Seamless Guide on Shipping Cargo from UAE to Kenya

Are you in the UAE with some items you want to send to your home country for instance Kenya? And asking yourself where to start from. I once found myself in the same situation. Had some valuable items I wanted to send to Kenya but I didn’t know how to do it. I finally managed to send the cargo home but it wasn’t easy because I was sending it from Abu Dhabi. Therefore, I decided to prepare this article to guide you on shipping cargo from the UAE to Kenya when staying in Abu Dhabi or Dubai. Which will prevent you from the hassle I went through when sending my cargo from Abu Dhabi to Kenya.

It is important to note that almost all shipping companies that ship cargo from the UAE to Kenya or other African countries are based in Deira, Dubai. Therefore, if you are in another Emirate like Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, or Fujairah. You will have to find out a way on how your parcel will reach Dubai. Even if you happen to be staying in Dubai no cargo company will come to collect your cargo at your doorstep.

Search for a Reliable Cargo Shipping Company

The first thing you will do if you want to send cargo from the UAE to Kenya is to search for a reliable shipping company. There are several cargo companies that you can use to send your cargo to your home in Kenya. To find out more about their reliability you can check their reviews online—on social media platforms and their websites(if they have one).

You can also ask other people’s opinions about their services in social media communities like Facebook groups. To get a pool of shipping companies to select from you can get them on the internet or in social media communities like Facebook groups. I recommend the latter because you can ask for any clarification you need and their representative will gladly answer them in the forum. If he or she exaggerates or lies about their services other forum members will roast him or her. The few notable shipping companies are: 

• Salihiya Cargo and shipping Agency, 
• Rolling cargo, 
• Golden Gate Cargo LLC, 
• EyeLink Cargo Express
• Shardi Air Cargo LTD
• Safe Gate Cargo Services LLC
• Safari Line Cargo LLC 

Assembling and packaging your Cargo

After settling on the reliable shipping company you will assemble and package your items on your own. But if you have extra money with you you can pay a shipping company specialist to do it for you.

For the security and safety purpose of your cargo during shipment, you will need several variables to secure the parcel. You will need a carton box, some ropes, and wrapping rolls to pack your items securely. You can source them from the nearest shop in your area of residence. After you have sourced these variables you can arrange and pack your items and seal them accordingly.

Sending the cargo to Deira City Center, Dubai

After assembling and packaging your cargo you will have to send the cargo to Deira City Center, Dubai to the shipping company you selected. At this stage, you will have several options to choose from depending on your availability. No one has time to waste in the UAE! If you are in Dubai the process is easy and simple. All you have to do is to call a pick-up driver across the road to transport you and your parcel to Deira. And your cargo will be on its way to Kenya after arriving at the shipping company compounds. (Most of these transportation pick-up drivers are a call away as you will see pick-ups trucks with banners like “CALL [NUMBER] FOR TRANSPORT” everywhere in Dubai).

If you happen to be in Abu Dhabi or other Emirates the process changes from being simple and easy to be tricky and lengthy. Tricky because the sipping process will be done in your absence and pay what you will be told. Therefore, you must have some level of trust to move on this step. But if you have a car and some time to spare you are better off even than those people in Dubai. Because all you need is to put your cargo in your car and make a trip to Dubai and Viola your cargo will be on its way home.

Sending Cargo from Abu Dhabi to Deira, Dubai

But most people who want to send their valuable items back home don’t have cars. Therefore, they must send their cargo to Dubai through their friends or local courier companies. If your option is the latter when searching for a reliable shipping company you must take their address because you will need to provide them to the courier company you will use to send the cargo to Dubai. The cost of transporting your cargo from Abu Dhabi to Dubai for instance it will cost between AED 50 to 100 depending on the size of your carton box.

Payment of Cargo Shipping fees

If you send your cargo through a local courier company it will arrive in Deira, Dubai after 1 or 2 days. Immediately the shipping company collects your cargo from the courier company it will measure the package if you intend to send it by sea and send you the bill. Or weigh it if you want to send it through the air and of course send you the bill.

After receiving the bill you will pay either through a bank deposit or bank transfer depending on the payment method you agreed with the shipping company. After the payment, your cargo will be shipped, and will take around 30 to 40 days to reach the collection center in Nairobi or Mombasa in Kenya.

Please Note: If you are sending a cargo through sea the shipping company representative ‘cannot’ estimate the cost of your cargo until it is measured by their specialist. But if you are sending it through the air it is easy to estimate the cost because all you need is to weigh it and multiply it by the rate they will give you.

In Conclusion

Shipping cargo from the UAE to Kenya or any other country from Dubai can be simple and easy because it has no intermediary involved. All you need to do is to assemble, package, and seal your parcel and take it to Deira. In Deira, everything will be done in your presence from measurement or weighing to payment of the services. Therefore, you will not have doubts about the whole process.

But if you are shipping the cargo from Abu Dhabi or other Emirates the process is tricky and lengthy. You will have to send your parcel to Dubai through an intermediary such as a local courier company. After that, the shipping company will do the remaining work without your presence and send you the bill for payment. And it is important to note that your cargo will not be shipped before the payment. Therefore, sending cargo from the UAE to Kenya experience will be different from someone sending from Dubai and one sent from Abu Dhabi or other Emirates.