Our air cargo team have helped over a million people send personal effects and commercial air cargo across Africa, Asia and Europe. Now, you can Send Air Cargo to Africa and Win Prizes!   Send Air Cargo to Africa & Win Prizes: 1st  Prize: Apple iPad 10.2 inch (8th generation) 2nd Prize: SAR 750 worth of air cargo to Africa* 3rd Prize: SAR 500 worth of air cargo to Africa* Top African Air Cargo Destinations: No.      Airport Code City / Country 1 ADD Addis Ababa / Ethiopia 2 KAN / LOS / ABJ Kano, Lagos, Abuja / Nigeria 3 CAI Cairo/ Egypt ..read more

  On 10 June 2020, the General Authority of Saudi Customs implemented an increase in the customs duty rates of more than 2000 tariff Lines of the KSA Integrated Customs Tariffs. On initial review of the rise in import duties, the increase in customs duty levied on goods range from 0.5% to as high as 15% across categories. Importers must engage with a careful review of HSCodes/ classifications applied in customs data declarations to avoid incorrect costs/ penalties. Our Europe, Asia and American freight forwarding partners shared exporters (as of last week) had not reported any potential ..read more

GCC Customs Updates – Feb 2020 UAE & KSA aim to boost cross trade through the implementation of TIR operation, Abu Dhabi seems set to achieve 100% year on year growth in pre-clearance of goods and Oman suspends paper applications for tax and duty related matters. UAE & KSA implement TIR customs transit + guarantee system  A TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) operation from Dubai, UAE to Amman, Jordan via the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was successfully concluded in four days with the support of the respective nations guaranteeing association and customs authorities. This i ..read more

Saudi Customs launched a data correction program on 1 Jan 2020 enabling importers to voluntarily correct their import customs data misdeclarations. Through the data correction initiative,  importers in Saudi Arabia can now submit requests to Saudi Customs to apply for correct customs fees related to the value, origin and type of goods that were misdeclared to Saudi Customs. Dr. Mazen Al-Zamil, Undersecretary for revenues at Saudi Customs, stated the program is aimed at promoting transparency among commercial importers and investors besides enhancing stability. Efficiency is a key objecti ..read more

The Middle East’s premier shopping extravaganza, Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) celebrates its 25th year now, and the DSF silver jubilee is set to delight shoppers from around the globe, 26 December 2019 – 01 Feb 2020. Shoppers can now Ship More For Less, opting to use Alpha Cargo Services to get their awesome DSF shopping home without paying for excess baggage. Instead, ship your DSF shopping as cargo or unaccompanied baggage at a cost that matches the time when they want the shipment.  DSF promises unforgettable shopping experiences, transforming the wonderful emirate of Dubai into a sh ..read more

  On 1 January 2020, imports to Saudi Arabia must adhere to newly approved Saudi Arabian Standards Organisation (SASO) technical regulations for 20 more product categories on the SABER certification platform, extending coverage on SASO’s electronic platform’s to a total of 40 product categories. In July 2018, SASO launched the SABER platform to help local businesses secure required Product Certificate of Conformity (PCoC) and Shipment Certificate of Conformity (SCoC). The Product CoC certifies that the regulated product complies with the applicable technical standards and regulations whil ..read more

Malaysia Airlines operates daily flights into Jeddah’s King Abdul Aziz International Airport – KAIA (JED) and Madinah’s Prince Mohammed International Airport – PMIA (MED), offering excellent connectivity from all 10 ASEAN countries, Australia and New Zealand to KSA. Now, as Malaysia Airlines Cargo GSA – Saudi Arabia, we are elated to share: The introduction of Road Feeder Services(RFS) from Jeddah and Madinah airports, extends the MH cargo network coverage to Riyadh and Dammam. Pilot shipments have enabled Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and industrial imports from China and Australia make it t ..read more