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Bringing things into Saudi Arabia
Leave at home
Alcohol
Pork products
Non-Islamic religious material for distribution
Duty-free allowance
Alcohol may not be brought in at all, in any quantity
Cash to declare
SAR 60,000 or more
The threshold covers cash and equivalents carried by one traveller. Not declaring it is what causes the money to be seized, not the amount itself.
Alcohol is prohibited outright, and so is pork. Bags are screened for both on arrival.
Alcohol and pork are prohibited outright, and every bag is screened for both on arrival.
Alcohol may not be brought in in any quantity. There is no allowance, no bonded storage and no exception for duty-free bought on the way; it is confiscated and the offence is a serious one.
Pork products are equally prohibited, including cured meat in a lunch you did not finish.
Non-Islamic religious material for distribution is prohibited. A personal bible or prayer book is tolerated; a box of them is not.
SAR 60,000 or more in cash must be declared, counting foreign currency and gold.
Bags are X-rayed on arrival, not sampled. The screening at Jeddah and Riyadh is systematic.
Drug trafficking carries the death penalty and the thresholds are low.
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