English text status

English translation published by the NBR in its bilingual Regulations file (marked unofficial). The Arabic text published in the Official Gazette remains the legal reference in the event of any discrepancy.

Practical summary

Transport of Goods or passengers is supplied where transport starts, even with multiple stops in one journey. Related Services follow the place of that transport.

Who should read this?

Freight, passenger transport, brokers and related handling providers.

Why does it matter?

Destination and stops do not change the start point for one journey. Check whether there is one continuous trip or separate transport contracts and whether an added Service truly relates to it.

Place at transport startStops do not change journeyRelated Service follows transport

Current text

The place of Supply of transport Services for Goods, passengers and associated or related Services shall be determined in accordance with the following: 1. The place of Supply of transport Services for Goods or passengers shall be the place where the transport starts, even if the transport includes more than one stop during a single journey. 2. The place of Supply of Services related to transport shall be the place of Supply of the transport service to which it relates.

Map the journey

  1. 1

    Identify actual start.

  2. 2

    One journey with stops?

  3. 3

    Separate contracts or legs?

  4. 4

    Link additional Service.

  5. 5

    Then separately test international zero rate.

Connected provisions

Official guides and tools

Connected Madar tools

Illustrative example by Madar

Bus starts Bahrain and stops before Riyadh

One passenger trip starts in Bahrain, stops in Dammam and ends Riyadh; its place starts in Bahrain despite the stop. International zero-rate conditions are then tested separately.

Questions to help you apply it

  • Start point?
  • One journey or contracts?
  • Related Service?
  • International conditions?