If you don’t have much — a few cartons, two suitcases, an appliance or two — you don’t need a whole truck. Al Basmah International Shipping is a shipping company from Umm Al Quwain to Syria that ships small loads on a shared truck priced by the cubic metre, so you pay only for the space your things take, and delivers to the apartment door in Latakia, Damascus or any governorate. By road it takes roughly 8–14 days once the truck sets off, and urgent parcels fly in a few days. Send the details on WhatsApp +971557643821 and you’ll get the price.
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This guide is for people living alone or in a small flat: an employee whose contract has ended and who is going back to family on the coast, a student sending her books and sewing machine, or a father sending a heater and cartons of winter clothes to the family home. You’ll see how to work out your own volume, why a shared load waits a little before leaving, and how it gets to an apartment in a seaside building.
Work out your volume
- Cubic metres = length × width × height in metres for each item, then add them up.
- A large 60×45×45 cm carton ≈ 0.12 m³; ten of them ≈ 1.2 m³.
- A shared load is the cheaper option for small flats, but it leaves when the truck is full.
- Crossovers and other cars ship after an import-eligibility check, with condition photos before loading.
- Latakia delivery: apartments in coastal buildings, with stairs and lift arranged in advance.
- Urgent items fly to Damascus airport, charged on actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher.
- Price: send the details on WhatsApp and you’ll get the price.
How do you work out your volume in cubic metres?
Multiply each item’s length by its width by its height in metres, then add the results. Measure the carton it will ship in, not the bare item, because packing adds a few centimetres on every side. Here are rough examples of items that come up again and again in small-flat shipments from Umm Al Quwain:
| Item | Approximate packed size | Approximate volume |
|---|---|---|
| Large carton of clothes | 60 × 45 × 45 cm | 0.12 m³ |
| Small carton of books (no bigger — books are heavy) | 40 × 30 × 30 cm | 0.04 m³ |
| Electric or oil heater in its box | 60 × 40 × 80 cm | 0.19 m³ |
| Home sewing machine in a carton | 50 × 30 × 40 cm | 0.06 m³ |
| Large suitcase | 75 × 50 × 30 cm | 0.11 m³ |
| 55-inch TV in its box | 140 × 20 × 85 cm | 0.24 m³ |
| Rolled single mattress | 190 × 90 × 20 cm | 0.34 m³ |
Example 1: a single person’s belongings
Ten cartons of clothes and things (1.2 m³) + two large suitcases (0.22 m³) + a heater (0.19 m³) + a sewing machine (0.06 m³) = about 1.67 m³. It’s usually rounded up to 1.75 or 2 m³, because cartons never stack inside a truck without gaps.
Example 2: a one-bedroom flat
A dismantled single bed with its mattress, a small sofa, a TV, a small fridge, a washing machine and fifteen cartons. A flat like this usually takes 5–8 m³ depending on the sofa and appliances. At that size the team compares a shared load with a small dedicated truck and tells you which suits you.
If you’d rather not calculate, take one or two photos of everything and send them on WhatsApp; the team will estimate the volume for you. Many shared loads have a minimum volume, which the team tells you with the price.
What do we ship from Umm Al Quwain to Syria?
We ship personal belongings, small-flat furniture, appliances and parcels from Umm Al Quwain to Syria, and cars after an eligibility check. Most of what comes to us from this emirate is small shipments for individuals, not whole houses.
- Cartons of clothes, blankets, bedding and kitchenware.
- Books, papers and family photos.
- Small appliances: heater, sewing machine, vacuum cleaner, small oven, fan.
- Large appliances: fridge, washing machine, TV — they work straight away, since Syria runs on 220 V / 50 Hz like the UAE.
- A few pieces of furniture: single bed, small sofa, table, flat-packed wardrobe.
- Gifts and simple goods for family in personal quantities.
- Small cars and crossovers once import eligibility is confirmed.
Pickup areas in Umm Al Quwain
We collect from flats and houses all over Umm Al Quwain, and the collection time comes to you on WhatsApp. For small loads a crew comes with a suitable vehicle and carries the cartons down from the flat; you can also bring your things to our Sharjah – Industrial Area 18 branch if that’s easier.
- Residential areas: Al Salamah, Al Ramlah, Al Raudah, Al Raas, Al Maidan, Al Haditha, the Old Town, Al Rafaah, Al Humrah.
- Along the coast: the creek and marina areas and the compounds near King Faisal Street.
- Industrial areas: Umm Al Thuoob industrial area, the Emirates Modern Industrial Area.
- Free zone: Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone, with exit papers if the goods are commercial.
- Inland: Falaj Al Mualla and around.
Shared loads: why wait for the truck to fill?
A shared load means your things travel on one truck with other customers’ goods bound for Syria, and the cost of the whole trip is split among everyone by space. That’s why it’s far cheaper for small loads. But the truck only leaves when it’s full or close to it; if it left half-empty, the trip would cost more for everyone on it.
Before departure
Your things are collected, logged and grouped with other shipments until the load is complete. The team tells you the expected departure window.
After departure
The usual road time starts — roughly 8–14 days to delivery — with a WhatsApp update at each stage.
Need a fixed date?
Ask for a small dedicated truck. It leaves on your schedule but costs more, because it’s yours alone.
Something can’t wait?
Split off the urgent parcel and send it by air; the rest stays in the shared load.
A practical tip: if your flight is on a fixed date, hand your things over enough days beforehand to make the next truck. Anything you need in your first days there goes in your suitcase with you.
The road route from Umm Al Quwain to Syria
The truck leaves the UAE at Al Ghuwaifat, crosses at Al Batha into Saudi Arabia in sealed transit, enters Jordan at Al Omari, also in transit, and crosses Jaber – Nasib into Syria, reaching Damascus for clearance before the goods are distributed to the governorates. Umm Al Quwain to Damascus is roughly 3,000 km, and from departure to delivery takes around 8–14 days including transit and clearance.
Transit through several countries needs complete documents. On a shared truck, one customer’s missing paper can delay the whole truck, so the team asks for the list and passport before loading, not after. The route also runs through Jordan; if you have things for relatives there, see the guide to shipping from Umm Al Quwain to Jordan.
| Method | Approximate time | Best for | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road – shared load | 8–14 days after the truck leaves | Small loads and small-flat furniture | Priced by m³; waits for the load to fill before departure |
| Road – dedicated truck | 8–14 days from collection | Fixed dates or medium volumes | Leaves on your schedule; costs more |
| Sea (container) | About 3–4 weeks with clearance | Full containers and heavy commercial cargo | Jebel Ali or Khalifa Port to Latakia or Tartus via the Red Sea and Suez Canal |
| Air | A few days | Urgent parcels and documents | Actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher; not for furniture |
Air freight from Umm Al Quwain to Syria
Air freight from Umm Al Quwain to Syria is for parcels that can’t wait for a truck to fill: official papers, a gift for an occasion coming up, a small device someone at home needs. It flies from Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Sharjah airports to Damascus International Airport — Aleppo also has an international airport — and usually arrives in a few days door to door including clearance.
Air is charged on actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher; volumetric weight = length × width × height in cm ÷ 6000. Example: a 50×40×30 cm carton has a volumetric weight of 10 kg, so if it actually weighs 7 kg it’s charged at 10 kg. Don’t put a light parcel in a big box — pick a carton that fits the contents.
- Restricted by air: lithium batteries and devices with large batteries, liquids, perfumes.
- Air doesn’t suit furniture or large appliances.
- Important documents fly in a stiff envelope, and you keep a copy.
Packing a small load
On a shared truck your cartons are stacked beside and on top of other people’s, so strong packing isn’t optional. A good carton is double-walled, filled so there’s no hollow space to collapse, and taped with wide tape top and bottom.
- Write the receiver’s name, number and city on every carton, and number them (1 of 12, 2 of 12…).
- Books in small cartons; clothes and blankets in big ones.
- The heater and sewing machine in their original boxes if you have them, otherwise with foam and stiff card.
- Wrap appliances in bubble wrap; drain the washing machine and dry the fridge before packing.
- The coast is humid: put appliances and papers in sealed plastic bags inside the carton, and add silica gel for electronics.
- Don’t put valuables or official papers in the road shipment — carry them or send them by air.
Documents needed
Syria’s rules on personal effects, cars and fees change from time to time, so we don’t quote exemptions or rates. The team checks the current rules for your case before booking.
Personal effects
- Passport copy.
- A detailed contents list carton by carton, preferably in Arabic.
- Receiver’s details: name, phone number, address in the city with building name and floor.
Commercial goods
- Commercial invoice.
- Packing list.
- Certificate of origin — goods of Arab origin can benefit from the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA).
- Importer’s details in Syria.
Cars
- Ownership papers.
- UAE export certificate and plate cancellation.
- Owner’s passport copy.
- The car empty of belongings — all only after the team confirms it can be imported under the current rules.
Shipping a crossover from Umm Al Quwain to Syria: condition photos first
Before anything else, the team confirms your car can be imported into Syria under the rules in force, asking for its model, year of manufacture, engine and fuel type. If it’s eligible, there’s a step many people skip: documenting the car’s condition in photos before loading.
- Wash the car before the photos — dust hides scratches.
- Photograph all four sides in full, then the four corners at an angle.
- Photograph the roof, windscreen, rims and tyres.
- Photograph the interior: seats, the dashboard with the odometer reading, and the empty boot.
- Take close-ups of any existing scratch or dent, so it’s clear it was there before shipping.
- Send the photos to the team on WhatsApp, keep a copy, and have the receiver in Syria keep one too.
The car travels on a car carrier under a protective cover, strapped at the wheels. Leave it completely empty — no cartons in the boot, nothing on the seats — with a little fuel and a sound battery. At delivery the receiver compares the car with the photos before signing.
Prohibited and restricted items
- Prohibited: narcotics, weapons and ammunition, counterfeit goods, gambling equipment.
- Need a prior permit or restricted: drones, satellite and wireless devices, some medicines.
- Special transport rules: batteries, especially lithium — e-bike batteries and large power banks, for example.
Shipping prices from Umm Al Quwain to Syria
There’s no fixed published price list for this route; the price follows your volume, the delivery city and the method. Send the details on WhatsApp and you’ll get the price. Include:
- A list or photos of your things, with the number of cartons and rough sizes.
- The volume, if you’ve worked it out in m³.
- Whether you want a shared load or a dedicated truck.
- Your area in Umm Al Quwain, and the city in Syria with the neighbourhood, floor and whether there’s a lift.
- If a car is included: model and year of manufacture.
Or use the quote request form on the site.
What decides the price?
| Factor | How it affects the price |
|---|---|
| Method (road / sea / air) | Road is the cheapest for small loads; air costs more per kg and is for urgent items. |
| Volume in m³ | On a shared load you pay for the space your things take, with a minimum on some loads. |
| Shared or dedicated | Shared waits for the load to fill and costs less; dedicated runs on your date and costs more. |
| Governorate and access | Latakia and Tartus are an extra leg after Damascus; buildings without a lift mean carrying up the stairs. |
| Packing | If you ask the team to pack for you rather than packing yourself. |
| Documents | Personal effects or commercial goods, and car papers if any. |
How to ship from Umm Al Quwain to Syria, step by step
- Photograph your things or work out the volume, and send it on WhatsApp +971557643821.
- The team recommends the method, checks the current rules for your case, and sends the price and the expected departure window.
- Prepare your passport, contents list and receiver’s details, plus car papers if needed.
- We collect from your flat in Umm Al Quwain, or you bring the things to the Sharjah – Industrial Area 18 branch.
- The cartons are logged and join the shared load; the team lets you know when the truck leaves.
- You get WhatsApp updates at each stage: departure, transit, arrival in Syria, clearance.
- The team calls the receiver to set the delivery time, and the receiver counts the cartons by number before signing.
Delivery in Latakia and the other governorates
After clearance in Damascus, goods for the coast continue to Latakia — an extra leg of roughly 350 km via Homs and Tartus — and the team builds that into the timing. Only full containers go by sea straight to Latakia port; small loads arrive by road.
Most deliveries in Latakia are to apartments in buildings. Before arrival the team asks the receiver: which floor? Is there a lift, and will the fridge fit in it? Can the truck stop in front of the building? If the lift is small or missing, things go up the stairs, and that’s agreed ahead of time. Humidity on the coast is high, so we suggest opening the cartons of appliances and papers on the first day to let them air.
Governorates and delivery notes
| Area | Delivery notes |
|---|---|
| Damascus & Rural Damascus | First stop after clearance; districts such as Malki, Abu Rummaneh and Dummar, and towns like Jaramana and Qudsaya. |
| Homs & Hama | North on the highway; Homs is on the way to the coast. |
| Aleppo | Further on from Damascus; has an international airport for urgent parcels. |
| Latakia & Tartus | The coast; small loads arrive by road after Damascus, containers go straight to the port. Humid climate. |
| Daraa & Sweida | Close to Nasib in the south; arranged town by town. |
| North-east (Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa, Hasakah, Qamishli) | Long distances; the team confirms timing and arrangements per shipment. |
Old neighbourhoods and access
In the old quarters of the cities, such as Bab Touma in Damascus, lanes are narrow with steps no truck can enter, so the last stretch is by small vehicle and by hand. Here small, light cartons help more than big ones.
Weather and the three ways
Inland winters are cold and rainy and the coast is humid most of the year, so plastic wrap around the cartons protects them either way. Remember the three ways: road for your small load on a shared truck, sea for full containers, and air for what can’t wait. The team recommends the right one for your shipment at booking.
Tips and warnings before shipping
- Hand your things over early if your travel date is fixed.
- Don’t overdo carton size — a big carton full of books tears.
- Number your cartons and keep a photo of the list.
- Make sure the receiver’s number works and has WhatsApp.
- Split off what you need quickly and send it by air rather than holding up the whole shipment.
Warning: Don’t put anything in the cartons that isn’t on the list. On a shared truck, one undeclared item in one carton can stop the whole truck at a border.
For the route from other emirates, see the guides for Ajman to Syria and Dubai to Syria, and the full picture in the UAE to Syria shipping guide.
Frequently asked questions
Can I ship just a few cartons from Umm Al Quwain to Syria?
Yes, on a shared truck priced by the cubic metre, so you pay for the space your things take. Some loads have a minimum volume, which the team will tell you.
How do I work out cubic metres?
Multiply length × width × height in metres for each packed carton or item, then add them up. A 60×45×45 cm carton is about 0.12 m³.
Why doesn’t a shared load leave straight away?
Because the truck waits until it’s filled with other customers’ goods, which keeps the price low for everyone. If you need a fixed date, ask for a dedicated truck.
How long does shipping from Umm Al Quwain to Syria take?
By road roughly 8–14 days after the truck leaves, by sea 3–4 weeks for containers, and by air a few days.
Do you deliver to Latakia?
Yes. Goods travel by road to Damascus and on to Latakia, and we deliver to apartments, arranging the floor and lift with the receiver beforehand.
Why photograph my car before shipping?
To record its condition before loading, so the receiver can compare it with the photos at delivery. Before that comes the import-eligibility check under the current rules.
What should go by air?
Light urgent parcels and documents. It’s charged on actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher, and lithium batteries, liquids and perfumes are restricted.
How will I know where my things are?
The team sends a WhatsApp update at each stage — collection, departure, transit, arrival in Syria, clearance — then the delivery time.
Only a few things to send from Umm Al Quwain?
Send a photo of your things or their volume and the city in Syria, and you’ll get the price and the expected departure window.
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