Saudi Arabia requires the Saudi supplier’s name and commercial registration number on products under 10 SASO technical regulations from Oct. 1, 2026.
The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) now requires the Saudi supplier’s name and commercial registration number to appear on the product itself for goods under 10 technical regulations, from Oct. 1, 20261.
The goods range from child car seats and strollers to hoverboards, boats, trailers, solar power kits and building lifts1. SASO says it will check the products through the data sent on SABER, its online product registration system, and will punish suppliers who break the rule1.
In short, a product in one of these 10 groups must now show who is selling it in Saudi Arabia and that company’s registration number. A factory abroad must put its Saudi buyer’s details on the goods, and SASO will check them through SABER.
What does the SASO circular require?
SASO sent a circular, a formal notice, "to all beneficiaries of SABER", meaning every company that uses the system1. It tells them that products under the listed regulations must show the supplier’s name and commercial registration number on the product1. A commercial registration (CR) number is the number a company receives when it registers as a business in Saudi Arabia.
The circular defines the supplier as the importer or local manufacturer1. For imported goods, this means the Saudi company that brings the goods in, not the factory that made them. The requirement is in force from Oct. 1, 20261.
SASO’s notice on the SABER home page states the same rule in one line. It speaks of "mandating inclusion of supplier’s name (importer or local manufacturer) and commercial registration number on the product", starting Oct. 1, 2026 for 10 technical regulations2.
Is the supplier label rule new?
The duty itself is not new. The circular says the technical regulations already require the supplier’s name and registration number on the product1. A technical regulation is a SASO rulebook that sets the safety rules a type of product must meet before it is sold in the Kingdom.
What the circular adds is a firm date and a warning. SASO "would like to emphasize" the rule to all SABER users and sets Oct. 1, 2026 as the date it takes effect1. It then says it will check covered products and apply penalties to those who do not comply1.
The trailer regulation shows how the older rule reads. Its labelling article says "the labeling shall include the name of the supplier and the commercial registration"3. The circular now ties that line, and similar lines in the nine other regulations, to a date and to checks on SABER.
Which products are covered by the 10 regulations?
The circular lists 10 technical regulations by name1:
- Tanks, Part 2: LPG Tankers, for tankers that carry liquefied petroleum gas.
- Watercrafts, for boats and other small craft.
- Tanks, for storage and transport tanks.
- Trailers and Semi-Trailers, for road trailers pulled by trucks.
- Electrical Self-Balancing Boards, the two-wheel boards the circular calls scooters.
- Simple Pressure Vessels, for closed tanks that hold air or gas under pressure.
- Child Restraint Systems and Strollers, for child car seats and baby strollers.
- Building Materials, Part 3: Hydraulic Links and Related Products, for binding materials used in building.
- Solar Photovoltaic Systems, for solar power systems.
- Electrical Lifts used in Buildings and Facilities, for passenger and goods lifts.
Products outside these 10 regulations are not named in the circular. Each regulation also sets its own limits. The trailer regulation covers all trailers and semi-trailers made in or imported into Saudi Arabia, but not those designed for specific military uses3. The lift regulation does not cover cable cars, military lifts, mine lifts, lifts on building sites, very slow lifts, or escalators and moving walkways4.
Who counts as the supplier on the label?
The circular uses one short definition: the importer or the local manufacturer1. The technical regulations give a longer one. Under the trailer regulation, the supplier can be a manufacturer based in Saudi Arabia, an agent when the maker is abroad, the importer, or anyone in the supply chain whose work can change the product3.
The lift regulation adds people who assemble and install lifts. It names the importer of a lift or its parts, or the person who puts them together and installs them4. For lifts, the supplier can therefore be a local installer as well as an importer.
For a maker abroad, the result is plain. The name on the product must be the Saudi company’s name, with its CR number, not only the factory’s own name1. A factory selling to several Saudi importers may need a different marking for each buyer.
How must a trailer carry the marking?
The trailer regulation gives the most detail on how the marking must look. The supplier’s name and CR must be part of the chassis number marking, the unique number of the trailer’s frame3. That marking must be stamped on the front of the trailer, on both the right and left sides3.
Trailer markings under the trailer regulation
| Question | Chassis number marking | Conformity data plate |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Front, right and left sides | Front of the chassis |
| Language | English | Arabic or English |
| Smallest letters | 7 mm | 4.2 mm |
| How fixed | Stamped or carved, hard to erase | Hard to remove or destroy |
It must sit where it is easy to see and reach. It must be stamped, carved or made in another way that is hard to erase or destroy3. It must be written in English, with letters at least 7 mm high3.
The supplier must also fix a conformity data plate to the front of the chassis. This plate carries the trailer’s conformity data in the form set out in an annex to the regulation3. It must be made of material that resists damage and be hard to remove. Its letters must be at least 4.2 mm high, in Arabic or English3.
The circular itself does not say how other products must carry the details. It says only that they must be "on the product" and follow the relevant technical regulation1.
How will SASO check shipments through SABER?
SABER is the online system where Saudi importers and local makers register products, record certificates of conformity and get shipment certificates before goods enter the market2. A certificate of conformity is a paper from SASO or an approved testing body saying a product meets the Saudi standards3.
SABER fees, riyals before VAT
The circular says SASO will verify the covered products "through the data submitted via the SABER platform"1. The pictures and files a company uploads for a product are therefore the evidence SASO will look at.
SABER is linked to Fasah, the Saudi customs clearance system. Customs can check the conformity certificate electronically when the customs declaration is filed2. SABER warns that importers must register the needed certificates there to avoid re-export of the shipment2. A product that cannot get its SABER papers can therefore be sent back at the border.
Registration has a cost. SABER lists 500 riyals to register a product conformity certificate and 350 riyals to issue a shipment certificate, both before VAT2. A shipment certificate is now valid for 90 days, up from 60 days2.
What penalties apply under the Product Safety Law?
The circular rests on two laws. The first is Article 11 of the Product Safety Law, issued by Royal Decree No. M/36 dated 29/01/1446H1. The second is Article 19 of the law’s Executive Regulations, the detailed rules approved by SASO’s board in Resolution No. 01/203/2024 on Nov. 15, 20241.
SASO says it will take legal action and apply the penalties in the Product Safety Law and its Executive Regulations against those who do not comply1. The circular does not list fine amounts.
The technical regulations give the authorities their own powers. Under the trailer regulation, officials check products and their papers at customs ports and factories3. They may take random samples for laboratory tests and charge the supplier for the cost3.
What changes for importers, makers and buyers?
The rule touches each part of the chain in a different way:
- Saudi importers must give their exact company name and CR number to their foreign factories, and make sure it appears on the goods1.
- Local manufacturers must put their own name and CR number on what they make1.
- Makers abroad must change labels, rating plates or stamping so the Saudi supplier’s details appear on the product1.
- Testing bodies that issue certificates of conformity work through SABER, where SASO will check the data2.
What the rule requires
The trailer regulation also lists what a product’s technical file must hold. It includes the supplier’s declaration of conformity, a risk assessment, design documents and the country of origin3. Under that regulation, trailers need a certificate of conformity from a SASO-approved body3.
For buyers in Saudi Arabia, the change means each covered product names a local company that answers for it. The CR number links the product to a registered business.
Key points on the Saudi supplier label rule
The table sums up the circular and the rules behind it.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What changed? | Supplier name and CR number required on the product |
| Who issued it? | SASO, through a circular to SABER users |
| Who is the supplier? | The importer or local manufacturer |
| Which goods? | Products under 10 technical regulations |
| Examples of goods | Child car seats, strollers, hoverboards, trailers, lifts |
| Start date | Oct. 1, 2026 |
| How is it checked? | Through data submitted on SABER |
| Legal basis | Product Safety Law Article 11, Executive Regulations Article 19 |
| Penalty | Penalties in the Product Safety Law |
| Trailer marking | Stamped, English letters at least 7 mm high |
| Risk at the border | Shipment re-exported without SABER certificates |
The rule has applied since Oct. 1, 2026. From that date, a covered product without its Saudi supplier’s name and CR number faces SASO checks on SABER and penalties under the Product Safety Law1.
Sources
- ↩ Circular_Supplier_Name_and_CR_on_Product.pdf https://saber.sa/Assets/Home/Circular_Supplier_Name_and_CR_on_Product.pdf
- ↩ منصة سابر تسهل تسجيل المنتجات وشهادات المطابقة وإصدار شهادات الإرسالية https://saber.sa/Home/Index?culture=en-US
- ↩ TR – Trailers and Semi-Trailers – Version 1 – Amendment 1.pdf https://saso.gov.sa/en/Laws-And-Regulations/Technical_regulations/Documents/TR%20-%20Trailers%20and%20Semi-Trailers%20-%20Version%201%20-%20Amendment%201.pdf
- ↩ TR – Electrical Lifts Used in Buildings and Facilities – Version 1 Amendment 1.pdf https://saso.gov.sa/en/Laws-And-Regulations/Technical_regulations/Documents/TR%20-%20Electrical%20Lifts%20Used%20in%20Buildings%20and%20Facilities%20-%20Version%201%20%20Amendment%201.pdf