What is Saber platform?
Saber is an electronic platform that helps the local supplier and factory to register the required conformity certificates electronically for consumer products, whether imported or locally manufactured, to enter the Saudi market. The platform also aims to raise the level of safe products in the Saudi market. Saber E-Platform was developed under the ...
What are Saber platform's features?
Protecting the Saudi consumer from the products that do not conform to the standards, limiting the fraudulent products, reducing the required time to import products including the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority examination, and speeding up the process of issuing the required Conformity Certificates. ...
What is Saber platform's objective?
Saber is a platform that connects the import merchant and the local manufacturer with the conformity assessment bodies to obtain the required conformity certificate for consumer products that they aim to sell in the Saudi Market. ...
What are the entities that are electronically linked with Saber?
Ministry of Commerce, Saudi Standards Authority, Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority , and Conformity Assessment Bodies. ...
Who are the parties that are obligated to register in the system?
Only the import merchant and the local manufacturer are obligated to register in the system. ...
What is Saber Certificate?
There is no certificate named Saber Certificate, but Saber platform enables you to issue a product's Certificate of Conformity (COC) and Shipment Conformity Certificate electronically without visiting the Saudi Standards Authority. ...
Can Saber Certificate be used for more than one importer in Saudi Arabia?
No, the certificate of conformity is issued under the name of the importer who obtained it. ...
What are the consequences of not obtaining a certificate of conformity by the merchant or the importer?
Not obtaining the certificate of conformity leads to preventing the products form entering the Kingdom. ...
Why is it obligated to obtain a certificate of conformity?
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. ...
Who are the parties that are obligated to register in the system?
Only the import merchant and the local manufacturer are obligated to register in the system. ...
What are the required information to register on Saber platform?
Establishment’s Commercial Registration data. National ID number or Iqama number linked with the CR. Contact information. Establishment stamp. Signature of the property’s owner. ...
How to register on Saber platform?
Check the educational materials that include the following: A video tutorial on how to register. A user guide to registering an establishment on Saber platform. Available on the link below: https://saber.sa/home/UserGuide ...
How long does it take to register as a merchant?
The merchant (establishment) will be registered immediately once the required registration information is completed. ...
Are there subscription fees for Saber platform?
No, there are no subscription fees for Saber platform. ...
What does the establishment's representative mean?
The person who is authorized by the establishment to manage its Saber account. ...
What does liaison officer mean?
The person appointed by the establishment’s representative to give him access to the system, add products, and request certificates. The representative is allowed to add an unlimited number of liaison officers. ...
When is a liaison officer appointed?
The liaison officer is registered after the establishment registration is completed. ...
Is the establishment's stamp required?
One of the registration conditions is to upload the establishment signature and stamp on the platform. ...
I do not know the customs code of the product that I want to import, how can I find it?
You can search by the customs code or through the keywords on Saber platform. Once the results appeared, choose the description that matches your product, and the system will determine the type of certificate required for each product. ...
How can I know the products approved by the Saudi Standards Authority?
You can search by the customs code through Saber platform. ...
What is the HS-Code?
The HS code is an international coding system for the classification of products that will be imported or sold in the Saudi Market. It helps to standardize and identify the products, and it could be obtained by visiting the Saber e-platform or Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority official website. ...
When does the mandatory application of all technical regulations begin on Saber platform?
The technical regulations have been applied on Saber platform gradually by the Saudi Standards Authority. Click on the link below to know the dates of binding the technical regulations: https://saber.sa/Home/Regulations ...
How can I know the products approved by the Saudi Standards Authority?
You can search by the customs code through Saber platform. ...
Are the procedures for issuing a conformity certificate only electronic procedures?
You should provide all the information and the technical files for the registered products mentioned below, and submit it to the conformity assessment bodies to facilitate and speed up the process of obtaining certificate of conformity for the products: Supplier information (address, contact information). The contents of the technical file according ...
I have several products that belong to international brands.The factory does not have documents related to the product, but samples can be provided to the conformity assessment body to be tested. Is that enough for the conformity body?
You can register the products on Saber and send a conformity request to the conformity assessment bodies. After that, the conformity assessment bodies will take the necessary action for testing and sampling. ...
Is the merchant required to register the products that already have grant certificates issued by government entities corresponding to SASO?
The corresponding entities are conformity assessment bodies, so all regulated products must be registered on Saber and approved by the conformity assessment body. ...
I have an inquiry regarding the user’s choice of the conformity assessment body office’s geographical scope, based on what the offices are chosen among the offices available on the platform?
The geographical scope is chosen based on the location of the supplier or the manufacturer, and you can choose from the conformity assessment bodies’ offices. ...
Is there any entity that provides Saudi standards conformity certificates for the products inside the Kingdom or abroad?
The bodies authorized to issue conformity certificates are the Saudi Standards Authority, its branches, and the approved conformity assessment bodies on the platform. For more information about the approved conformity assessment bodies on Saber, please visit the link below: https://saber.sa/home/CBOrganizations ...
Are there any specific entities that can issue the certificates?
You can know the entities accredited by the Saudi Standards Authority, by visiting the home page of the platform on the link below: https://saber.sa/home/CBOrganizations ...
What are the required documents to obtain a product's conformity certificate?
You should provide all the information and the technical files for the registered products mentioned below, and submit it to the conformity assessment bodies to facilitate and speed up the process of obtaining a conformity certificate for the products: Supplier information (address, contact information). The contents of the technical file according ...
Do the conformity assessment bodies work and issue certificates on weekends?
Conformity assessment bodies work on receiving requests on different working days according to their geographical scope. ...
How long it will take to issue the shipment certificate?
The shipment certificate doesn't need any test by conformity body only check and approve the products that related to the shipment. After the approval of the conformity body, the certificate can be issued immediately. ...
Are there subscription fees for Saber platform?
No, there are no subscription fees for Saber platform. ...
Is there a fee for issuing a certificate of conformity?
Yes, there is SAR 500 fee for issuing a certificate of conformity, for each model type. ...
Is the SAR 500 fee applied on each product to issue the certificate of conformity?
The fee for registering a certificate of conformity is SAR 500 for each model type. ...
Are there fees for each registered product, or the fees will be paid only for the issued certificates?
Products registration is free, and the fees applied on issuing the certificates only. ...
Can I modify a shipment request that its fees already paid and its certificate already issued?
No you cannot make any changes to a request after paying the fees or issuing certificates. ...
Can I cancel a request before paying the fees due to mistakes in the request information?
Yes, you can cancel a request, and correct the mistakes in the added product, then send another request with the correct information. ...
How much do certificate of conformity and shipment conformity certificate cost, and how long they will be valid?
The certificate of conformity costs SAR 500 valid for one year, and the shipment certificate costs SAR 350 and expires when the shipment is cleared. ...
I submitted a request for a certificate of conformity and the SAR 525 fee was paid. I want to cancel the request, is it possible to refund the 525 riyals?
There is no refund of fees. You can complete the request and issue the certificate. ...
How to pay the certificate fee?
An invoice will be created and a payment number will be shown (SADAD). Pay through SADAD system: My Business Services-144. ...
What are the fees for issuing tests reports?
There's no fixed fees for product tests reports, it varies from one product to another and from country to another as well. ...
What are the fees for reviewing a request?
The fees for reviewing the technical files by the conformity assessment body depend on a deal between the merchant and the conformity assessment body, and it is not paid through Saber platform. The conformity assessment body must adhere to the maximum limit of 2000 riyals for reviewing a request. ...