SASO Product Certificate of Conformity
A Certificate of Conformity (PCOC) is required from SASO accredited certification bodies for certain regulated consumer products exported into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The scheme applies to all types of products, excluding a small scope of non-regulated products; also, the PCOC is not required for personal shipments, temporary imports and samples.
Some products like textile products and auto spare parts are subjected to a categorized conformity assessment, which enables a group model of products to be listed together in the same Product certificate of conformity (PCoC). This procedure aims to decrease the number of the required product certificates of conformity (PCOC), for the imported products to the Saudi market.
SABERSAUDI offers various services to help you through the process of complying with Saudi technical regulations and Standards
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All goods must also have a non-removable indication of origin. If the indication isn’t placed on them, they will be held until the importer rectifies the issue or provides assurance the matter will not happen again. A fine may be imposed, or the goods may be returned to the country of origin.
SASO Technical Regulations & Conformity Assessment Types
There are different conformity assessment types, type 1a, type 3 and type 5, and they refer to the assessment types defined in ISO/IEC 17065. Different conformity assessment activities are required for each type as applicable:
- Type 1a
- Type 3
- Type 5
Products are tested based on the established SASO. Exporter obtains a test report (to be submitted to NB) based on the ruling standard/s. Note: If there are no test reports, SABERSAUDI will take samples of the product, and have it tested at an accredited testing lab. Test reports are one of the main documents where the conformance to Saudi requirements will be based from.
Manufacturing facility is subjected to a factory audit to check on the implementation of the product safety management system (defined in the SASO technical regulations). If audit is satisfactory, the certification body issues the product certificate of conformity, with a validity of 1 year, subject to a yearly surveillance visit.
On the 3rd year, a full audit shall be performed on the factory, and any failure to fulfil the yearly audit leads to the suspension of the product certificate.
Similar to type 3 conformity assessment method mentioned above, only with the addition of a regular (yearly) sampling (from factory or market) and testing of the product as per requirements of the relevant SASO standard.
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How Can SABERSAUDI Help?
►Your personal account manager will guide you through the mandatory conformity assessment programme.
►The team’s expertise in compliance management will help you to carry out the necessary testing and certification.
► Issuance of supplementary certificates if needed. Ex: EER and IECEE
► Technical assessment and evaluation of existing/available product information.
► Manufacturing/production facilities inspection (if required)
FAQs:
No, the certificate of conformity is issued under the name of the importer who obtained it.
Failure to comply with this program may cause clearance delays or the return of the shipment.
To ensure that the product conforms to the relevant Saudi technical regulations and specifications, and it does not affect the safety and health of the consumer.
You should provide all the information and the technical files for the registered products mentioned below, and submit it to facilitate and speed up the process of obtaining a conformity certificate for the products:
Supplier address, and contact information.
Factory quality management certificate
Product label pictures
The time required to issue a conformity certificate depends on the regulations that the product belongs to, and providing the required documents (e.g. technical reports) to the conformity assessment body at the soonest time.
No, the product must be added as a new product and required another conformity certificate since the manufacturer or country of origin has been changed.
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