Saudi Customs Working Hours — Complete Port Guide
Working hours for Saudi customs ports — seaports, airports, and land borders. When you receive your shipment and how to avoid delays.
Saudi Customs Working Hours — Complete Port Guide
Knowing customs port working hours helps you plan your shipment right. A shipment arriving Friday before the weekend = at least two days of waiting. This guide explains everything.
ZATCA FASAH Platform Hours
24/7 — FASAH is available all week for electronic customs filings.
✅ Brokers file declarations before the shipment arrives — even at night.
Seaport Hours
Jeddah Islamic Port
- 24/7 — loading/unloading operations
- Clearance offices: 7 AM – 11 PM (Sun–Thu)
- Friday and Saturday: 8 AM – 12 PM (urgent cases)
King Abdulaziz Port — Dammam
- 24/7 — operations
- Clearance offices: 7:30 AM – 11 PM
- Weekend: partial offices
Jazan and Yanbu Ports
- 6 AM – 11 PM during the week
- Friday and Saturday off — emergencies only
International Airport Hours
King Khalid Airport — Riyadh
- 24/7 — receiving air shipments
- Clearance: 7 AM – 11 PM
- Express shipments (DHL/FedEx): 24/7
King Abdulaziz Airport — Jeddah
- 24/7 — operations
- Clearance offices: 6:30 AM – 11 PM
King Fahd Airport — Dammam
- 24/7 — operations
- Clearance: 7 AM – 10 PM
Land Border Hours
Al Batha Border (UAE)
- 24/7 — busiest border
- Customs procedures: 24/7
- Peak hours: 4 PM – 9 PM
King Fahd Causeway (Bahrain)
- 24/7 for commercial transport
- Personal crossings: may vary
Al Haditha Border (Jordan)
- 24/7 for trucks
- Clearance: 6 AM – 12 AM (midnight)
Al Khafji, Salwa, Halat Ammar Borders
- 6 AM – 12 AM (midnight)
- Limited on weekends
Riyadh Dry Port
- Sun–Thu: 7 AM – 11 PM
- Fri–Sat: 8 AM – 4 PM
- Operations depend on rail arrivals from Dammam Port
Public Holidays — Impact on Shipments
Major Holidays:
- Eid Al-Fitr (about a week)
- Eid Al-Adha (about a week)
- National Day (September 23)
- Founding Day (February 22)
⚠️ During these holidays: operations near a halt, delays are inevitable for arriving shipments.
Tip:
Schedule your shipment to arrive a week before or after the holiday.
Peak Periods (Avoid)
Saudi import peaks:
- Ramadan (a month before) — food and supplies shipments
- Back to school (August) — clothing and tools
- White Friday (November) — electronics
- Pre-holidays — gifts and consumer products
In these periods: delays of 5–7 days instead of 24–48 hours.
How to Clear Your Shipment on a Weekend?
OBOOR provides 24/7 service for urgent cases:
- Tracking the shipment at arrival time
- Preparing documents to file on the first business day
- Real-time coordination with ZATCA electronically
- Express shipment clearance even at night
Golden Tip
Use pre-clearance — file the customs declaration before the shipment arrives. Result:
- Your shipment leaves the port in 2 hours instead of 24–48
- Avoid peak demurrage
- No waiting for clearance offices
OBOOR’s Tip
OBOOR serves you 24/7 — our team tracks your shipment even on holidays. For urgent shipments, we strive to clear them in record time.
WhatsApp us — available 24/7 for urgent cases.
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