{"id":8,"date":"2026-08-15T17:31:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flytorelocation.com\/sa\/moving-from-austria-to-saudi-arabia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T17:31:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:31:59","slug":"moving-from-austria-to-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flytorelocation.com\/sa\/moving-from-austria-to-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving from Austria to Saudi Arabia (2026): Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flyto-article\">\n<p>Austria to Saudi Arabia is a two-authority corridor: you leave the EU customs territory and enter a Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) market, so your shipment has to satisfy Austrian export and deregistration rules on the way out and Saudi customs and residency rules on the way in. This guide covers both halves in the right order \u2014 the Austrian export\/departure side (customs authority, deregistration, export declaration, tax exit) and the Saudi import\/arrival side (the actual clearance platform and process) \u2014 plus pets, vehicles and a short note on the reverse move. It is written for a resident of Austria (Austrian or a foreign national living there) taking up work and residence in the Kingdom, typically on an iqama.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"flyto-article-img\" style=\"margin:26px 0;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 18px 40px -22px rgba(15,15,15,.3);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyto-wp-uploads.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03182735\/FLYTO_muutto_kuvaaja_Nuuti_PAananen_9_1000.jpg\" alt=\"Flyto Relocation international moving\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Your Saudi <strong>residence status decides your customs treatment<\/strong>: the consignee must be registered on the <strong>Fasah<\/strong> platform and delegate a licensed customs broker, and clearance runs against a valid Saudi ID or iqama (<a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\/RulesRegulations\/Taxes\/Pages\/customs-individual\/Import-goods.aspx\">ZATCA \u2013 Personal Importation<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>The Austrian customs authority is the <strong>Zoll<\/strong>, part of the Federal Ministry of Finance (<strong>Bundesministerium f\u00fcr Finanzen \/ BMF<\/strong>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/en\/topics\/customs.html\">BMF \u2013 Customs<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Goods leaving the EU need an <strong>electronic export declaration<\/strong>; Austria lodges these through the <strong>Automated Export System (AES)<\/strong> within its ACCS platform (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/themen\/zoll\/ACCS\/aes.html\">BMF \u2013 AES<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>You must <strong>deregister your residence (Abmeldung)<\/strong> within three days of moving out \u2014 or up to three days before \u2014 using a Meldezettel at the municipal registration authority, and there is no fee (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oesterreich.gv.at\/en\/themen\/persoenliche_dokumente_und_bestaetigungen\/an__abmeldung_des_wohnsitzes\/Seite.1180220.html\">oesterreich.gv.at \u2013 De-registration<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Leaving usually <strong>ends your unlimited Austrian tax liability<\/strong> once you give up your domicile\/habitual abode in Austria (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usp.gv.at\/en\/themen\/steuern-finanzen\/einkommensteuer-ueberblick\/einkommensteuerpflicht.html\">USP.gv.at \u2013 Income tax liability<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Austria is <strong>landlocked<\/strong>: sea freight is trucked or railed to a gateway seaport (Koper, Trieste, Hamburg, Rotterdam); the only domestic ports are Danube river ports at Vienna and Linz (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmimi.gv.at\/en\/topics\/transport\/waterways\/waterways_austria.html\">BMIMI \u2013 Waterways in a landlocked country<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pets<\/strong> need an import permit from Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (<strong>MEWA<\/strong>), an ISO microchip and valid rabies vaccination (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/pet-travel\/us-to-another-country-export\/pet-travel-us-saudi-arabia\">USDA APHIS \u2013 Pet Travel US to Saudi Arabia<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia applies a <strong>standard 15% VAT<\/strong> on imports and enforces strict prohibitions (alcohol, pork, narcotics) administered by <a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\">ZATCA<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1. How your Saudi immigration status determines the customs treatment<\/h2>\n<p>In Saudi Arabia the paperwork follows the person, not just the box. To clear a household shipment the consignee has to be registered on the national single-window customs platform <strong>Fasah<\/strong> and must <strong>delegate a licensed customs broker<\/strong> to file on their behalf; the broker submits your identification (National ID for citizens, iqama\/residence permit for expatriates) as part of clearance (<a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\/RulesRegulations\/Taxes\/Pages\/customs-individual\/Import-goods.aspx\">ZATCA \u2013 Personal Importation<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Practically, this means the timing of your <strong>iqama<\/strong> matters more than anything else. You can pack and export from Austria before your residence permit is issued, but the goods cannot be cleared into Saudi Arabia until the consignee (you or your sponsor) has a valid Saudi ID or iqama on file to present. ZATCA also requires that the consignment is genuinely <strong>personal effects \u2014 not in commercial quantities and without commercial traits<\/strong> \u2014 for it to be handled as a personal importation rather than a commercial import (<a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\/RulesRegulations\/Taxes\/Pages\/customs-individual\/Import-goods.aspx\">ZATCA \u2013 Personal Importation<\/a>). If your residence isn&#8217;t finalised when the container lands, you&#8217;ll pay storage\/demurrage at the port while it waits, so line up your sponsor and broker before the vessel sails.<\/p>\n<h2>2. The Austria export side: customs, deregistration and tax exit<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The customs authority.<\/strong> Exports are handled by the Austrian <strong>Zoll<\/strong>, the customs administration of the <strong>Bundesministerium f\u00fcr Finanzen (BMF)<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/en\/topics\/customs.html\">BMF \u2013 Customs<\/a>). Because Saudi Arabia is outside the EU, your removal is a genuine export and leaves the EU customs territory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The export declaration.<\/strong> Goods leaving the Union are placed under the export procedure with an <strong>electronic export declaration<\/strong>. Austria processes these through its <strong>Automated Export System (AES)<\/strong>, part of the Austrian Customs Clearance System (ACCS) that the BMF rolled out under the Union Customs Code; AES replaced the older <em>e-zoll<\/em> export path (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/themen\/zoll\/ACCS\/aes.html\">BMF \u2013 AES<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/en\/topics\/customs\/trade\/e-customs.html\">BMF \u2013 e-customs \/ e-zoll<\/a>). The declaration is normally lodged electronically by your forwarder or customs agent; low-value or oral-declaration simplifications exist under EU rules but are rarely used for a full household removal (<a href=\"https:\/\/taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu\/customs\/customs-procedures-import-and-export\/exportation_en\">European Commission \u2013 Exportation<\/a>). For a household move the whole container is declared as personal effects, and the BMF&#8217;s own guidance on moving abroad is blunt that the <em>import<\/em> side is governed by the destination country: &quot;Any relocation from Austria to another country is subject to the provisions applicable in that country&quot; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/en\/topics\/customs\/tax-and-duty-free-import-of-relocation-goods\/transferring-normal-place-of-residence-from-austria.html\">BMF \u2013 Transferring your normal place of residence from Austria<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deregistration (Abmeldung).<\/strong> Anyone giving up accommodation in Austria must <strong>deregister that residence within three days<\/strong> of moving out (the form may also be lodged up to three days before). You complete a <strong>Meldezettel<\/strong> (registration\/deregistration form \u2014 one per person) and submit it to the competent registration authority: the Municipal Office, the Municipal Administration in chartered cities, or a Municipal District Office in Vienna. You can do it in person, by post, by messenger, or online with <strong>ID Austria<\/strong> or EU Login, and there is <strong>no fee<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oesterreich.gv.at\/en\/themen\/persoenliche_dokumente_und_bestaetigungen\/an__abmeldung_des_wohnsitzes\/Seite.1180220.html\">oesterreich.gv.at \u2013 De-registration of residence<\/a>). If you are moving abroad permanently, the same portal covers de-registering from Austria as a departing resident (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oesterreich.gv.at\/en\/themen\/eu_und_international\/auslandsoesterreicher\/Seite.480104.html\">oesterreich.gv.at \u2013 De-registering from Austria<\/a>). Keep the stamped confirmation: your Saudi employer, bank and school enrolments may ask for proof you have left.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax exit.<\/strong> Austria taxes on residence. Anyone with a <strong>domicile or habitual abode<\/strong> in Austria has <strong>unlimited tax liability<\/strong> on worldwide income, and after a stay of six months unlimited liability applies in all cases and retrospectively (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usp.gv.at\/en\/themen\/steuern-finanzen\/einkommensteuer-ueberblick\/einkommensteuerpflicht.html\">USP.gv.at \u2013 Income tax liability<\/a>). When you genuinely give up your Austrian home and habitual abode, that unlimited liability ends and you may become only limited-taxable on remaining Austrian-source income (e.g. Austrian rental income) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usp.gv.at\/en\/themen\/steuern-finanzen\/einkommensteuer-ueberblick\/einkommensteuerpflicht.html\">USP.gv.at<\/a>). File a final move-year return with your Austrian tax office and, if you hold substantial company shareholdings, take advice on Austria&#8217;s exit-taxation rules before you deregister \u2014 Saudi Arabia levies no personal income tax, so the Austrian cut-off date is what matters.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Ports and transit (freight-industry estimates)<\/h2>\n<p>Austria is <strong>landlocked<\/strong>; it has no seaport of its own, and its only significant ports are the <strong>Danube river ports at Vienna and Linz<\/strong>, connected to the wider European inland-waterway network (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmimi.gv.at\/en\/topics\/transport\/waterways\/waterways_austria.html\">BMIMI \u2013 Waterways in a landlocked country<\/a>). Your sea container therefore starts its life on a truck or rail wagon and is loaded at a <strong>gateway seaport<\/strong> \u2014 most commonly <strong>Koper (Slovenia)<\/strong> or <strong>Trieste (Italy)<\/strong> for the Adriatic\u2013Suez routing, or <strong>Hamburg \/ Rotterdam<\/strong> in the north.<\/p>\n<p>The following door-to-port and ocean transit times are <strong>freight-industry estimates, not official figures<\/strong>, and vary with sailing schedules, transhipment and Saudi port congestion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Road pre-carriage<\/strong> Austria \u2192 Koper\/Trieste: roughly 1\u20132 days; \u2192 Hamburg\/Rotterdam: 2\u20133 days.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sea, Adriatic \u2192 Jeddah (Red Sea)<\/strong>: broadly 2\u20133 weeks port-to-port; <strong>\u2192 Dammam (Arabian Gulf)<\/strong> is longer, typically 3\u20135 weeks, as it routes via the Gulf.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Air freight<\/strong> for a small, urgent consignment: usually a few days in transit, at a large multiple of the sea cost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Treat any single quoted number as indicative and confirm the actual routing and destination port (<strong>Jeddah<\/strong> for the west, <strong>Dammam\/King Abdulaziz Port<\/strong> for the east, <strong>Riyadh Dry Port<\/strong> for inland clearance) with your mover before booking.<\/p>\n<h2>4. The Saudi Arabia import side<\/h2>\n<p>On arrival the consignment is cleared through <strong>Fasah<\/strong>, Saudi Arabia&#8217;s single-window customs platform, by your <strong>delegated licensed customs broker<\/strong>; ZATCA (the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority) is the clearing authority (<a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\/RulesRegulations\/Taxes\/Pages\/customs-individual\/Import-goods.aspx\">ZATCA \u2013 Personal Importation<\/a>). The broker files against your ID\/iqama and presents the shipment&#8217;s documents. ZATCA&#8217;s personal-importation rules list the core paperwork: <strong>original detailed receipts\/packing list, the bill of lading, and a copy of the consignee&#8217;s National ID<\/strong> (iqama for expatriates) (<a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\/RulesRegulations\/Taxes\/Pages\/customs-individual\/Import-goods.aspx\">ZATCA \u2013 Personal Importation<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Customs officers verify three things in practice: that you have the right to import personal effects (valid residence status), that your documents match the physical contents, and that nothing prohibited is inside. Used personal and household effects moved as part of taking up residence are treated as a personal importation rather than a commercial one, provided they are <strong>not in commercial quantities and carry no commercial traits<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\/RulesRegulations\/Taxes\/Pages\/customs-individual\/Import-goods.aspx\">ZATCA \u2013 Personal Importation<\/a>). Note that the Kingdom&#8217;s standard <strong>15% VAT<\/strong> applies to imports, administered by <a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\">ZATCA<\/a>, so budget for VAT and clearing\/handling even where duty is low.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prohibited and restricted goods are strictly enforced.<\/strong> Alcohol, pork products, narcotics, and material contrary to public morals or religion are banned; medicines, drones and communications equipment can be restricted. Pack nothing questionable, and declare medication with prescriptions \u2014 enforcement is checked by <a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\">ZATCA<\/a> at the border.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Pets<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Austria \u2192 Saudi Arabia.<\/strong> Saudi Arabia&#8217;s competent authority is the <strong>Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)<\/strong>, and you must obtain a MEWA <strong>import permit<\/strong> (applied for via its electronic system) before travel. Each dog or cat needs an <strong>ISO-standard microchip<\/strong>, a <strong>valid rabies vaccination<\/strong>, and a veterinary health certificate; import numbers per person are capped (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/pet-travel\/us-to-another-country-export\/pet-travel-us-saudi-arabia\">USDA APHIS \u2013 Pet travel to Saudi Arabia<\/a>). On the Austrian side your pet travels on its EU pet passport, and for this non-EU destination you will need an official <strong>export health certificate issued by an official veterinarian<\/strong> to meet Saudi\/MEWA requirements \u2014 Austria itself imposes no special outbound conditions (such as export quarantine) on pets leaving the country (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bavg.gv.at\/en\/import\/living-animals\/travel\">BAVG \u2013 Entry and re-entry of pet animals<\/a>). Start early: microchipping must precede vaccination, and permits and certificates are date-sensitive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reverse (Saudi Arabia \u2192 Austria).<\/strong> Bringing a dog, cat or ferret back into the EU from a non-EU country requires an ISO microchip, a valid rabies vaccination and \u2014 because Saudi Arabia is not on the EU&#8217;s &quot;listed&quot; low-risk list \u2014 a <strong>rabies antibody titre test<\/strong> showing a level <strong>\u2265 0.5 IU\/ml<\/strong>, on a sample taken at least 30 days after vaccination and at least 3 months (90 days) before the animal health certificate is issued, plus an EU animal health certificate (<a href=\"https:\/\/food.ec.europa.eu\/animals\/live-animal-movements\/dogs-cats-and-ferrets\/bringing-pet-eu-non-eu-country_en\">European Commission \u2013 Bringing a pet into the EU<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ages.at\/en\/animal\/animal-health\/animal-health-services\/current-offers\/rabies-antibody-testing-for-pets\">AGES \u2013 Rabies antibody testing<\/a>). The titre test is valid for the animal&#8217;s lifetime as long as rabies boosters stay current (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bavg.gv.at\/en\/import\/living-animals\/import\">BAVG \u2013 Import of dogs, cats and ferrets from third countries<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>6. Vehicles, money and things people forget<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Vehicles.<\/strong> Saudi Arabia limits private vehicle imports: an individual <strong>cannot import more than two vehicles in a one-year period<\/strong>, and non-compliant vehicles face a payment of <strong>not less than SAR 20,000<\/strong> (up to 50% of value), with antique vehicles over 30 years old excluded from that charge (<a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\/RulesRegulations\/Taxes\/Pages\/customs-individual\/Import-goods.aspx\">ZATCA \u2013 Personal Importation<\/a>). Shipping a car is often more expensive and slower than selling in Austria and buying locally \u2014 get a written landed-cost estimate first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Money.<\/strong> Carry your household inventory (valued), the bill of lading, receipts for high-value items, your passport, visa\/iqama documentation and your Austrian deregistration confirmation. Cash and bearer monetary instruments above ZATCA&#8217;s declaration threshold must be declared on entry \u2014 check the current figure with <a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\">ZATCA<\/a> before you fly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commonly forgotten:<\/strong> deregister with your Austrian municipality (Abmeldung) so you aren&#8217;t chased for obligations you&#8217;ve left (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oesterreich.gv.at\/en\/themen\/persoenliche_dokumente_und_bestaetigungen\/an__abmeldung_des_wohnsitzes\/Seite.1180220.html\">oesterreich.gv.at<\/a>); notify your Austrian tax office of the change (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usp.gv.at\/en\/themen\/steuern-finanzen\/einkommensteuer-ueberblick\/einkommensteuerpflicht.html\">USP.gv.at<\/a>); and cancel or transfer Austrian health insurance, utilities and standing orders. Keep digital copies of everything \u2014 Saudi clearance and later re-entry to the EU both run on documents.<\/p>\n<h2>How Flyto handles your Austria to Saudi Arabia move<\/h2>\n<p>Flyto runs strong in-house European operations \u2014 our own offices, warehouses, teams and vehicles across Northern, Central and Southern Europe handle the Austrian packing, collection and export leg directly, supported by a carefully chosen partner and subcontractor network for the ocean and air freight. At the Saudi end we work with trusted local partners and licensed customs brokers who clear through Fasah, so the export declaration in Austria and the import clearance in the Kingdom line up as one managed move rather than two disconnected halves.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Do I need my iqama before shipping from Austria?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo \u2014 you can export from Austria first, but the consignee must have a valid Saudi ID or iqama on file, be registered on Fasah and have delegated a broker before the goods can be cleared in Saudi Arabia (<a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\/RulesRegulations\/Taxes\/Pages\/customs-individual\/Import-goods.aspx\">ZATCA<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which Austrian authority handles the export?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Austrian Zoll (customs), part of the Federal Ministry of Finance, and the export is filed electronically via the AES system (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/en\/topics\/customs.html\">BMF \u2013 Customs<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/themen\/zoll\/ACCS\/aes.html\">BMF \u2013 AES<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>When must I deregister my Austrian residence?<\/strong><br \/>\nWithin three days of moving out (or up to three days before), using a Meldezettel at your municipal registration authority; it is free and can be done online with ID Austria (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oesterreich.gv.at\/en\/themen\/persoenliche_dokumente_und_bestaetigungen\/an__abmeldung_des_wohnsitzes\/Seite.1180220.html\">oesterreich.gv.at<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will I still pay Austrian tax after moving?<\/strong><br \/>\nOnce you give up your Austrian domicile\/habitual abode your unlimited liability ends; you may remain limited-taxable only on Austrian-source income (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usp.gv.at\/en\/themen\/steuern-finanzen\/einkommensteuer-ueberblick\/einkommensteuerpflicht.html\">USP.gv.at<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I bring my dog, and take it back later?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, with a MEWA import permit, ISO microchip and rabies vaccination to enter Saudi Arabia (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/pet-travel\/us-to-another-country-export\/pet-travel-us-saudi-arabia\">USDA APHIS<\/a>); to return to the EU you&#8217;ll additionally need a rabies titre test \u2265 0.5 IU\/ml (<a href=\"https:\/\/food.ec.europa.eu\/animals\/live-animal-movements\/dogs-cats-and-ferrets\/bringing-pet-eu-non-eu-country_en\">European Commission<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which port will my container use?<\/strong><br \/>\nAustria has no seaport, so freight moves to a gateway port such as Koper, Trieste, Hamburg or Rotterdam, then sails to Jeddah or Dammam \u2014 transit times are freight estimates, not official figures (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmimi.gv.at\/en\/topics\/transport\/waterways\/waterways_austria.html\">BMIMI<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/en\/topics\/customs.html\">BMF \u2013 Customs (overview)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/themen\/zoll\/ACCS\/aes.html\">BMF \u2013 Automated Export System (AES)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/en\/topics\/customs\/trade\/e-customs.html\">BMF \u2013 E-customs \/ e-zoll process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmf.gv.at\/en\/topics\/customs\/tax-and-duty-free-import-of-relocation-goods\/transferring-normal-place-of-residence-from-austria.html\">BMF \u2013 Transferring your normal place of residence from Austria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oesterreich.gv.at\/en\/themen\/persoenliche_dokumente_und_bestaetigungen\/an__abmeldung_des_wohnsitzes\/Seite.1180220.html\">oesterreich.gv.at \u2013 De-registration of an existing residence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oesterreich.gv.at\/en\/themen\/eu_und_international\/auslandsoesterreicher\/Seite.480104.html\">oesterreich.gv.at \u2013 De-registering from Austria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usp.gv.at\/en\/themen\/steuern-finanzen\/einkommensteuer-ueberblick\/einkommensteuerpflicht.html\">USP.gv.at \u2013 Income tax liability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmimi.gv.at\/en\/topics\/transport\/waterways\/waterways_austria.html\">BMIMI \u2013 Waterways in a landlocked country (Austrian ports)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu\/customs\/customs-procedures-import-and-export\/exportation_en\">European Commission \u2013 Exportation (EU export procedure)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\/RulesRegulations\/Taxes\/Pages\/customs-individual\/Import-goods.aspx\">ZATCA \u2013 Personal Importation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/en\">ZATCA \u2013 Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (home)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/pet-travel\/us-to-another-country-export\/pet-travel-us-saudi-arabia\">USDA APHIS \u2013 Pet travel from the US to Saudi Arabia (Saudi\/MEWA requirements)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/food.ec.europa.eu\/animals\/live-animal-movements\/dogs-cats-and-ferrets\/bringing-pet-eu-non-eu-country_en\">European Commission \u2013 Bringing a pet into the EU from a non-EU country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ages.at\/en\/animal\/animal-health\/animal-health-services\/current-offers\/rabies-antibody-testing-for-pets\">AGES \u2013 Rabies antibody testing for pets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bavg.gv.at\/en\/import\/living-animals\/import\">BAVG \u2013 Import of dogs, cats and ferrets from third countries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bavg.gv.at\/en\/import\/living-animals\/travel\">BAVG \u2013 Entry and re-entry of pet animals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austria to Saudi Arabia is a two-authority corridor: you leave the EU customs territory and enter a Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) market, so your shipment has to satisfy Austrian export and deregistration rules on the way out and Saudi customs and residency rules on the way in. 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