Saber certificate
Saber certificate is an online certificate issued via saber platform for the regulated and non-regulated products against the Saudi technical regulation issued by SASO, it is mandatory for all types of products to access the Saudi market, without this certificate you will not be able to clear your product at Saudi Customs.
Types of saber certificate
- Product certificate of conformity (For regulated products and require):
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- Product certificate of conformity
- Shipment certificate of conformity
- Shipment certificate of conformity (For regulated & non-regulated products and require):
- Shipment certificate of conformity
- Exemption certificate (For non-commercial products and require):
- shipment conformity certificate for imported products (non-commercial products)
Regulated vs non-regulated vs exempted products
Based on the Saudi technical regulation and Product HS code & purpose of use, we can define the type of products and its conformity scheme as mentioned below:
1. Regulated products:
- Products for commercial uses, that defined in one of the Saudi technical regulations it called “regulated product”, Product conformity assessment processes should be approved by 3rd party certification body based on their conformity type (Type 1a, Type 3 … etc)
- Via saber system and by using the Product HS code you can search if product is regulated.
- If the product is regulated the search result show, the Product category, technical regulation applied, and certificates required (CoC certificate or QM / SASO IECEE ..etc)
2. Non-Regulated products:
- Products for commercial uses, that do not belong any of the Saudi technical regulations it called “non-regulated product”, Product conformity assessment processes should be approved by importer himself “self-declaration”
- Via saber system and by using the Product HS code you can search if product is non-regulated.
- If the product is non-regulated the search result show, the Product category, empty text in technical regulation field, and certificates field show “Supplier Conformity Declaration”
3. Exempted products:
- Products for non-commercial or personal uses are exempted from the saber, but it requires obtaining a “shipment conformity certificate for imported products (non-commercial products)
- First, you should evaluate your products and evaluate the reason for exemption.
- Then create your account at the exemption platform as a noncommercial account.
- for more information please visit this page for saber exemption services