Living in a flat in Ajman and need to send your cartons, suitcases, TV and a small sofa to family in Irbid or to your new home in Amman? The most economical way is usually a shared truck: you pay only for the space your things take up, in cubic metres, not for a whole truck. If you are looking for a shipping company from Ajman to Jordan, this is what we do at Al Basmah International Shipping: we collect from your flat door in any Ajman neighbourhood, wrap, number and write the receiver’s name and city on every piece, then the truck drives across Saudi Arabia in transit to the Al Omari border, is cleared by Jordan Customs and delivered to the flat door. The approximate time to Irbid is 7 to 10 days including clearance, and 6 to 9 days to Amman, and your sedan can travel with it on a two-deck enclosed carrier.
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Your space on the truck
- Flat belongings are charged by the cubic metre on a shared truck: a medium carton is about 0.1 m³, a large suitcase about 0.15 m³, a two-seat sofa about 1 m³.
- Every carton and suitcase carries the receiver’s name, city and its number out of the total, for example: Irbid — 7 of 22.
- Passports, papers, gold, daily medicines, chargers and the laptop stay with you, not on the truck.
- Approximate times: Amman and Zarqa 6–9 days, Irbid and Mafraq 7–10 days.
- A Jordanian returning after more than a year abroad may usually be exempt on used belongings; the team checks your case before shipping.
Collection
From your flat door in Ajman, coordinating the lift and truck parking with the building watchman.
How it is charged
By cubic metre on a shared truck, or a dedicated truck if you have a lot.
Most requested destination
Irbid and the north — Mafraq, Jerash and Ajloun — then Amman and Zarqa.
Updates
Messages from the team on WhatsApp at loading, the border, release and before reaching your building.
What we ship from Ajman to Jordan
Ajman is a city of flats, and most people who call us from here are families or individuals in an apartment or studio, not with a whole villa of furniture. A typical Ajman shipment for us looks like this: twenty to thirty cartons of clothes, kitchenware and books, three or four suitcases, a TV, a small sofa or two chairs, a mattress, a child’s bike, and maybe a washing machine or small fridge. All of that fits in roughly 3 to 6 cubic metres, a small part of one truck.
- Cartons: clothes, bedding, kitchenware, books, toys, shoes.
- Suitcases: locked with small padlocks, with a list of what is roughly inside.
- Appliances: the TV in its original box if you kept it, or a strong box with foam over the screen; the washing machine and small fridge emptied and dried.
- Small furniture: a two- or three-seat sofa, a small dining table, a bed taken apart, a wardrobe dismantled with its screws bagged and labelled.
- The car: a sedan or hatchback on a two-deck enclosed carrier, separate from the belongings.
If you have a full house of furniture rather than a small flat, a dedicated truck may work out cheaper; the details are in the UAE to Jordan shipping guide.
How space on a shared truck is calculated
A shared truck carries the belongings of several families and individuals heading to Jordan, and each pays for the volume their things occupy. So the tighter and tidier the packing, the smaller the volume and the lower the price. To estimate your volume before you message us:
| Item | Approximate volume |
|---|---|
| Medium carton (50×40×50 cm) | about 0.1 m³ |
| Large suitcase | about 0.15 m³ |
| 55-inch TV, wrapped | about 0.2 m³ |
| Two-seat sofa | about 1 m³ |
| Double mattress | about 0.6 m³ |
| Washing machine or small fridge | about 0.5–0.7 m³ |
The easiest way is to photograph your things and send the photos on WhatsApp, and the team estimates the volume for you. A shared truck leaves once it is full, so if your travel date is tight tell us early and we will book you on the next truck.
Collection areas in Ajman
We go up to flats in every part of Ajman and arrange the lift booking and truck parking with the building watchman in advance. The areas we collect from most:
- Al Nuaimiya and Al Nuaimiya Towers: tall buildings with busy lifts, so we prefer early mornings.
- Al Rashidiya, Al Rumaila and the Corniche: seafront flats with limited parking.
- Al Jurf, Al Hamidiya and Al Rawda: mid-rise buildings and family houses.
- Emirates City, Al Yasmeen, Al Helio and Al Tallah: newer communities on the edge of the emirate.
- Al Mowaihat, Al Zorah and Garden City: flats and residential complexes.
- Ajman Industrial Area and Ajman Free Zone: for anyone adding a few goods to their belongings.
Send the building location and floor number, whether the lift fits the sofa, and whether building management needs a moving permit. Some Ajman buildings ask for notice before furniture is moved. If you fly out before collection day, you can leave the key with a relative or friend who hands the belongings to us, as long as the cartons are already sealed and labelled.
The road route from Ajman to Jordan
After collection your things are consolidated at our warehouse with the rest of the shared load, then the truck heads west to Al Ghuwaifat and enters Saudi Arabia at Al Batha in sealed transit, so nothing is cleared in Saudi Arabia. It passes Riyadh and climbs north through Qassim and Al Jouf to Al Haditha, then Al Omari in Jordan, roughly 2,400 to 2,600 km in all. Because the truck crosses more than one border, your contents list must be ready and match the cartons before sealing. If you are also sending things to Saudi Arabia, see the Ajman to Saudi Arabia guide.
Transit times from Ajman to Jordanian cities
Times are approximate from your Ajman flat door to the receiver’s door in Jordan, including clearance; waiting for a shared truck to fill can add a day or two:
| City | Approximate road time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Amman | 6–9 days | Hilltop districts may need a smaller vehicle and hand carrying |
| Zarqa and Salt | 6–9 days | Salt is a hill town; we check the street before delivery |
| Irbid and Mafraq | 7–10 days | The north is served right after clearance, Mafraq is on the way |
| Madaba and Karak | 7–10 days | South of Amman, about a day more |
| Aqaba | 7–10 days | By road, or by sea for full containers |
Air freight from Ajman to Jordan
Ajman has no cargo airport, so air shipments go from nearby Sharjah airport or Dubai to Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, usually arriving in 2 to 4 days door to door including clearance. Air suits a suitcase or two cartons you need in the first week: children’s school clothes, documents, small devices. It does not suit furniture, a sofa or large appliances.
- Price is by actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher; volumetric = L × W × H in cm ÷ 6000.
- A 75×50×30 cm suitcase counts as about 19 kg volumetric even if it weighs 12 kg.
- Perfumes, liquids and loose lithium batteries are restricted by air; put them in the road shipment or ask the team.
Packing flat belongings and labelling them
On a shared truck your cartons sit next to other families’ cartons, so clear labelling matters more than anything. A carton without a name can end up in another city or wait until its owner is found.
- On every carton and suitcase: the receiver’s name as in the passport, the city (Irbid, Amman…), the Jordanian phone number, and the piece number out of the total.
- Write on two sides, not just the lid, because cartons are stacked.
- A sheet with the same details inside every carton, in case the label tears.
- Keep cartons to about 20–25 kg, and books in small cartons.
- Glass and plates wrapped one by one, with “Fragile” written clearly.
- The TV standing upright, never flat, with foam on the screen and corner guards.
- The sofa wrapped in plastic and cardboard against dust and rain; Irbid winters are cold and wet.
- Make a numbered list of carton contents; that is what goes to customs.
What to keep with you, not on the truck
The truck arrives days after you land, and it may be opened for inspection at the border. So keep these in your hand luggage:
- Passports, the family book, certificates, work contracts and residence-cancellation papers.
- Gold, cash and jewellery.
- Daily medicines with their prescriptions.
- Laptop, phone, chargers and drives holding family photos.
- A week of clothes and the children’s essentials.
- The spare car key if the car is being shipped.
Documents needed for shipping to Jordan
Used personal effects
A Jordanian returning after living abroad for more than 12 months can usually bring in used personal effects once per family with an exemption, presenting a passport copy, proof of ending residence in the UAE such as the cancelled residence, a detailed contents list and the family book. Non-Jordanians, new items and anything that looks commercial (ten identical appliances, for example) are dutiable. We do not promise an exemption before the team has checked your case.
Commercial goods
If you add goods for sale to your belongings, they need a commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and a Jordanian importer’s details, and they pay the general sales tax (16% standard). Food and cosmetics need JFDA approval, and many electrical products need JSMO conformity. Commercial shipments are covered in the Sharjah to Jordan guide.
The car
Ownership papers, the UAE export certificate with plate cancellation, the owner’s passport, and an empty car. Jordan sets conditions on imported cars and taxes that vary by engine and fuel type, so we check your car’s model year and conditions against Jordan’s current rules before booking.
Shipping your sedan from Ajman to Jordan
Many people moving out of an Ajman flat own a sedan they want to take with them. We ship it on a two-deck enclosed car carrier, which holds several cars on two levels inside a closed body, so it arrives protected from sun, dust and gravel. The car is strapped by its wheels, and we photograph it from every side before it goes up and send you the photos on WhatsApp.
- Do not put cartons or suitcases in the car or its boot; belongings go on the truck.
- About a quarter tank of fuel, and removable accessories taken off.
- Send the ownership card before cancelling the plates so we can check Jordan’s conditions.
Prohibited and restricted items for Jordan
- Prohibited: narcotics, weapons and ammunition without permits, counterfeit goods, gambling equipment.
- Needs a prior permit: drones, some medicines, wireless communication devices.
- Never pack: gas cylinders, fuel, flammable materials, large unpacked batteries.
Warning: Medicines in cartons can hold up clearance without a prescription, and some need a permit. Carry your medicines with you, and if you must ship a quantity, ask the team before packing.
Shipping prices from Ajman to Jordan
The price follows the volume of your belongings and the city, so no single figure fits everyone. Send the details on WhatsApp and you will receive the price: photos or a list of your things, the Ajman area and floor, the Jordanian city, and whether you have a car. You can also fill in the quote request form.
What decides the cost?
| Factor | How it affects the price |
|---|---|
| Volume in m³ | The main factor on a shared truck; every metre saved by tight packing lowers the price |
| Shared or dedicated | Shared for small flats; dedicated for half a truck or more, or urgent moves |
| City in Jordan | Irbid, Mafraq, Madaba and Karak are a little further than Amman and Zarqa |
| Floor and lift | High floors without a suitable lift need more workers |
| Packing | Cartons, foam and wrapping for the sofa and TV, as needed |
| Papers and clearance | Exemption or duty depending on your nationality and the items |
| Car type | Sedan size and its place on the two-deck carrier |
How to ship from Ajman to Jordan, step by step
- Photograph your things and send the photos with your area, floor and Jordanian city on WhatsApp.
- The team estimates the volume and tells you the price and the next shared truck.
- Pack and label the cartons, or ask us to pack for you.
- We book the lift with the building and collect from your flat door on the agreed day.
- We match the pieces to the numbered list and send you loading photos.
- The team updates you on WhatsApp at the borders and at release.
- We call the receiver in Irbid or Amman before arrival to arrange unloading.
Tips before you seal the cartons
- Do not leave packing to the last night; start with books and winter clothes a week ahead.
- Leave behind what is not worth its freight, such as cheap heavy furniture that costs less in Jordan.
- Photograph appliances working before you pack them.
- Ask the team about optional insurance if the shipment includes expensive devices.
- Give us a Jordanian receiver who answers the phone and, ideally, is home on delivery day.
Delivery to Irbid flats, the north and the rest of Jordan
Irbid is the destination we hear most from Ajman residents: the main city of northern Jordan, where many people returning from the UAE have family. After clearance at Al Omari the truck heads north via Mafraq, and we call the receiver before arrival. Most Irbid buildings are three- or four-storey flats, many without a lift, so we carry the cartons and sofa up the stairs, which is why we ask about the floor in advance. We also serve Jerash, Ajloun and Mafraq in the north.
- Amman: a city on hills, where streets in districts such as Jabal Amman, Tla’ Al Ali and Sweifieh can be narrow or steep, so we sometimes finish with a smaller vehicle and hand carrying after checking access with the receiver.
- Weather: winters in Irbid and Amman are cold and rainy, with occasional snow in Amman, so rain-proof packing is essential; summers are dry.
- Road, sea or air? Road for flat belongings; sea from Jebel Ali or Khalifa Port to Aqaba for full containers only (about 2–3 weeks sailing, then clearance and a road leg); air for an urgent suitcase.
- Al Omari border: the entry point from Saudi Arabia, where your belongings are cleared electronically.
Neighbours in the next emirate have their own guide too: Umm Al Quwain to Jordan shipping.
Frequently asked questions about shipping from Ajman to Jordan
How long does shipping from Ajman to Irbid take?
Roughly 7 to 10 days by road from your flat door to the receiver’s door, including clearance at Al Omari; waiting for the shared truck to fill can add a day or two.
Can I ship just ten cartons and two suitcases?
Yes, that is exactly what a shared truck is for: you pay for their volume, and they travel with other shipments heading to Jordan.
How should I label the cartons?
The receiver’s name as in the passport, the city, the Jordanian phone number and the carton number out of the total, on two sides, with a sheet showing the same details inside.
Do I pay customs duty on my used belongings?
A Jordanian returning after more than 12 months abroad is usually exempt once per family on used personal effects with specific papers. Non-Jordanians and new items are dutiable, and the team checks your case before shipping.
Can a TV be shipped safely?
Yes. It is wrapped in foam, boxed in a strong carton and loaded upright; the original box is best if you kept it.
Can my car travel with my belongings?
It travels on a two-deck enclosed car carrier, separate from the belongings, after we check its model year against Jordan’s rules. Do not put belongings inside it.
How will I know when the shipment arrives?
The team messages you on WhatsApp at loading, at the borders and at release, then calls the receiver before arrival.
Packed your cartons in Ajman?
Send photos of your belongings and the Jordanian city on WhatsApp, and you will receive the price and the next truck date.
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