SASO COC certificate of Conformity Saudi Arabia

What is SASO COC Certificate Saudi ?

Saudi Arabia is considered as one of the leading countries that pay more attention to control and monitoring their markets to protect consumers in the markets from getting a defected products that are not conforming to SASO standards and regulations, this also aims to protect local manufacturers from the illegal competition.

Previously the kingdom obligated a certificate of conformity “CoC” for each consignment to access the Saudi markets, and it was called SASO CoC, it was issued by accredited notified bodies known as “Certification body” that will be responsible to issue the conformity certificate.

The notified bodies approved by SASO was responsible for selecting a sample from each shipment and verify its conformity against the specific Saudi standards, the Site visit was required for only limited products that require Quality mark, recently and after launching the SALEEM program, Saleem program & SABER now replacing the old system for COC.

For saber registration Reach Export2Gulf technical team via E-mail info(at)export2gulf.com

New SASO certificate & SALEEM Program

In 2018, Saudi Product Safety Program which called “SALEEM” has been launched by SASO, the aims of this program are to ensure that all imported products to the Saudi market are complying with Saudi standards and technical regulations which have been developed and published.

According to SALEEM program Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) issue a set of technical regulations like “detergents, textile, building material, paints, degradable plastic …etc, and all products applicable to these regulations called regulated products to get the full list of technical regulation please follow this link. SALEEM now is replacing the old conformity assessment program.

Saber system

According to the formal announcement, all SASO certificates of conformity will be issued online via SABER, it is an online platform that helps importers and manufacturers to get the required conformity certificate for products and shipment for regulated and non-regulated products, the platform is able to classify products risk level according to their product category and HS Code.

Product certificate of conformity (PCOC) – Type Approval Certificate Saudi Arabia

1. PCoC is for regulated products by SASO technical regulation.
2. Importer start his request online via saber
3. Register product with full information and determine HS Code
4. Selection of the certification body for assessment and certification
5. Submission of test report, QM certificate / Manual, risk assessment
6. Submission of design, specifications, product photos …etc
7. Site visit by the certification body
8. Issue the PCoC certification for specific products

Shipment certificate of conformity (SCOC) Saudi Arabia

1. SCoC is for all products regulated or non-regulated
2. For regulated products after issuance SASO certificate, for each shipment, the importer needs to issue a shipment certificate (shipment COC) to clear products in customs more quickly and easy
3. For non regulated products, the importer will sign a self-declaration form, then the shipment certificate will be issued

SASO Certificate Requirements in Saudi Arabia

For regulated product

1. Access to your account
2. Choose the relevant HS code.
3. Safety test report issued by the accredited third-party testing laboratory.
4. Product labeling
5. Factory audit for products that subjected to Type 3
6. ISO 9001 certificate (or equivalent)
7. Sign the declaration of conformity by the supplier.
8. Issue a shipment certificate of conformity SCOC
9. Pay all governmental fees via the Sadad system

For Non-regulated product

1. Access to your account
2. Choose the convenient HS code.
3. Issue a self-declaration certificate.
4. Upload your commercial invoice
5. Issue a shipment certificate of conformity SCOC
6. Pay all governmental fees via the Sadad system

For Exemption certificate  

1. Bill of lading
2. Project contract
3. Purchase Order
4. A copy of the contract or letter from the contracting party with the shipment information and its purpose
5. Saber account credentials

Process for obtaining a SASO CoC step by step process:

1. Call the Export2Gulf team to submit an application.
2. The application shall contain the following information:
   • Product Name & models
   • Description of products, technical data sheet, material safety data sheet MSDS
   • Country of origin
   • Country of shipping
   • HS Code “if available”
   • QMS ISO 9001 certificate “if available”
   • Products test report “if available”
3. Our technical department will conduct a clearance audit to analyze your products and determine any missing documents against SASO rules.
4. Submit our technical quotation for issuance of product certificate of conformity from our contracted approved certification body.
5. Issuance of shipment certificate (SCOC).

SASO certificate cost ?

The total cost depends on different factors such as:

1. Type, nature, and number of products and it sub-model under registration
2. if these products were regulated or not to the SASO Saudi standards
3. is the factory audit is required or not

Export2gulf offer a very competitive price for the issuance of a COC certificate, just give us a call or submit your inquiry, then our technical and sales team will prepare a quotation at an affordable price

SASO certificate process in brief

1. All Types of certificates are issued online via (SASO) saber platform.
2. it is mandatory for all regulated products exported to Saudi
3. issued by an accredited Certification body bases on SASO Approved Technical Regulations.
4. PCoC will be valid for one year.
5. SCoC will be issued for each shipment (for regulated and non-regulated products) and it will be valid only for a specific shipment.

SASO COC providers in Saudi Arabia

you should obtain a SASO certificate from an authorized provider in Saudi, otherwise, your shipment will stop at custom authority, if You didn’t need to waste your time in looking forwards for certification bodies, Export2gulf has a wide network of contracted SASO certificate providers in Saudi and worldwide, we will submit our competitive quotation for the registration process, Just send your inquiry to info(at)export2gulf.com, one of our technical team will be happy to assist you, we cover and serve our clients in these areas and more:

• Europe (UK – Spain – Italy – France – Germany – Greece …etc)
• Asia (Saudi Arabia – UAE – china – japan – south Korea – Malaysia – India …etc)
• America (USA – Canada – Mexico – Argentina – Brazil …etc)
• Africa (Egypt – south Africa – Morocco – Algeria – Nigeria …etc)
• Obtain Saber COC certificate for manufacturer in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh