Saudi Arabia

Regulatory agency

• Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)

Regulations

• CITC Interim Authorisation for imported telecommunications and wireless equipment is required.

Guidelines

• CITC’s Interim Authorisation is based upon review of existing foreign standard test reports such as EN or FCC test reports.
• The Commission may obtain a sample of the equipment held by the Authority for testing to verify conformance to the Commission’s requirements

Applicable product categories

• Technical specifications for telecommunications and IT equipment can be found here. To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.

Regulatory agency

• Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organisation (SASO)

Regulations

• Imported products are subject to the SASO Certification Program (ICCP).
• CoC, issued by an entity authorised by the competent official agency in the country of origin, is required for all imported regulated products.
• Every new shipment requires a Certificate of Registration (CoR) and CoC. Repeat applications (for the same product) with a valid CoR will expedite the issuance of CoC.
• Testing by an accredited test laboratory is required.
• All imported consignments must bear a non-removable indication of origin.
• Compliance with SASO and IEC standards.
• EMC compliance is required for the above, for products with telecommunication function.

Guidelines

• Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI) is required for CoC.
• The authorities in Saudi Arabia may also take random samples from imported consignments to verify compliance.
• In the event that a shipment arrives at any Saudi Arabia port without a CoC, the shipment will either be rejected or require product testing by an approved local test laboratory.

Applicable product categories

• Regulated products include all consumer products arriving in Saudi Arabia, except military equipment, medical products and food. To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.

Our services at a glance

• TÜV SÜD has the experience and capability to support manufacturers in attaining compliance with Saudi Arabian requirements and obtaining the necessary approval.

Regulatory agencies

• Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organisation (SASO)

Regulations

• The SASO EER Certificate is issued for registered products with Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organisation (SASO) for Energy Efficiency Labels, based on requirements according to applicable SASO standards.

Guidelines

• Each product model is required to be registered with SASO and labelled with an energy efficiency rating.
• The rating will be assigned based on the results of energy performance tests according to recently approved SASO standards.
• Appliances will be assigned a rating of one to six stars. The greater the number of stars, the higher the energy efficiency.

Applicable product categories

Product categories that require mandatory energy efficiency labelling include:

• Air conditioning equipment
• Clothes washers
• Compact fluorescent lamps
• Cooling equipment for households (electrical refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof)
• Electric motors
• Halogen lamps
• Incandescent light bulb / Electric Lightbulb
• LED lamps
• Lighting equipment / Luminaires
• Tyres

To determine if a particular product is subject to the above regulations, please contact us.

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