Sohar is oman's industrial deep-water port outside the Strait of Hormuz, paired with a large free zone, operated by Sohar Port and Freezone (Asyad and Port of Rotterdam joint venture) at Sohar. It works 18 m of alongside draft and around 1.5 million TEU plus very large dry and liquid bulk volumes. Cargo discharged here clears under Oman rules — 5% customs duty, 5% VAT and 1–3 working days for a complete file. You are importing industrial raw materials or bulk minerals, or you specifically want a discharge point outside the Strait of Hormuz for risk or insurance reasons.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Location | Sohar, Oman |
| Operator | Sohar Port and Freezone (Asyad and Port of Rotterdam joint venture) |
| Container capacity | Around 1.5 million TEU plus very large dry and liquid bulk volumes |
| Alongside draft | 18 m |
| Cargo handled | Metals and minerals, Petrochemicals and liquid bulk, Dry bulk (limestone, gypsum, clinker), Project and break-bulk cargo |
| Hinterland served | The Batinah coast and northern Oman, with a road corridor into the UAE |
| Attached facilities | Sohar Freezone offers duty-suspended storage and processing next to the berths |
| Origin | Est. freight (USD) | Transit (days) | Service into this port | Route detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | $1,500 | 12 | Strong direct / high-frequency | View route |
| Singapore | $2,000 | 12 | Strong direct / high-frequency | View route |
| China | $2,200 | 22 | Strong direct / high-frequency | View route |
| Netherlands | $3,038 | 29 | Strong direct / high-frequency | View route |
| Egypt | $1,400 | 6 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| Turkey | $1,900 | 14 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| Vietnam | $2,300 | 23 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| South Korea | $2,400 | 24 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| Italy | $2,900 | 20 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| Germany | $3,200 | 31 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
| USA | $4,200 | 38 | Via feeder or transhipment | View route |
You are importing industrial raw materials or bulk minerals, or you specifically want a discharge point outside the Strait of Hormuz for risk or insurance reasons.
Inland, Sohar serves The Batinah coast and northern Oman, with a road corridor into the UAE. Sohar Freezone offers duty-suspended storage and processing next to the berths.
The lanes with the strongest direct or high-frequency service into Sohar are India, China, Singapore, Netherlands — those sailings are usually the cheapest and most schedule-reliable way to reach this terminal.
Oman combines domestic demand with Sohar and Salalah acting as industrial and transshipment gateways outside the Strait of Hormuz.
Cargo discharged at Sohar clears under Oman customs rules — OMR is the settlement currency and duty and VAT are assessed on the declared CIF value. Importers routing through Sohar should budget both the ocean freight shown above and destination charges (THC, documentation, delivery order and inland haulage), which the landed cost calculator itemises.
Estimate all-in shipping costs into Sohar.