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Importing to the Saudi Arabia: is it actually cheaper?
We haven't priced individual products for Saudi Arabia yet — but the checker works on any Saudi Arabia product link right now: paste one and we read its price, match our US price of record, and do the landed-cost math below. Here's how importing to Saudi Arabia works.
How importing to the Saudi Arabia works
- Import VAT
- 15% on the US price + shipping (CIF), above a ٠ ر.س. de-minimis threshold.
- Duty
- 0% — No VAT de-minimis — 15% VAT applies to every import (a separate SAR 1,000 threshold waives duty only). Laptops/phones/tablets are 0% duty under the ITA; cameras, headphones and other non-ITA electronics pay the 5% GCC tariff. Most electronics need SASO/SABER conformity to clear; phones need CITC type approval. The riyal is USD-pegged at 3.75.
- Forwarding
- Shipito, from the US — about 3-7 days.
- FX
- SAR3.75/USD mid-market + 3% card spread, as of 2026-10-24. Rates By Exchange Rate API
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