SASO IECEE Recognition Certificate Body

If the items being sent are covered by a Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization (SASO) technical regulation, a shipment certificate and a product certificate must be included with every shipment intended for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  The Saudi Arabian Standardization Organization (SASO) has established SABER, an electronic platform for conformity assessment, together with the Saudi Product Safety Program (SALEEM) launch.

These certificates attest to the satisfaction of the necessary criteria and technological constraints.In order to request and get both a product certificate and a shipment certificate for commodities that are subject to SASO technical regulations, the trade is strongly recommended by SASO to use this portal. The trade is also strongly advised to request and obtain a self-declaration as well as a shipment certificate for commodities that are not covered by any SASO technical regulations. In addition to other services aimed at helping companies satisfy the standards established in the Saudi Technical Regulations and the Saudi Standards, Markek offers IECEE Certificates to clients.

Depending on the kind of product you have, Markek might be able to help you in the following ways:

  • Carrying out the obligations of a certification body that is recognised by SASO in order to issue product certificates and handle shipment certificates for any item worldwide that is covered by a technical regulation.

  • The issuance of technical assessment reports for goods not covered by any technical regulations to support any assertions that they adhere to relevant Saudi standards.

The Saudi Product Safety Program, also known as SALEEM, was created by SASO as a component of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s national reform programmes for the years 2020 and 2030.

The SABER Platform was introduced in January 2019 to support the Saudi Product Safety Program for SASO Technical Regulations. There are two stages to the certification procedure for the Saudi Product Safety Program:

  • Product Certification

  • Shipment Certification of Regulated Products Exported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Products Require the SASO IECEE Certificate in Saudi Arabia

On March 10, 2021, the Saudi Organization for Standardization, Metrology, and Quality (SASO) released a list of products for which the IECEE national recognition certificate will be required starting on July 1, 2021.

The date has changed to November 1, 2021, according to the most recent update that SASO published on their official website. This is the second time SASO has chosen to postpone the implementation date. Prior to this date, the implementation was due on September 1, 2021.

 

Following is a list of products that require the SASO IECEE certificate in Saudi Arabia with respect to the products:

  • Water boilers and kettles (SASO-IEC-60335-2-150)

  • Electric pumps with a horsepower rating of 5 or less (IEC 60335-2-41)

  • Electric fryers for the home (SASO-IEC 60335-2-13)

  • Espresso and coffee machines of every type (SASO-IEC-60335-2-15 and SASO-IEC-60335-2-14)

  • Consoles and controllers for video games (SASO-IEC-62368-1)

  • Power cables (IEC-60227-(1-7), (IEC-60245-(1-8), (IEC-60502-(1-2), (IEC-60702-1), and (IEC-62821-(1-3))

  • Chargers and various additional accessories

  • Wireless headphones

SASO IECEE Recognition Certificate (SIRC) update

Exporters are therefore informed that a list of new products that need the SASO IECEE Recognition Certificate has been updated. This is an update to what we previously said about the Saudi Product Safety Program for Saudi Arabia. A SASO IECEE Recognition Certificate (SIRC) update is provided below. It is significant to note that solar photovoltaic systems are the most recent products to be added to this list, and starting on September 28, 2020, they will require a SASO IECEE Recognition Certificate.

  • Mobiles and their accessories (wire and wireless electric charger, charger used in cars, wireless speakers for cell phones).

  • Portable batteries and cell phone batteries.

  • Laptop, tablets, and their accessories (laptop charger, tablet charger).

  • Smart watches

  • Dishwasher

  • Electric pumps (with capacity of 5 horses or less).

  • Televisions and screens.

  • Light and its accessories.

  • Technical regulation for electric devices which used in electronic smoking systems.

  • Technical regulation of small photovoltaic solar systems.

  • Home electric oil fryers.

  • Video games devices and their accessories (control devices, wireless speakers, chargers, and their accessories).

  • Electric water kettles.

  • Electric cable.

Certificate of SASO/IECEE Recognition for Multiple Model Numbers

As long as the items are included on the exact same IECEE CB Test Report and IECEE CB Certificate, it is permissible to certify several model numbers under the same SASO IECEE Recognition Certificate.

SASO IECEE Recognition Certificate for Multiple Importers

When a SASO IECEE Recognition Certificate is issued, it is registered and linked to one specific importer’s Commercial Registration (CR) number; this means only that importer can use it.
If you have three different importers of exactly the same product, each individual importer would require their own SASO IECEE Recognition Certificate, so three separate SASO IECEE Recognition Certificates must be applied for.