Product Certificate of Conformity (PCOC)
Learn more about the specific requirements to obtain your Product Conformity Certificate (PCOC) for exports to Saudi Arabia.
As a trusted partner of the Saudi Arabian government, our mandate as a Conformity Body includes one or a combination of the following:
- Product verification and documentation review
- Sampling and testing of goods in accredited laboratories (valid for 3 years)
- Factory audits (Type 3 regulations) audit report valid for 1 year
- Delivery of a Product Certificate of Conformity (PCOC) upon Technical Regulations
How to obtain a PCOC
The Product Certificate of Conformity (PCOC) is required to demonstrate that your products have been registered within SABER and are complaint with applicable Technical Regulations. The PCOC is valid for one year upon issuance.
It is the importer’s responsibility to initiate the process of obtaining a PCOC, which comprises the following steps:
Step-by-Step Process
- The importer enters his company details on SABER Platform
- Cotecna guides you on how to register your products on SABER Platform to obtain your PCOC
- Certificate Creation and Selection of Cotecna as your preferred Certification Body
- Cotecna accesses the SABER platform and checks the requests.
- Your dedicated Cotecna coordinator will check your documentation and schedule the testing, inspection and /or audit when required
- Cotecna helps you to upload of your product documentation on SABER Platform
- After satisfactory results, Cotecna will issue the product certificate (valid one year)
- Cotecna will issue the shipment certificate for each of your shipments
SASO/SABER Regulated Products
The products covered by the Technical Regulations are referred to as Regulated Products. Hereafter is an extract of regulated products currently subject to the Saudi Product Safety Programme:
- Glue and Adhesive Materials
- Lifting Equipment
- Paper and Cardboard
- Leather Products
- Used Imported Vehicles
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- Mobile Machinery and Heavy Duty Equipment
- Children Toys
- Rear and Side Barriers for Trucks and Trailers
- Electrical Equipment and Appliances
- Lubricating Oils
- Detergents
- Paints (Dyes) and Varnishes
- Electrical Self-Balancing Boards (Scooter)
- Sectors of Metals and their Alloys for Buildings and Constructions
- Insulation and Building Cladding Materials
- Hydraulic Connections and Related Products
- Bricks, Tiles, Ceramics, Sanitary Ware and Related Products
- Pipes used in Water, Electricity and Gas Network
- Gas Appliances and their Accessories
- Trailers and Semi-Trailers
- Auto Spare Parts
- Electric Vehicles
- Textile Products
- Amusement parks games and devices
- Solar Photovoltaic Systems
- Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing
- Modified Vehicles and Limited Production Models
- Food Safety in Tools and Appliances Used in Kitchen
- Degradable Plastic Products
- Fireworks
- Electronic Devices Used in Electronic Smoking Systems
- Electrical Lifts Used in Buildings and Facilities
- Fire Control Materials and Equipment
- Petroleum Products Transportation Tanks
- LPG Tankers
- Automated Motorcycles
- Electrical Batteries
- Portable and Hand-oriented Machines
- Doors, windows, and accessories
- Footwear and their Accessories
- Telecommunications
- Ornaments and Accessories
- Pressure Equipment
- Simple Pressure Vessels
- Packaging
- Tires
- Escalators and Moving Walkways
- Child Restraint Systems and Stroller
Or refer to SASO's comprehensive list of regulated products
Regulated Products are further categorized as either high-risk or medium-risk based on the Product Certification Scheme. Depending on the risk profile of the product in question, additional controls need to be conducted accordingly:
Medium Risk Products
Type 1a: Product testing
High Risk Products
Type 3: Product testing / factory audit
Type 5: Product testing / factory audit / ISO 9001 audit
To check if your specific product is already subject to regulations, or if it will be in the near future, please view the full Technical Regulations
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