WRC Overview
This means that no Saber product certificate of conformity (PCOC) will be issued for products or equipment unless a SASO Water Consumption Label is provided.
Manufacturers, importers, exporters and freight forwarders are obliged to label their products in line with the SASO Water Efficiency Labelling program before they ship, to ensure the goods can clear customs and enter the Saudi market.
Also they should make sure that the testing laboratory they use is accredited for SASO and international standards testing. In addition, that the product or equipment is registered with SASO before applying for the Water Consumption Labels.
Requirements for Water Consumption Rate
Product | Type | Maximum Flow Rate | Minimum Flow Rate | |
Faucet (Taps) | Mixers | Bathroom basin faucets | 1.9 | – |
Bathroom / Kitchen basin | 5.7 | 3.0 | ||
Shower taps and mixers |
9.5 | 1.9 | ||
Hand spray/ Spray mixers | 8.0 | 5.7 | ||
Toilets with dual/single flush system | Single flush | S trap | 3.5 | – |
P trap | 4.5 | – | ||
Dual flush | S trap | (Dual flush) Max of the average is 3.5 as calculated by (f+(5×1))/6 (S trap) Max. of the average is 4.5 as calculated by (f+5×1))/6 (P trap) full flush value shall not exceed 4.8 liters | – | |
P trap | – | |||
Eastern toilet flush boxes | 6.0 | – | ||
Water flush regulators | 6.0 | – | ||
Urinal flush system | 1.0 | – | ||
*Maximum flow rate, Qmax (I/min) | ||||
- The maximum flow rate is the maximum liquid flow specified in the product, measured in liters per minute (liter / minute).
- The products and customs codes on the Saber electronic platform are the updated and approved version.
B) Nominal Flow (𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚) for Water Rationalization Tools
The Hydraulic Efficiency of the products also needs to be graded based upon their Nominal Flow Rate in Liters per Minute.
The requirements for the different grades are shown in the table below:
Product Type | Nominal Flow Rate, 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 (l/min)* | Water Efficiency Rating | |
Faucets / Bathroom basin, mixers (public) | 1.9 ≥ 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 >1.7 | B | |
1.7≥𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 | A | ||
Faucets /Bathroom (private) / Kitchen | 5.7 ≥ 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 > 4.5 | B | |
4.5≥ 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚≥3.0 | A | ||
Faucets/ Shower taps and mixers | 9.5 ≥ 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 >7.6 | B | |
7.6≥𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 ≥ 1.9 | A | ||
Hand spray / Spray mixers | 8.0 ≥ 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 >7 | B | |
7 ≥ 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 ≥ 5.7 | A | ||
Water closet / toilet flush system Single/dual |
(single flush) |
3.5> 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 > 3 (S trap) 4.5> 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 >3 (P trap) |
B |
3.0≥Q (S & P trap) | A | ||
(dual flush) | 3.5> 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 > 3 as calculated by (f+(5×1))/6 (S trap) 4.5> 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 > 3 calculated by (f+5×1))/6 (P)trap full flush value shall not exceed 4.8 liters |
B | |
| 3.0 ≥ 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 (S& P trap) | A | |
Eastern toilet flush boxes | 6≥ 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚> 5 | B | |
5 ≥ 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 | A | ||
Water flush regulators | 6≥ 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚> 2.7 | B | |
2.7 ≥ 𝑄𝑛𝑜𝑚 | A | ||
Urinal flush system | 1.0 | B | |
5.0 or waterless | A | ||
- Nominal flow rate is the Maximum flow rate of the specified liquid, measured in liters per minute 𝑄𝑚𝑎𝑥 (I/min).
- The testing shall be conducted at a pressure of a 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5 bar (±0.2 bar) for products claimed to be suitable for high-pressure installations (typically 1.0 to 5.0 bars) or at a pressure of 0.2, 0.3 and 0.5 bar (±0.02 bar).
- The mean value of 3 measurements shall not exceed the maximum flow rate values indicate in table(A)
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Subjected Products and the Applicable SASO Standards
# | Standard Title | Products | Saudi Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
General – water closets | Ceramic Sanitary ware – western toilets | SASO 1473 |
2 | Hydraulic performance of water closets | Ceramic Sanitary ware – western toilets | SASO 1473 |
3 | Water closet tanks | Sanitary ware – Water closet tanks Ceramic Sanitary ware - compression tanks | SASO 1257 SASO 1477 |
4 | Flush rate regulators | Ceramic sanitary General specifications for flush rate regulators | SASO EN 246 |
5 | Electro- Hydraulic water closets | Ceramic sanitary appliances - western water closets | SASO 1473 |
6 | Fixtures materials | Gas chromatograph /mass spectrometer/data system for analysis of organic pollutants in water | SASO 2566
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7 | Drinking water systems components | Drinking water systems components | NSF 61 (Reference standard at Saudi Building Code and not adopted in Saudi) |
Fulfillment of the requirements of this regulation does not preclude compliance with Saudi technical regulations related to safety. Suppliers shall comply with such regulations to ensure the safety of these products to preserve the environment and the health and safety of the consumer, and to facilitate market survey procedures.
Requirements for Label Usage Licensing
- The product shall have a Water Rationalization Certificate.
- SABERSAUDI account manager will submit a separate application to SASO for each type of products intended to be licensed for label usage.
- Filling the required forms and providing SASO with any additional documents upon request.
- SABERSAUDI team will fulfill the conditions of affixing the label on the products in the correct manner specified in this regulation and the relevant standards.
- Supplier shall pay SASO the costs of label usage licensing.
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Granting the Label Usage License
- SASO shall verify that the product has the Water Rationalization Certificate for the type, and the validity of all documents and information provided by the supplier.
- SASO shall determine the costs of label usage licensing preferentially, where the license to use the label is free of charge for the most water-efficient product type and the cost escalates with the reducing the level of water rationalization for each model of the product in question.
- SASO shall grant the supplier the label usage license after fulfilling the licensing requirements.
- The validity of the license is one year, renewable, provided that the supplier submits the renewal request at least one month prior to the expiration date.
Requirements of Fixing the Label
- The label shall be affixed only on licensed products or their packaging, on a clear place in a way that is difficult to be removed, in accordance with the requirements specified in this regulation and the relevant standards.
- Label shall be made of a material to ensure that the label remains on the product or its packaging, from the stage of manufacture until it reaches the consumer, unless it is deliberately removed or damaged.
- To be fully identical to the design set by SASO.
- Label shall be affixed on the product/packaging as specified by SASO in terms of type and grade.
- The affixed Label on the product shall be identical to the label approved by SASO.
- Supplier shall be allowed to announce the license of label usage in their commercial transactions to prove that the products are licensed and subject to follow-up by SASO.
- License and label shall only be used for licensed products. The supplier is prohibited from using the label misleadingly or wrongly or in any other way deemed misleading by SASO and the Regulatory Authorities.
- Packaging materials of products shall carry the Label.
How Can SABERSAUDI Help?
- Make sure that the sanitary product or water flow control equipment is tested to the relevant SASO standard by an approved laboratory. SABERSAUDI work with several accredited partner laboratories.
- Once testing to the required standard is complete, test reports will be issued and used to prove compliance, SABERSAUDI account manager will then register your application via an accredited agency, resulting in issuance of a Water Efficiency Label for the product or equipment.
- This process will typically take 2-3 weeks, from start to issuance of registration documents, the labeling is per model and is valid for 1 YEAR.
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FAQs:
No matter, you still need to comply with the SASO Water Consumption Rationalization regulation.
No, there is no need for a legal representative in Saudi Arabia. However, in case you had importers in Saudi Arabia, you need to provide SASO with their declaration and pay their certificate fees.
It always depends on the readiness of the manufacturer and the importer. Usually it takes from 14 to 21 working days.
Each manufacturer need to apply only one application request for many certification. As an external factory, you will apply for all the products that you with to be certified. However, you will also need to apply a certificate for each Saudi importer.
The validity of the Water Consumption Rationalization Card is one year, renewable, provided that the supplier submits the renewal request at least one month prior to the expiration date.
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