Logistics licensing in Saudi Arabia: transport, freight forwarding and delivery

Logistics is one of Saudi Arabia's fastest-growing sectors under Vision 2030, but opening a logistics business requires precise licenses from the Transport Authority (TGA). Here are the activities and requirements clearly.

Types of logistics activity

These include: parcel transport (local and international), goods transport by road, truck rental, and freight-forwarding. Each has its own requirements.

Parcel transport / delivery licensing

Typically requires a commercial register including the activity, registration on the Transport Authority's platform, and compliance with operating and technical-integration requirements — the activity may allow foreign ownership via an investment license.

Goods transport & truck rental

Requirements include a suitable activity center, GOSI and zakat certificates, vehicle insurance, and operating-age and periodic-inspection requirements for trucks.

Freight forwarding

An activity with specific conditions for brokering the shipment of goods locally and internationally. We clarify the best path for your business model.

Delivery-app operating contracts

After licensing, we arrange contracts with major delivery platforms (food, parcels, pharmacy, groceries) — the step that turns a license into real revenue.

How we help

We speak from inside the sector (we stand behind the Nwafiz logistics platform) and handle the full path: entity formation, Transport Authority procedures, and arranging operating contracts. Book a logistics consultation.