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Pricing table for container shipments between King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam and the Customs Station in Riyadh:
Description Saudi Riyal
1
Fully loaded general goods containers
• 20ft or less containers 650
• 30ft to 45ft containers 1,300
2
Fully loaded refrigerated containers
• 20ft or less containers 1,125
• 30ft to 45ft containers 2,100
3
Shared general goods containers (segmented)
• One 20ft or less container 1,350
• One 35ft container 2,488
• One 40ft or 45ft container 2,700
4
Shared refrigerated containers (segmented)
• One 20ft or less container 2,450
• One 30ft to 40ft container 3,900
5
General goods containers (not loaded)
• Transport from Dammam Port to Riyadh by train (car load) 700
• Customs Zone service (per ton) 30
6
Frozen goods (not loaded in containers)
• Transport from Dammam Port to Riyadh by train (car load) 1200
• Customs Zone service (per ton) 60
7
Goods brought by cars
• Customs Zone service in Riyadh (per ton, with a minimum of SR 300 and a maximum of SR 500) 20
8
Transporting containers from the Customs Zone to the goods owners’ warehouses (for up to 35km from the Customs Zone)
• One 20ft or less container 180
• One 30ft to 45ft container 230
• Loose goods 300
• For distances from 35 to 50 km (per journey/km) 6
9
Demurrage and additional transportation charges
• Demurrage charges for delay of towing car/truck beyond the allowed period of 6 hours at the goods owner warehouse – per full hour (fractions of hours are not counted). 150
• Demurrage charges for trailer stay at the goods owner warehouse for more than the allowed period of full 24 hours (fractions of hours are not counted). 100
• Towing the trailer from the goods owner warehouse after the elapse of the free allowed period in addition to other charges 200
• Towing the trailer is free if it is emptied and the railway station is notified within the allowed period. Free
10
Cleaning the interior of containers including waste draining
• Per ordinary 20ft or less container 25
• Per ordinary 30ft to 45ft container 40
• Per refrigerated container 20ft or less 50
• Per refrigerated container up to 45ft 75
11
Covering roofless or sideless containers with oilcloth
• Per 20ft or less container 85
• Per 30ft to 45ft container 140
12
Charges of forwarding containers/goods for customs inspection at the Customs Station
• Transporting the container to the inspection zone – per one haul 60
• Opening and emptying the container 120
• Loading and resealing the container 120
13
Charges for any additional movement of the containers inside the Customs Station – outside ordinary work hours
• Per additional movement of each single container 60
14
Charges for shipping containers with a height or width exceeding the standard height or width (with a maximum of 80 cm additional height and 20 cm additional width)
• Train shipment charges plus the regular charge 300

Shipment conditions:

Please note the following when applying these charges:

  • These charges are based on railway cart capacity, which ordinarily consists of two 20ft-containers or one 35, 35, 40, or 45ft-container. If the 20ft container fully occupies a car (as if it is a 40ft container or two 20ft containers) then a charge of SR 1, 300 is applied.
  • As for transporting moving equipment on railway carts, they are charged based on an equivalent size to 20ft or 40ft.

These charges include the following services:

  • Charges for transportation from Dammam Port to Riyadh’s Dry Port, in case the agreement is to deliver at the Dry Port or to the goods owner’s warehouse if it was so agreed.
  • The service of unloading the train and storing the goods during the specified period and delivering them to their owners.
  • In the case of delivery at the owner’s warehouse: returning empty containers from the Riyadh warehouse to the Dry Port in Riyadh.
  • In the case of delivery at the Dry Port in Riyadh: returning empty containers to the warehouse of the ship’s agent in Dammam.

These Charges do not include the following:

  • Fees the Dammam Port charges from the goods owners. There is an option to collect such fees from the owner at the Riyadh Dry Port on behalf of the Dammam Port to facilitate the process if the goods owner so wishes.
  • Customs duties payable on goods.
  • Customs clearance fees.
  • Any fines or demurrage charges resulting of the actions of the goods owner.
  • Fees for electric supply to the (refrigerated) container for periods exceeding 3 days from the container’s arrival date, on the basis of SR 200 per additional day.

Charges of storing refrigerated containers as following:

  • First 3 days: SR 20 per ton or fraction of a ton.
  • Fourth day onward: SR 20 per ton or fraction of a ton, per day.
  • These prices are subject to change without prior notice.