
  6. Follow the notifications until the truck enters Jordan.
  7. Meet the crew at your new home for unloading and assembly, and sign for delivery.

How to bring the cost of the move down

  • Clear out before you pack: hauling a worn, cheap wardrobe to Jordan may cost more than a new one there.
  • Choose a shared load if you have few belongings and no fixed deadline.
  • Book early, ahead of the end-of-school-year rush.
  • Ship the car with the household on the same quote instead of two separate bookings.
  • Pack your personal things yourself if you like, and leave furniture, appliances and glass to the crew.
  • Fly only what is essential and small; volumetric weight makes light, bulky items expensive.

Tips before moving your home to Jordan

  • Measure the doors and lift of the new home if you can, to know whether the large sofa and the fridge will fit.
  • Find out the voltage and socket type in the new home before installing appliances.
  • Keep a first-days bag with you: clothes, medicines, chargers, papers, children’s things.
  • Photograph the cable connections behind appliances and the TV before disconnecting them.
  • Leave a copy of the inventory with the consignee in Jordan if you will not arrive before the furniture.

Common mistakes when moving house from Saudi Arabia to Jordan

  • Relying on a figure given over the phone without a survey, then being surprised on loading day that the load is bigger.
  • A short inventory that just says “household goods”, which drags out the customs inspection.
  • Leaving the car paperwork until the last week, so the car arrives after the household.
  • Giving the consignee a non-Jordanian phone number.
  • Forgetting the tower management’s approval in Amman, which leaves the crew waiting on the pavement.
  • Stuffing the car with belongings in the belief that it is free space.
  • A returnee leaving proof that their residency abroad ended and proof of residence in Jordan until the last minute, even though it is required before loading day.

Why Al Rahwan for your move to Jordan?

  • A free survey and an itemised quote before any commitment.
  • Close knowledge of the Al-Haditha crossing and the Al-Omari centre, and the transit time from every Saudi city to Jordan.
  • A full crew of packers, a carpenter, an AC technician and an inventory supervisor.
  • Clearance on both sides via Fasah, with papers checked before loading.
  • A clear explanation of the conditions for bringing in a returnee’s goods without duty, instead of empty promises.
  • Car shipping with the household in the same week, on the right carrier for the car.
  • Delivery and assembly in all twelve governorates, not just Amman.
  • Tracking with four notifications and optional insurance on the declared value.

House moves to Jordan are just one part of a much wider operation, since Al Rahwan handles road, sea and air freight to every country in the world, with Jordan ranking among its busiest routes. For anyone needing to ship goods or parcels rather than relocate a home, the Shipping Company from Saudi Arabia to Jordan page covers general shipping in full detail, while a move centred on fine furniture itself, with all its sensitivity and crating needs, is covered in depth on the Furniture Moving Company from Saudi Arabia to Jordan page.

Contact Al Rahwan

Al Rahwan can be reached by call or message on 0568829975 any day from 7 am to 11 pm, while the Request a shipping quote form accepts requests at any hour. Send through photos of your rooms along with your city and the governorate you are moving to in Jordan, and the team will arrange a survey date.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a household move from Saudi Arabia to Jordan cost?

A room starts from SAR 1,300; budget from SAR 1,450 for a small flat, SAR 2,400 for a three-bedroom flat and SAR 3,900 for a villa, fixed once the supervisor has seen the home.

How long is the transit for a house move from Saudi Arabia to Jordan?

One to two days from Tabuk, 3–4 days from Riyadh and Qassim, 4–5 days from Dammam and Al Ahsa, 3–5 days from Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah and Taif, and 5–7 days from Khamis Mushait.

Where does a removal truck cross into Jordan?

Out through the Al-Haditha crossing in Al-Jouf and in at the Al-Omari border centre, roughly 135 km from Zarqa and then Amman.

What are the conditions for bringing in a returning Jordanian’s furniture without duty?

A year or more of residency abroad that has actually ended, proof of residence in Jordan, an original packing list, a mandate for the clearance agent, and attendance in person or by a delegate; it is available only once in a lifetime, or again after five years.

Does the price include dismantling and assembly?

Yes, the price covers dismantling, packing, loading, unloading and reassembly in Jordan, while air conditioners are priced after the survey.

Can the car be shipped with the household?

Yes. Sharing a carrier, a sedan costs from SAR 980 and a four-wheel drive from SAR 1,180, and the car reaches Jordan at around the same time as your furniture.

What are the restrictions on shipping a car to Jordan?

Diesel cars are not accepted for permanent entry, nor any car over five years old, nor tinted windows, and the final check and registration take place in the Zarqa free zone.

Is there air freight for urgent items?

Yes, 24–48 hours to Queen Alia International Airport, and a kilogram on chargeable weight starts from SAR 30.

Is the household insured?

Insurance is an option requested at booking, covering the declared value with a photographed inventory.

Can the furniture be stored before or after the move?

Yes, everything can be kept wrapped in Saudi Arabia before shipping or in Jordan after it lands, priced by volume and the number of weeks.

How is payment made?

Part when you book and the remainder after loading and signing the list; instalments are not offered.

Do I have to be there on loading day?

Being there to check the inventory is best, but you can appoint someone to sign for you while the team updates you with photos on WhatsApp.

Which Jordanian governorates do you deliver to?

All twelve: Amman, Zarqa, Irbid, Balqa, Madaba, Karak, Tafilah, Ma’an, Aqaba, Mafraq, Jerash and Ajloun.

Do you move households from Jordan to Saudi Arabia?

Yes, the service runs in both directions with the same steps, from the survey in Jordan to assembly in Saudi Arabia.

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