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Choose a country and the product's HS code to see the certifications, documents and labelling rules recorded for that market, with their official sources.
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Choose a country and the product's HS code to see the certifications, documents and labelling rules recorded for that market, with their official sources.
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The Product Safety Law (Royal Decree M/36 of 29/1/1446 H, 4 August 2024) and its implementing regulations (SASO Board, 15 November 2024) oblige manufacturers, authorised representatives and importers to place only safe products that meet the technical regulations, to assess risks, to give consumers information on hazards that are not obvious, to put their name and contact details on the product, to provide evidence of safety on request, and to keep traceability. Where no technical regulation applies, a product should conform to the relevant Saudi, regional or international standards. Summary of SASO's guidance manual (not binding) and of SASO's circular to SABER users citing article 11 of the Law and article 19 of its regulations.
Saudi customs (ZATCA) has applied the GCC integrated customs tariff at the 12-digit level since 1 January 2025 and publishes amendments to it: for example Ministerial Resolution 1447-88-5 (5/5/1447 H) created, deleted and amended lines, with new lines for sweetened beverages applied from 1 January 2026. Your Saudi importer declares the 12-digit code in Fasah and registers the product in SABER by its HS code. Agree the right 12-digit Saudi line with your importer or customs broker.
For every shipment your Saudi importer issues a shipment certificate (SCoC) in SABER, after the product has a registered certificate of conformity (regulated products) or a self-declaration (other products), when the goods are ready and invoiced and before shipping; since 1 October 2025 it must be issued before the customs declaration. It needs the invoice data (date, number, total, currency, supplier) and, per model, the quantity, unit price and barcode. SABER's fee is 350 SAR without VAT; SABER's service card states 90 days' validity and 1-2 working days (estimate). Only businesses with a Saudi commercial registration use SABER's commercial track, and a certificate cannot be used by more than one importer. The importer also files the customs declaration in Fasah at least 48 hours before arrival, with the commercial invoice, the bill of lading and a certificate of origin (not needed when the origin is clearly established).
The GCC's Unified Guide for Customs Procedures at the First Points of Entry (4th edition, 2025; Qatar customs publishes it), section 01 on commercial imports: the importer proves its commercial activity to obtain a customs code; the unified customs declaration, prepared electronically by the importer, its representative or its authorised customs broker, carries the detailed invoice and, on request, the certificate of origin; then the bill of lading for sea and air freight (the delivery order on request), the cargo manifest for land freight, and on request a packing list for consignments of several kinds of goods, with their HS codes (and the UN number of chemicals and dangerous goods); and the permits of the competent authorities for restricted goods. Customs may ask for invoices and foreign documents in Arabic translation, and for conformity certificates from the country of origin or an accredited laboratory's report, with samples taken by risk. Documents are originals: a copy of the invoice is accepted against a cash or bank guarantee or an undertaking to bring the original within 90 days. Records are kept five years. Prohibited, counterfeit, adulterated or non-conforming goods, or goods that infringe intellectual property, are not admitted. Duties follow the unified tariff unless an exemption applies; the goods are inspected by risk, then released with the exit permit.
Under the GCC customs union (since 1 January 2003), goods from outside the GCC are inspected, cleared and pay duty at their first point of entry into any member state, then move freely between the member states, subject to the rules on prohibited goods and to agricultural and veterinary quarantine. Goods going on to another member state travel directly or through other states, sealed and with a copy of the import declaration. Goods prohibited in one state but permitted in another are imported directly into the state that permits them, without transiting the state that prohibits them. Goods leaving a free zone pay duty when they leave it. The rules are the Unified Customs Law and its executive regulations, applied at every point of entry.
The Commercial Data Law requires commercial data to be at least in Arabic and true. Its implementing regulations oblige the producer or importer to write the mandatory data on each unit, on the unit's package and on any container holding more than one unit, in a way that is hard to remove: number, quantity, size, measure, capacity, weight, price, and production and expiry dates; the place or country of manufacture or production; the components; and the name of the product or its manufacturer. For goods related to human, animal or environmental health, the components statement must also say whether the product is genetically modified, contains hazardous substances and how hazardous, or is irradiated. Other languages may be added; the Arabic text prevails. Importing or selling products without the mandatory data is prohibited. Technical regulations add product-specific label rules.
Under the GCC guide, imported goods bearing the Gulf conformity mark, or accompanied by a conformity certificate from a body the GCC states recognise, are accepted at the first point of entry and then move between the member states without further checks of their specifications. For goods from outside the GCC with no Gulf or national standard, a recognised conformity certificate against an international standard (or, failing one, the producing country's standard) is accepted. Which products must carry one is set by each state's own scheme (SABER in Saudi Arabia, ECAS in the UAE); disputes go to the Gulf Committee for Conformity Verification of the GCC Standardization Organization.
An empty list means none have been recorded yet, not that there are none.
Where Saudi Arabia's own import procedures, forms and single window are, as notified under the WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement.
Single window
Procedures and forms
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority
Enquiry points
Country by country, as the Ministry of Trade lists them. Under a free trade agreement in force, a lower duty than the general rate may apply with proof of Turkish origin.
The European Union's 27 member states: the EU–Türkiye customs union (not a free trade agreement). The Ministry's page(opens in a new tab)
Source: Ministry of Trade of Türkiye, free trade agreement pages; read on 2 November 2026.