Certification Introduction:

The COC certificate is a requirement of many countries. For goods exported to Saudi Arabia, Iran and other Middle East regions, the customs of the importing country requires the importer to provide the certificate of conformity (COC, Certificate of Conformance) issued by a recognized international certification company for the batch of goods. Among them, SASO (Arab Standards organization) stipulates that imported goods must have a COC customs clearance certificate. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia implements product conformity certification for imported goods. All products are required to carry a certificate of conformity, also known as a Saudi COC certificate, so that the product can complete import clearance at Saudi customs.

COC certification Basic Information:

• Compulsory certification

• No factory inspection required

• Sample testing: If the provided test report is invalid, a sample testing is required

• Need local representation

Certification Significance:

• Protect public health

• Consumer Safety

• National Security

• Protect religion and public morals

• protect environment

• prevent fraud

 Applicable Product Range:

Controlled products include all consumer goods arriving in Saudi Arabia except military equipment, medical equipment and food.

Regulatory Requirements:

• Imported products are subject to the SASO Certification Program (ICCP).

• All import controlled products require authorization to issue a CoC by an official organization entity of the country of origin.

• A Certificate of Registration (CoR) and a CoC certificate are required for each new shipment. If the CoR certificate is valid, applying for CoC certification for the same product repeatedly can shorten the certification cycle.

• Requires testing by an accredited testing laboratory.

• All imported consignment goods must indicate the country of origin and cannot be removed.

• Compliant with SASO and IEC standards.

• As mentioned above, products with communication functions need to comply with EMC standards.

Other:

Saudi COC certification guide

• CoC is required to carry out pre-shipment inspection (PSI).

• Saudi Arabian authorities may take random samples from imported consignments to verify compliance with standards.

• If shipments arrive at any port in Saudi Arabia without a CoC certificate, these shipments will be refused entry or require product testing by a local accredited testing laboratory.