SASO is currently implementing a SASO IECEE recognition certificate for certain types of products that are imported into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, IECEE certification is required in order to clear regulated products to Saudi Customs.
Recently, it was announced and notified to all exporters that all products covered by the SASO IECEE system and shipped to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be subject to control by the customs authorities to verify their compliance with the requirements.
For more information kindly visit https://jeem1.saso.gov.sa
To obtain an IECEE recognition certificate, the following documents must be submitted:
- IECEE CB test report for main product
- Certificate issued by IECEE CB for the main product
- Conformity declaration
- Preparing the guide in Arabic
- Test report for the plug/power cord (if available)
- Detailed pictures of the product
If a charger is available with the product, the following is also required:
- IECEE CB Charger Test Report
- IECEE certification for the charger
- Detailed product pictures
Once all the documents are submitted and the application is reviewed and approved, the SASO IECEE Recognition Certificate is issued and the product is listed in the Jeem database.
On March 2021 SASO announce to obligate suppliers to obtain SASO IECEE recognition certificate for electrotechnical devices and components for a number of products, in order to allow their entry from customs ports to the Saudi markets, as of 7/1/2021 AD.
SASO indicated that this decision will apply to electric cooking utensils such as (water boilers, all coffee-making machines of all kinds), electric oil fryers, electric pumps with a capacity of 5 horses or less for all uses, and electric power cables, and the decision also includes game devices, Video games and their accessories (video game consoles, controllers, wireless headphones, chargers, and their accessories).
The Saudi organization for standardization metrology and the quality confirmed that obligating suppliers to obtain the national recognition certificate “SASO IECEE” for these products aims to control the market of high-risk electrical products. and to protect the consumer and the market from imported products that do not conform to standard and verifying product safety, as well as reducing accidents that these products may cause, and facilitating the entry of goods through customs ports without repeated testing.
