List of Items Prohibited Items For Shipment to Saudi Arabia

According to Fedex Cross Border, the following items are prohibited from being included in shipment destined to Saudi Arabia.

1. All shipments containing jewelry including, but not limited to, gold, silver, platinum, pearls, stones and diamonds, etc. with a declared or commercial value of above US$5 are prohibited and will be confiscated by the customs authorities in Saudi Arabia
2. Adult Toys
3. Alcohol and alcohol related items
4. All kinds of religious books (including but not limited to Qur’an, Bible, etc.)
5. Any item contrary to the Royal Family, Saudi Arabian or Muslim beliefs or morality
6. Any item that has a hidden camera or anything that can be used as a spying device (pens, watches, etc.)
7. Any items which depict or display the female anatomy (other than for strict medical purposes)
8. Chemicals, Haz and Non-Haz
9. Commercial shipments containing jewelry including, but not limited to, gold, silver, platinum, pearls, stones and diamonds, etc.
10. Communications equipment
11. Compact discs
12. Computer components & parts
13. Computer software
14. Dangerous Goods as defined by IATA (Intl. Air Transport Association)
15. Dates
16. Diskettes
17. Drugs, Prescription and Non-Prescription
18. Dry Ice
19. Electrical Shocker (personal use)
20. Electronic Cigarettes
21. Films: 8mm, 16mm & 35mm
22. Films: entertainment
23. Films: promotional, training
24. Foodstuffs
25. Goods either shipped from or manufactured in Israel are completely banned
26. Grain samples
27. Herbal Products
28. Herbal Tea
29. Items of human concealment such as masks, etc.
30. Items used for gambling or games of chance
31. Laser Pointers
32. Magic Games
33. Male Enhancement Supplements (creams, tablets or sprays)
34. Medical samples
35. Medical/dental supplies & equipment
36. Metal Detector (personal Use)
37. Microfiche & microfilm
38. Phones/modems
39. Plants and Plant Products
40. Pornography in any form
41. Radio equipment
42. Radios or parts thereof
43. Seeds
44. Sex toys and other items related to sex
45. Spice
46. Stuffed animals and Pokemon toys
47. Synthetic Marijuana (K2)
48. Tapes, audio cassettes
49. Tapes, computer
50. Tapes, video cassettes
51. Tattoo Machine
52. Telecommunications equipment
53. Televisions, television equipment
54. Tobacco and Tobacco Leaves
55. Toys operated by fuel
56. Video Games (containing graphic material)
57. Watches which have cameras attached to them