SFDA Cosmetics Certification Process

The SFDA Cosmetics conformity assessment programme aims to protect businesses from fraud and ensure that products are free from defects that may affect the health and safety of consumers. The programme is mandatory for all businesses looking to import their cosmetic products into Saudi Arabia. 

Cotecna has been notified by The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) to ensure the compliance to the applicable standards of all regulated cosmetic products imported into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and issue a Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for clearance.

Step-by-Step Process

Presently, only importers can initiate the certification of cosmetic products. To raise a certification request, importers must raise a request on FASEH platform. Importers can login to FASEH using their username and password.

To find out more about the Regulated Product list, the latest Technical Regulations and other requirements, please contact us. 

Routes for SFDA Cosmetics

To assess the conformity of a shipment, the verification of conformity process will follow one of two levels of compliance, named “routes”. The choice of the route depends on the profile of the exporter. These are: 

Route A for exporters with infrequent shipments (Nonregistered products with Cotecna) 
It involves pre-shipment inspection and pre-shipment testing of products. Physical inspection can be carried out to verify the labelling/mark age, storage and other visual verification.

Route B for regular exporters with homogenous products (Registered products with Cotecna)

This process involves product testing and random inspections for compliance, and the statement of Product Registration is valid for a year.