I live in Saudi Arabia, and I’m very interested in purchasing your printers especially the A1 and A1 mini.
Unfortunately, since there’s no official shipping here, I have to use freight forwarding or third-party resellers which doubles the cost due to extra fees and markups. This makes your products much harder to access for many of us in the region.
Please consider adding Saudi Arabia as an official shipping destination. There is a growing maker and 3D printing community here that would greatly benefit from direct access to your innovative products at a fair price.
Since such topics come up again and again: You don’t need to ask Bambu, but rather your government to make a deal with the international parcel service. As well as regulations on tax.
This applies not only to Bambu, but also to other companies. Here’s Prusa as an example.
Yes, these are just the shipping costs, not the total amount:
While governments control taxes and customs regulations, manufacturers are not passive actors.
Large companies negotiate shipping contracts, choose their logistics models, decide whether to use regional warehouses, and can subsidize or absorb shipping costs. High shipping fees are therefore not purely a government (since customs and VAT are known in advance), but also a result of corporate logistics strategy and market prioritization.
Your statement that goverments should make a deal with international parcel service is, with all due respect, incorrect. it is totally a decision by Bambu.
In addition, please check Prusa, they currently offer Shipment to Saudi Arabia with no additional overhead costs.
So no, that’s not just the case with Bambu, but I can post the picture a third time for you. Or was it about the confusion surrounding the term “overhead”? Prusa simply calculates this as a complete amount.
We have different opinions on this. Which isn’t a bad thing. I just want to give you a different perspective:
For example, if I order an Anycubic directly from China while in Europe, I don’t pay any shipping costs. Why? Not because of a warehouse, it comes directly from China, but because the countries have agreements in place. If you’re unlucky, you might have to pay €28. But as you can see, there are completely different agreements in place between the countries.
As you can see, this has nothing to do with Bambu, but simply with the fact that Saudi Arabia has no trade agreements with China. - Or rather, not such a good one
I fully agree with @user_2518121395’s point. The high cost of acquiring Bambu Lab printers in Saudi Arabia is not just a government issue. Customs and taxes are part of the picture, but companies also make decisions that directly affect the total cost: shipping partners, logistics strategy, regional warehouses, and possible subsidization.
To give concrete examples: one reseller sells the Bambu Lab A1 Combo for about $889, compared to the MSRP of $559, and the H2D AMS Combo for around $3,562, compared to its MSRP of $2,199. These markups make it extremely prohibitive for most users. Even if shipping directly from Bambu costs more than the base price, it would still be significantly less than reseller prices.
While companies like Prusa may offer slightly lower shipping fees, they still charge hundreds of dollars, so it’s misleading to say it’s “cheap” or “only a government problem.” The fact that some companies manage to ship more reasonably shows it can be done if a manufacturer prioritizes a market.
Right now, resellers and freight forwarding more than double the MSRP of Bambu printers in Saudi Arabia, making them inaccessible to many eager users. Asking Bambu Lab to consider regional shipping options, partnerships, or subsidized logistics isn’t blaming the government — it’s a community-backed call for fair access to their technology.
We hope Bambu Lab sees the value in supporting users in Saudi Arabia and takes steps to make their products reasonably available.
Of course, you could try changing things by posting a few comments, as you’re doing here. But I can tell you now, it won’t achieve anything. Other countries have the same problem. Take a look around the forum.
If the community really is as big as you say, you must do what other countries & community have done and join forces. If necessary, place large orders together. Approach your government. Set up organisations. Above all, it’s important to realise that it’s not just about Bambu, but all manufacturers. You’re being too narrow-minded. Rather than creating a Bambu community, you should be creating a 3D printing community.
Your concern simply lacks global thinking. I don’t mean this negatively, just as good advice. There’s nothing wrong with looking at how other communities or countries deal with the same problem.
Take a look around the forum. Join other 3D printer forums and get in touch with people, but don’t focus solely on Bambu. I’m sure that if there is such a high level of interest in 3D printing, you could establish an association and place joint orders, negotiate prices as well as negotiate with your government and delivery service, of course.
Or was it about the confusion surrounding the term “overhead”? Prusa simply calculates this as a complete amount.
