Saudi Arabia Barcode Application

Dear Member,

In a letter received from the Turkish Exporters Assembly, with reference to a letter received from the Ministry of Commerce, it was announced that the Barcode System would be switched to the Barcode System as of January 1, 2020, but in the following short time, the questions directed to the Ministries were limited to which products the application is valid for and its relationship with the SABER registration system. It is stated that it is understood that more information is needed about the

The said article continues: Riyadh Commercial Consultancy and SASO officials held a meeting on the issue on January 16, 2020, and in the meeting;

SASO officials confirmed the previous announcement that the SABER registration system will be mandatory for all products as of January 1, 2020, but after their evaluation with their own customs administrations, it was decided that the SABER registration system obligation will be limited to only products subject to technical regulation as of today,
They recommend SABER registration for other product groups and the primary and most up-to-date source of information on the subject of SABER registration is https://saber.sa/.
Regarding the list of products subject to technical regulation; It is stated that the GTIPs specified in each technical regulation on the electronic network page https://saber.sa/home/regulations are updated every day and the information herein should be taken into consideration. can be confirmed from the electronic network address,
In order for all products to be traceable, the barcode application, which became mandatory as of January 1, 2020, is not on the basis of GTIP, and only barcodes that comply with the internationally valid GSl are accepted for products with different features; In this context, it has been stated that the barcodes that companies currently receive in accordance with the GS1 system are valid, while other barcode types are not accepted and the issues are discussed.

As a result, it is stated that SABER registration is only mandatory for regulated products as of today, and will gradually become mandatory for other product groups over time, and that the announcements on the electronic page given above should be followed, and that the Barcode application is independent of the SABER system and for all products. It is stated that it is mandatory for

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