SASO Certification

From 10th August 2009, the Saudi Arabia Customs Authorities made it mandatory to get Saudi Arabian Standard Organisation (SASO) certificate (referred to as "SASO Conformity Certificate) for importing goods to Saudi Arabia. The acronym SASO stands for ‘Saudi Arabian Standards Organization’.

A SASO COC (Certificate of Conformity) is a declaration of the conformity with the type approval of applicable SASO standard. The purpose of this document is to ensure the free movement of goods within Saudi Arabia. All products being exported to Saudi Arabia require a Certificate of Conformity also referred to as a SASO CoC to enable them to be cleared through Saudi Customs.

Product Scope• Sanitary Ware and other Construction Products Materials and Surfaces in Contact with Food• Paint, Thinner and Household Detergents • Electric Batteries and other Low-Voltage Equipment• Degradable Plastic Products • Solar Photovoltaic Systems• Textile and Personal Protective Equipment • Automotive Spare Parts and Motor Lubricating Oils• Toys, Playground Amusement and Fairground Equipment • Electric and customized vehicles, trailers and trailer protective devices.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia requires that all consignments of products that are covered by a Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) Technical Regulation and that are to be exported to the country should be issued with a Product Certificate, and that every consignment should be accompanied by a Shipment Certificate. These certificates signify compliance with the applicable standards and technical regulations.

With the development of the Saudi Product Safety Program (SALEEM), SASO has implemented SABER, an electronic conformity assessment platform. SASO encourages the Trade to use this platform to request and obtain both Product and Shipment Certificates for goods falling under SASO Technical Regulations, and to request and obtain a Self Declaration and a Shipment Certificate for goods not covered by any SASO Technical Regulation.

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• Products not covered by a Technical Regulation can obtain a Consignment-Based Technical Assessment Certificate, to demonstrate compliance of the product with the SASO and/or International Standards

FORMS OF ATTESTATION:

A Product Certificate of Conformity (PCoC) issued within SABER system is a requirement before any Shipment Certificate can be issued to a regulated product intended to be shipped to Saudi Arabia.

India's major exports to Saudi Arab include basmati rice, textiles and garments and machinery. Saudi imports from India amounted to $7 billion or 2.7% of India's overall exports in the year 2015.

PURPOSE OF ATTESTATION (PCoC and SC):

The Shipment Certificate (SC) is needed for Customs clearance of the imported goods (mandatory document)

• The Product Certificate of Conformity provides the Saudi authorities with a basis for conducting post-market Surveillance in the Saudi Arabia market.

CDG helps you through out all steps in getting SASO certificate of compliance.