Food grains
- Basmati rice
- Non-basmati rice
- Wheat
- Barley
- Maize
- Sugar ICUMSA-45
Supplying quality, building trust, creating value
A trading business importing and supplying high-quality food grains and essential consumables across Saudi Arabia and the GCC.
34.2 Million
Population
80%
Food import dependency
SAR 3 Million
Approximate startup investment
20-30%
Estimated profit margin
USD 5.6 Billion
Food grain imports
2021 to 2025
USD 1.115 Billion
Rice imports
Mid 2025
53.8-57.4 kg
Rice consumption per capita
34.2 Million
Population served
Product portfolio
Five categories on one supply chain
Natural products
- Natural herbs
- Seeds
- Cereals
- Beans and legumes
- Chick peas
Cooking oils
- Sunflower oil
- Corn oil
- Olive oil
- Palm oil
Spices
- Premium quality
- Wide variety
- Authentic taste
Halal meat
- High quality
- Halal certified
- Fresh and frozen
Global source to Saudi shelf
Source
Supplier network across India, Pakistan, USA, Vietnam, Thailand and Portugal.
Verify
Quality control and compliance against SFDA standards.
Ship
Sea freight and import into Saudi ports.
Clear
Customs handling and regulatory compliance.
Store
Warehousing and inventory management from the Jeddah hub.
Distribute
Delivery to institutional, wholesale and retail clients.
Duty and tax, grouped by what it applies to
Import duty
- Standard customs duty
- 5%
- Certain processed goods
- Up to 25%
Consumption tax
- VAT
- 15%
- Soft drink excise
- 50%
- Energy drink excise
- 100%
Expansion path
- Initial hub
- Jeddah
- Second phase
- Across KSA
- Third phase
- GCC markets
Startup capital and the return on it
SAR 3 Million
Approximate minimum startup investment
20-30%
Estimated profit margin
6 Months
Payback period
5%
Standard customs duty
Full breakdown
- Population served
- 34.2 million
- Food import dependency
- 80%
- Food grain imports 2021 to 2025
- USD 5.6 billion
- Rice imports mid 2025
- USD 1.115 billion
- Rice consumption per capita
- 53.8 to 57.4 kg
Who actually buys at this volume
Demand concentrates in institutions rather than individuals. Government departments, the Ministry of Defense, five-star hotels, airline catering, wholesale distributors, retail chains and large healthcare groups all buy on contract, in quantity, and on repeat. That is what makes the fast turnover model work.
6 Months
Indicative payback period
Quality, trust, reliability
- Strong market opportunity built on structural import dependency
- High quality products to international standards
- Efficient logistics and distribution from Jeddah
- Regulatory compliance with SFDA requirements
- Long-term growth path across the GCC