Export to Saudi Arabia | Import regulations

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Export to Saudi Arabia & Market access

Why export to Saudi Arabia ? Saudi Arabia is the 26^th biggest export economic system in the global and the twenty ninth maximum complicated economic systems as per the economic Complexity Index (ECI). In year 2017, Saudi Arabia had been exported about $170 Billion and imported about $96.2 Billion, that lead to a high trade balance $74.2 Billion. In 2017 the GDP of Saudi Arabia became $686 Billion and its GDP per capita changed into $ 53.8k.

The top export to Saudi Arabia is from China, Japan, India, South Korea and the US. The top import origins are China, the USA, Germany, South Korea and France.

Borders countries to Saudi Arabia are Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, Oman and Yemen via land and Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Bahrain, and Iran through sea.

How to Export to Saudi Arabia ?

If you are an importer or Exporter and welling to export products to Saudi Arabia, you should be aware about the Saudi regulation and requirements for market accesses which will differ according to the type of products and its use.

Following are the required documents to export your products to Saudi Arabia and release your products at custom authority:

Commercial invoice
Packing list
Country of origin certificate
SASO-IECEE for applicable products
Registration of products at Saber platform
Registration of food products at SFDA
Registration of telecommunication products at CITC

SABER CERTIFICATION

For critical regulated product that applicable to the technical regulations that has been issued by SASO, these products should be registered at saber platform before access to Saudi markets, such as low voltage devices, toys, batteries, detergents, textiles …etc

There is a two type of certificate issued for saber according to the products nature and its use and the type of conformity applied for the products (Product certificate of conformity PCoC and Shipment certificate of conformity SCoC)

To get more details about registration processes at saber and how to clear your product, ask our export consultant via email info(at)export2gulf.com or phone +201060780808 or visit saber certification.

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SASO IECEE

For some kind of products exported to Saudi Arabia, SASO enforcing importers / exporters to provide a SASO IECEE, firstly you should issue a test report and IECEE certificate form an accredited IECEE certification body, then attach all documents and requirements specified for each product to issue SASO IECEE certificate to clear your product at custom.

To check what are the requirements applicable for your products and how to start exporting to Saudi Arabia Call us +201060780808 or email us @ ask(at)export2gulf.com or visit SASO IECEE information page. Our export consultant is ready to help you.

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G-Mark

To export Toys and low voltage products to gulf countries in general and specially to Saudi Arabia, these products should comply with G-Mark regulation to show that products comply with essential requirements of safety and environment, G-mark is issued by the accredited notified bodies

To get more details about G-mark and how to comply with G-mark regulation and obtain G-mark, call our export consultant via email ask(at)export2gulf.com or phone +201060780808 or visit G-mark.

SFDA registration

Prior to export food products to Saudi Arabia, you should create your account at Saudi food and drug authority (SFDA) and register your food item and assure that all food products comply to SFDA regulation, requirements and standards that applied by Saudi Arabia and provide a commercial invoices, Certificate of origin, HALAL certificate, Certificate of slaughtering for meat and poultry and any other special requirements that depend on the nature of food items.

Our export consultant is ready to help you to determine all requirements that applied to your food items to facilitate the clear of your product at custom for more information Call us +201060780808 or email us @ ask(at)export2gulf.com or visit SFDA registration.