Home moving and car shipping from Madinah to Morocco means moving a home with everything in it: bedrooms, majlis sets, kitchen, library, a family’s clothes, children’s toys and a car, from a house in Madinah to a house in Fes, Casablanca, Rabat or Tangier. The home travels by sea on a long voyage from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean and the Strait of Gibraltar, and is opened in Morocco weeks later. So a home move starts with a plan: what moves, how it is packed, when it is loaded, and what the family needs with it until the home arrives.
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Moroccans returning for good have an important advantage: the Moroccans-abroad benefits on furniture and cars. Using them needs a file prepared before shipping and a list written correctly.
Al Basma Express moves your home and car from Quba, Al Awali, Al Aziziyah, Shuran and every district of Madinah to Casablanca, Rabat, Fes, Meknes, Marrakesh, Tangier, Agadir and every city: survey and inventory, packing room by room, a container sealed at your door, shipping from Jeddah or Yanbu, guidance on the benefits, then clearance, delivery, unpacking and reassembly.
Home moving from Madinah to Morocco in brief
Al Basma Express offers full home moving and car shipping from Madinah to every city in Morocco, by sea from Jeddah or Yanbu port to Casablanca or Tanger Med.
Services
- ✔Full home moving: survey, packing, container, unpacking and reassembly.
- ✔Packing small items: kitchen, clothes and books.
- ✔Car shipping: ro-ro ship or container.
- ✔Benefits file: guidance for Moroccans abroad before shipping.
Cost and duration
- ✔A 40ft container of household furniture: from SAR 18,600.
- ✔Car shipping: from SAR 1,860.
- ✔A 20ft container and part loads: contact us for the cost based on volume and sailing.
- ✔Transit time: usually 4 to 6 weeks door to door.
Required documents
- ✔Copy of passport and iqama.
- ✔A detailed inventory list with estimated values.
- ✔Electronic broker authorisation via the Fasah platform.
- ✔Moroccans-abroad benefit documents on final return.
Madinah to Morocco in numbers
Who moves their home from Madinah to Morocco?
| Case | Typical shipment | Usually the best option |
|---|---|---|
| A Moroccan family returning for good | A full home and a car | A 40ft container with the benefits file |
| A teacher, imam or researcher finishing work | A library and apartment furniture | A 20ft container |
| A student who finished studying | Books and a room’s belongings | Part load |
| A retiree returning to settle | A full home and a car | A container, reviewing the retiree reduction |
The survey: the home room by room
The survey is not only a volume estimate; it is the whole home’s list. We go through every room with you and record:
| Room | What we record | What we decide with you |
|---|---|---|
| Bedrooms | Beds, wardrobes and dressers | What is dismantled, and what is sold if the new home is smaller |
| Living room and majlis | Sofas, tables, rugs and chandeliers | What needs wooden crates |
| Kitchen | Appliances, cookware and fitted kitchen | Ship the fitted kitchen or leave it |
| Children’s rooms | Beds, toys and desks | What moves and what the children have outgrown |
| Library | Number of shelves and books | Small boxes numbered by shelf |
| Courtyard and roof | Seating and tools | What suits the home in Morocco |
What to move to Morocco, and what to sell in Madinah
| Item | The usual decision | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Valuable and carved furniture | Shipped | Hard to replace |
| Library and books | Shipped | Not easily replaced |
| Modern appliances | Shipped after checking | Morocco runs at 50 Hz versus 60 Hz in Saudi Arabia; most appliances labelled 50/60Hz work without a problem |
| Large old appliances | Usually sold | Shipping costs close to their value |
| Cheap bulky furniture | Sold | Takes container space and uses up the exemption ceiling |
| Split air conditioners | Compared with new | They need a technician at both ends |
Packing room by room for the sea voyage
| Category | Packing method |
|---|---|
| Bedrooms and wardrobes | Fully dismantled with panels and screws numbered |
| Majlis sets and sofas | Blanket then film, pieces numbered |
| Kitchen and crockery | Paper for each piece and double-wall boxes |
| Appliances | Fully emptied and dried two days before |
| Chandeliers, mirrors and marble | Padded wooden crates |
| Clothes | Wardrobe boxes for hanging items, sealed bags for folded ones |
| Books and photos | Sealed bags inside small boxes |
| Rugs and soft furnishings | Cleaned and dried, then rolled |
Room labels
We give each room in your Moroccan home a colour and put it on every box and piece, with the box number and description. At unpacking every piece goes straight to its room.
The first-weeks box
The home arrives weeks after you travel. Prepare a suitcase or box to carry with you with two weeks of clothes, personal items, the children’s school papers, documents, medicines, and simple kitchen items if you will live in the home before the container arrives.
The family and children: what to prepare before travelling
- ✔The school file with you: each child’s original and certified certificates and birth certificates, to register them at schools in Morocco.
- ✔A box for each child in their name: their toys and books, opened first at unpacking.
- ✔Children’s beds loaded last: so they are assembled first at delivery.
- ✔Medicines and baby needs: always with you, not in the container.
Part load: for a small home or a room
If your home is one or two rooms, or you are sending part of the home first, a part load means paying only for your cubic metres: your items, numbered in your name, are grouped in a shared container to Morocco. It takes a little longer while the container fills, but costs far less than a full container.
Collection from Madinah
| Area | What we plan for |
|---|---|
| The central area around the Haram | The container cannot enter; a smaller vehicle transfers to the container outside |
| Quba, Al Awali and Al Aziziyah | Spacious villas and houses; the container usually outside the home |
| Shuran, Al Khalidiyah and newer districts | Buildings with lifts; the container at the nearest suitable parking |
Shipping the car to Morocco
| Method | Price from | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Ro-ro ship or container | SAR 1,860 | The car alone |
| With furniture in a 40ft container | Within the container cost | A full move with a divider |
- ✔Saudi side: export plates, Absher authorisation, clearance of fines and liens, and the istimara.
- ✔In Morocco: car clearance and payment of duties with any applicable benefit, then registration.
- ✔On a ro-ro ship: the car completely empty with minimal fuel.
Moroccans-abroad benefits in a home move
| Benefit | Details |
|---|---|
| Effects and furniture on final return | The exemption ceiling was raised from 30,000 to 40,000 dirhams |
| The car on final return | A three-year age reduction when paying duties, once in a lifetime, excluding diplomats and students |
| Car benefit file | Payslips for two years for employees, or tax declarations for two years for traders and professionals |
| Retirees | A 90% reduction on car duties for those aged 60 or over who lived abroad 10 years and have not settled permanently |
The list and the exemption ceiling
Because the furniture exemption has a ceiling, we write the list with realistic estimated values for each category and keep new items separate with their invoices. A realistic list makes clearance faster and shows clearly what falls within the ceiling.
Wider details in international moving from Dammam to Morocco.
The journey from Madinah to Morocco
From Madinah the container is trucked to Jeddah or Yanbu port, then sails north up the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal, west across the Mediterranean, then through the Strait of Gibraltar to Tanger Med or Casablanca on the Atlantic.
| Arrival port | Suits |
|---|---|
| Tanger Med | Tangier, Tetouan, Fes, Meknes and Oujda |
| Casablanca | Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakesh and El Jadida |
| Agadir | Agadir and the south, depending on sailings |
From the port we arrange inland transport to your city, whether it is on the coast, inland like Fes, Meknes and Marrakesh, or in the mountains.
Documents required for a home move to Morocco
| Shipment | Saudi side | In Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Household furniture and effects | Passport and iqama, valued list, Fasah authorisation and final exit visa | ID card and final return documents |
| Car | Export plates, Absher authorisation, clearance and istimara | Benefit file: payslips or tax declarations |
More details in our guide to shipping from Saudi Arabia to Morocco.
Home moving prices from Madinah to Morocco
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Car shipping | From SAR 1,860 |
| 40ft container of household furniture | From SAR 18,600 |
| 20ft container | Contact us for the cost |
| Part load | Contact us for the cost |
| Full packing and unpacking | Added according to home size |
What determines the cost of moving your home?
How long does a home move from Madinah to Morocco take?
| Stage | Approximate duration |
|---|---|
| Survey, packing and loading | One to three days depending on home size |
| Transport to port and export | A few days |
| The sea voyage | Usually 3 to 4 weeks |
| Clearance, inland transport and delivery | Days |
| Usual total | 4 to 6 weeks |
Delivery and unpacking in Morocco
| Location | What we plan for |
|---|---|
| Casablanca and Rabat apartments | Lifts and parking, and booking a time with the concierge |
| Riads in old medinas | Lanes the truck cannot enter; carrying with hand carts |
| Suburban villas | Bigger crews and wide spaces |
| Inland and mountain cities | Longer inland transport and advance planning |
Unpacking day
- 1Matching the seal and container number in front of you.
- 2Unloading the car if it is in the container.
- 3Distributing boxes to rooms by their colours.
- 4Assembling furniture, bedrooms first, then the kitchen.
- 5Unpacking into cupboards with the full service.
- 6Matching the list and removing waste.
The timeline for returning from Madinah to Morocco
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| Two months before | Set the return date and prepare the benefits file |
| Six weeks before | Survey, the list and the price |
| Four weeks before | Book the container and sailing, and start the car’s export plates |
| Two weeks before | Sell what will not move and prepare the first-weeks box |
| Two days before | Dry the appliances and Fasah authorisation |
| Loading days | Packing room by room, loading and sealing |
Common mistakes in a home move to Morocco
- ✔Shipping everything without sorting: a bigger container and an exemption ceiling used up on cheap pieces.
- ✔Forgetting the first-weeks box: the home arrives weeks after you travel.
- ✔Appliances not dried: mould in the container.
- ✔An incomplete car benefit file: payslips or tax declarations missing.
- ✔Overlooking the nature of the new home: a riad in an old medina needs different planning.
- ✔A list with no values: makes applying the ceiling harder and weakens insurance.
Before leaving Madinah: handing over the home
After the container is loaded we remove cardboard and waste and leave the home empty, and you photograph it after vacating to record its condition when handing it to the owner. Time your departure on the final exit visa after loading, so export documents are filed while your residence is valid.
What protects your home at sea
Storage before shipping
If you must vacate your home before the sailing date, we keep your furniture in an air-conditioned warehouse and load the container on time. Details on our temporary storage page.
What cannot be shipped to Morocco?
See our prohibited items page.
Steps for a home move from Madinah to Morocco
- 1Contact: your city in Morocco and the return date.
- 2Survey room by room.
- 3Price, container size and port.
- 4Documents: Fasah, the list, benefits and car.
- 5Packing with room labels, loading and sealing.
- 6The sea voyage with tracking.
- 7Clearance, inland transport, unpacking and reassembly.
Examples of home moves to Morocco
Why Al Basma Express for home moves to Morocco?
For moving to Morocco from other regions: from Dammam, from Al-Ahsa, from Qassim and from Jeddah. If your destination is Algeria, see door-to-door moving from Madinah to Algeria.
FAQ: home moving from Madinah to Morocco
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From your home in Madinah to your home in Morocco, room by room
A home move to Morocco succeeds when the home is handled room by room: a survey that records every piece, packing with labels that point to the new rooms, a dry, sealed container, a benefits file ready, a box you carry until the home arrives, and an unpacking that puts everything back in its place.
Contact Al Basma Express on +966553923364.
