Exporting Electricals to Saudi Arabia - KSA SALEEM SABER
31 Aug 2017
Overview of the requirements for Electricals being exported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
On January 1, 2019, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) launched the SABER platform for its SALEEM certification program, initially covering gas products.
On April 1, 2019 the SABER platform was extended to include electrical products (electrical and energy efficiency) imported and sold into the market.
Applicable Products
Electrical and Gas Products covered by SALEEM and to be registered on SABER by the importer include:
- Low-Voltage Electrical Equipment & Appliances falling under GSO G Mark
- Other LVE Equipment and Appliances
- Products falling under Energy Efficiency Labelling requirements
- Gas appliances and accessories
- Mobile devices
- Car and mobile phone batteries
- Household domestic water pumps
- Dishwashers (domestic & commercial)
- Televisions & Display Monitors
- Mobile phone, Car & Laptop chargers
- Power banks
- Lighting products
- Electrical motors
- Portable computers/tablets
- Wireless Headphones, Earphones, and similar products
- Smart Watches and Smart Bands
SASO Technical Regulation Conformity Approach (Electrical & Gas Products):
| SALEEM Technical Regulation | Product Application | Product Scope | Conformity Approach | Conformity Requirements | PCoC Required | SCoC Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD-142004-01 | Electrical Safety and EMC | Electrical / Electronic Appliances - TC 143307-01, List (2) | IECEE CB Scheme, or GCC GSO Notified Body Report - Annex 4, or ISO / IEC 17025 Report* | IEC CB Test Report and CB Certificate and G Mark Type Examination Certificate | No G Mark Type Certificate Only |
Yes |
| MA-155-16-03-04 | Electrical Safety | Electric Self-balancing Boards (Scooter) | Testing to ISO and SASO IEC / EN Standards and Annual Factory Inspection | ILAC ISO / IEC / EN 17025 Test Report and CIG 022 Factory Inspection Report | Yes | Yes |
| MA-156-16-03-04 | GAS Safety | Gas Appliances and Accessories | Testing to ISO, SASO and EN Standards and Annual Factory Inspection | ILAC ISO / IEC / EN 17025 Test Report and Factory Inspection Report SASO Quality Mark | No SASO QM |
Yes |
| MA-156-16-03-05 | Energy Efficiency | Variety of Equipment AC up to 65,000 BTU, AC over 65,000 BTU, Refrigerators up to 1100 L (39 ctf), Freezers up to 850 L (30 ctf), Washing Machines up to 25 KGS, Lighting Products Parts 1 & 2, Electric motors, Fuel economy for new vehicles, Tires, Clothes Dryers, Water Heaters |
Testing to SASO EER Standards | ILAC ISO / IEC 17025 Test Report, SASO energy labelling Requirements |
No SASO EER |
Yes |
| MA-162-17-04-03 | Electrical & Mechanical Safety | Electric Vehicles | Testing to ISO, IEC, SASO Standards | ILAC ISO / IEC 17025 Test Report | Yes | Yes |
| MA-161-17-07-05 | Electrical, Mechanical and Load Safety | Electric elevators used in buildings and installations | Site Inspection to ISO & SASO standards | ILAC ISO / IEC 17020 Inspection Report | Yes | Yes |
| MA-165-18-04-03 | Electrical, Mechanical Safety and EER | Small-Solar Photovoltaic Systems | Testing to ISO, IEC, EN & SASO Standards | ILAC ISO / IEC 17025 Test Report | Yes | Yes |
| Technical Regulation for SASO Recognition Certificate (RC) | Electrical Safety | Variety of Equipment Mobile Phone devices, Chargers for Mobile Phones, Household/domestic Electric pumps, Car chargers for mobile phones, Wireless chargers for mobile phones, Power bank, Mobile phone batteries, Laptops and Tablets, Smart watches, Smart band, Television and Display monitors, Dishwashers, Wireless headphone, Earphones and similar products, Laptop chargers (Electric transformer for Laptop), Lighting Products – Parts 1 & 2 |
IECEE CB Scheme | IEC CB Test Report and CB Certificate | No SASO RC Only |
Yes |
| MA-166-18-04-01 | Electrical Safety | Electrical Batteries (2 main categories are Auto batteries and portable batteries) |
Testing to ISO, IEC, SASO Standards | ILAC ISO / IEC / EN 17025 Test Report and Factory Inspection Report | Yes | Yes |
Full details of the Saudi Product Safety Programme SALEEM SABER