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The Saudi baseline first: 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).
On the the USA lane specifically: sea freight to Saudi ports takes 25–40 days and air 3–7 days; typical cargo includes industrial equipment, medical devices, vehicles and spare parts, specialty foods. Main routings: New York, Savannah or Houston to Jeddah; West Coast cargo routes via transshipment. US–Saudi shipments are document-heavy: medical devices and vehicles carry extra conformity steps, and transit is the longest of the main corridors. Air freight at 3–7 days is the standard choice for urgent industrial spares.
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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.