In Saudi Arabia the Original Zamzam 5L water bottles are available at the Jeddah and Madinah airport which are fully packed in a sealed plastic bag and a box to meet the airline and airport customs safety regulations.
In Mecca / Makkah the original Zamzam water 5L bottles are available at the King Abdullah ibn Abdul-Aziz distribution centre based in the Kudai District.
Please remember that King Abdullah ibn Abdul-Aziz Project for Zamzam which is managed and ran by National Water Company of Saudi Arabia only operates a bottling facility where Zamzam is packed in 5L sealed bottles only. However the sealed plastic bags and white boxing is done by the separate packaging company to meet the airline and airport customs safety regulations.
Although Zamzam Water is export banned item by the Saudi Government and on the list of Export Prohibited Items from Saudi Arabia however there is very likely chance that you will find supplier of original genuine Zamzam 5L water bottles in the UK.
Tips to buy original Zamzam 5L water bottles in UK.
1) Please first familiarise yourself with the discrepancies of fake/counterfeit bottle. You can read in detail here ‘’Link’’
2) Whenever you or any member of friends and family are visiting Saudi Arabia for tourism / Hajj / Umrah and you have bought a bottle of original Zamzam water 5L from the Jeddah or Madina Airport – Please always keep the bottle safe for comparison as a first starting point of reference.
3) Always buy from the trusted resellers in the local community who have been referred and always try to compare their bottles with the ones you have bought from Saudi Airport.
4) Always try to buy from local Islamic Shops on high streets and in the mosque – normally these places are ran by experienced people who complete their due diligence and as a buyer you can see their stock physically and get a chance to inspect and compare it .
5) Avoid buying it from complete strangers and especially young local lads from the local community as they are very much motivated by the business they are making giving less importance to due diligence.
6) Avoid buying completely from online selling platforms and social media platforms – as the resellers are using Photoshop edited pictures and sometimes using the Bait-and-switch marketing technique – showing real/genuine stock pictures online and delivering fake goods
7) Sealed Plastic Bag and Printed white box does not itself proves that the Zamzam water is original –so even if you get the bottles with light surface scratches and marks, packed in plain boxes without plastic bags then it very likely indicates that they are genuine as they have changed hands many times and travelled a distance.
8) If you have doubts about your purchase bottles and if you are unsure please report to us immediately we can come and help check your stock for further verification.