wholesale food suppliers to the public: below are the numbers that actually matter in Saudi practice — rates, transit times, paperwork — with Modjo ready to run it end to end.
Ground rules: Sourcing for the Saudi market: verify the supplier's business licence (the original, not the profile), confirm factory versus trader with a live video tour, check export history to the GCC, and pay against documents (30/70 vs B/L copy is normal). A pre-shipment inspection costs ~$200–400 and prevents the expensive failures.
For food products specifically: duty is 0–25% depending on the product; many staples enter at 0–5%; certification — SFDA registration of both the product and the foreign facility; halal certificates for meat and derivatives; Arabic labels with dates and origin. Shelf-life rules are enforced at entry: products arriving with less than half their shelf life remaining are routinely rejected, so production dates must be aligned with sailing schedules.
With wholesale food suppliers to the public, certificates ready before sailing beat any discount on freight.
Leave your number — a specialist replies within 30 minutes during Saudi working hours.
Business licence check, live factory video tour, GCC export history with shipping documents, and independent inspections you appoint.
A 30% deposit with balance against the B/L copy, paid to the company account on the licence — never 100% upfront.