If you plan to export products to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, you will need to obtain a Saber Certificate for the exported goods. The Saber Certificate is an official document issued by accredited conformity assessment bodies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and can be obtained online.

Approved Conformity Assessment Bodies are selected companies that have been approved by SASO (Saudi Standards Metrology and Quality Organisation) to carry out conformity assessments of products to determine that the tested product complies with the regulations and is therefore worthy of the Saber Certificate. It can be imported into the Kingdom.

The purpose of requiring a Saber certificate is to ensure that the imported product complies with the relevant legislation and standards and is safe for consumer health and the environment.

Before obtaining the Saber certificate, the product needs to be registered in the system. The registration process will require information about the manufacturer, details about the product and information about the importer. Once the product is registered with the appropriate HSCode, we will be able to determine the category of the product. There are two main categories: ‘non-regulated products’ and these are low-risk products such as furniture and are not subject to any Saudi technical regulations, so they only require a self-declaration supported by documentation. The second category will be medium to high-risk products such as textiles, equipment and tools that come into direct contact with food, toys for children under the age of 14 and other children’s products such as strollers, machinery and spare parts, detergents and electronic items. These products are subject to Saudi technical regulations and need to obtain a Product Conformity Certificate.

The test reports of the products must be up-to-date and must be tested in a 17025 approved laboratory.

The Saber Certificate is valid for one year after it is issued. The manufacturer and/or exporter must apply for a new Saber Certificate after one year, taking into account any updates that may occur in the legislation.