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What decides the outcome: Budget beyond ocean freight: terminal handling at both ends, delivery order fees, customs duty (mostly 5%) plus 15% VAT, and inland trucking (Jeddah–Riyadh SAR 2,500–4,500).
Container shipping to Saudi Arabia: a 20ft box holds ~28 usable CBM / 28t payload, a 40ft ~58 CBM, a 40ft high cube ~68 CBM. Indicative 2026 rates to Jeddah/Dammam: from China $1,300–2,600 (20ft) and $1,800–3,500 (40ft); from Europe $1,200–2,200. FCL beats LCL above ~12–15 CBM.
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Indicatively $1,300–2,600 for a 20ft and $1,800–3,500 for a 40ft port-to-port in 2026, plus destination charges and customs.
About 58 usable CBM (68 in a high cube) with payload around 26–28 tonnes.