Pre-shipment / conformity
SABER Product Certificate (PC) & Shipment Certificate (SC) – Saudi Arabia
Mandatory for products under SASO technical regulations
About this certificate
- Type
- Market-specific registration/conformity
- Issued by
- SASO via SABER platform; certificates issued by SASO-approved notified bodies
- Recognised bodies
- SASO-accredited conformity assessment bodies (Bureau Veritas, Intertek, SGS, TÜV etc.)
- Product scope
- Food products are mostly regulated by SFDA, not SABER; SABER applies to packaging/food-contact and non-food items
- Typical validity
- PC up to 1 year; SC per shipment
- Key data on the certificate
- SABER PC/SC no.; technical regulation; importer CR no.; product/model & HS; notified body; issue/expiry date; QR
Key markets that require it
- Saudi Arabia — Mandatory: Food-contact packaging & non-food regulated products (not food itself) Source for Saudi Arabia
Markets named in the catalogue
Saudi Arabia
Screening guidance based on published standards — not legal clearance. Requirements marked "needs verification" are directional hints; confirm with the destination regulator or a licensed advisor before shipping.