Sabre is an electronic platform that helps local suppliers and factories to electronically register the required certificates of conformity for imported or locally manufactured consumer goods to enter the Saudi market.
What are the products that should be registered on SABER?
As per January 2021, all regulated and non-regulated products, whether imported or manufactured locally. However to clear the regulated products, the issuance of the Product Certificate of Conformity (PCoC) is required. PCoC demonstrates that the imported products have been registered within SABER and are compliant with applicable SASO’s Technical Regulations.
The Shipment Certificate of Conformity (SCoC) that is requested for all imported products cannot be obtained for regulated ones unless their PCoC has first been completed.
Product types and categories will be gradually introduced into SABRE to allow for a smooth transition to the new system and ensure there are no delays in trade or shipping to KSA. Once a product type becomes mandatory on SABRE, it is no longer possible to issue a SASO COC for that product type.
