National Address Requirement for Shipping to and within Saudi Arabia
National Address Requirement for Shipping to and within Saudi Arabia
Here’s what you need to know
Effective immediately, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) government requires all residents, citizens, and companies operating and shipping to and within the KSA to provide the recipient’s short address code/national address.
If you haven't already, we recommend contacting your recipient in the KSA to obtain their short address code/national address. You’ll need to include this information when sending your FedEx shipment to help ensure a successful delivery.
Frequently Asked Questions
For more details about the National Address system, please visit the Saudi Post's National Address webpage.
Individuals, corporate or government sectors, and all businesses in the KSA will be affected. It is recommended to begin using the short address code/national address immediately to avoid delays or return of shipments.
It should be used when shipping to and within the KSA, for all business-to-business and business-to-consumer shipments.
When shipping to or within the KSA, customers must enter the short address code/national address on Address line 3.
Will I be affected by this change?
Individuals, corporate or government sectors, and all businesses in the KSA will be affected. It is recommended to begin using the short address code/national address immediately to avoid delays or return of shipments.
When will I have to use the short address code/national address for shipments to and within the KSA?
It should be used when shipping to and within the KSA, for all business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) shipments.
When will I have to start using the short address code for shipments to and within the KSA?
Start using the short address code/national address now.Â
Do I need to do anything different on the Commercial Invoice and Air Waybill?
When shipping to or within the KSA, customers must enter the short address code/national address on Address line 3.
For shipments to the KSA, where will customers enter the short address code?
Customers must enter the short address code/national address into the address line 3 field when creating shipments.
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