Government Services &
International Trade (GSIT)
THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
IMPORT GUIDE No 02
Energy Efficiency Labelling
Important Note : this Import Guide is intended to give Bureau Veritas Customers essential information as
reference related to existing legislation implemented in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
I.
Scope:
The following electrical appliances shall have an energy efficiency labelling with a valid license to use such label:
A.
Electrical Appliances:
 Single-package (such as window type) and split-system non-ducted air conditioners using air- and water-cooled
condensers and heat pumps employing air-cooled condensers and ducted air-conditioners using air-to-air heat
pumps for residential, commercial and industrial sector with cooling capacity less than and including 70000
Btu/h(20000 W)
 Household Refrigerators up to and including 1100 L (39 cubic foot)
 Freezers up to and including 850L (30 cubic foot)
 Electrical washing machines for clothes, up to and including 12kg.
Applicable Standards for energy efficiency:
Product
Standard
SASO 2681
AC
SASO 2682
SASO 2663
Refrigerator
SASO 2664
SASO 2692
Washing
machines
SASO 2693
SASO 2683
B.
Title
Non-ducted air conditioners and heat Pumps -Testing and rating for
performance (based on ISO 5151)
Ducted air-conditioners and air-to-air heat pumps - Testing and rating for
performance (based on ISO 13253)
Energy Labelling and Minimum Energy Performance Requirements for AirConditioners
Energy Performance, Capacity and Labelling of Household Refrigerators,
Refrigerator-Freezers and Freezers (test method based on ISO 15502)
Energy Labelling Requirement of Clothes Washing Machines for Household
Use
Method for Measuring the Performance of Clothes Washing for Household Use
Clothes Washing machines for household use- Methods for measuring the
performance (based on IEC 60456)
Rotating electrical machines:
Efficiency class (SASO IEC 60034-30):
The standard applies to the following only:
Single speed, three phase, 60Hz, cage induction stand-alone motors that:
 Have a rated voltage up to 1000V (applies also to motors rated for two or more voltages and/or frequencies)
 Have a rated output power between 0.75kW and 375 kW
 Have either 2,4 or 6 poles
 Are rated on the basis of either duty type S1(continuous duty) or S3 (intermittent periodic duty) with a rated cyclic
duration factor of 80% or higher
 Are capable of operating direct on-line
 Are rated for operating conditions in accordance with IEC 60034-1 clause 6 (Motors with flanges, feet and/or shafts
with mechanical dimensions different from IEC 60072-1 are covered)
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Excluding the following types:
 Motors made solely for converter operation in accordance with IEC 60034-25
 Motors completely integrated into a machine (for example pump, fan and compressor) that cannot be tested
separately from the machine
 Brake motors, gear motors and wound rotor motors
 Torque motors (corresponding to IEC design H, e.g. gate motor & crane motor)
 Motors specifically designed to operate:
 in maximum operating temperatures above 400°C
 In potentially explosive atmospheres (e.g. explosion proof motors)
 Wholly immersed in a liquid (e.g. submergible motors)
 With cooling from external equipment (e.g. air over motors or liquid cooling motors)
 In an enclosed container and part of an integrated system (e.g. canned motor)
Non-IEC motors (e.g. NEMA) that are compliant with the minimum energy efficiency standards according to the IEC
classification are acceptable.
Requirements:
- If applicable, the rated efficiency and the IE code shall be marked on the product’s rating plate (e.g. “IE2-84.0%” or “IE395%” …)
- When applicable, the minimum efficiency of the rotating machines as of 01/07/2015 shall be IE2, and shall be minimum
IE3 as of 01/01/2017:
- As of 01/02/2016 no CoC shall be issued for products falling under SASO IEC 60034-30 that are not accompanied by a
SASO registration certificate.
Applicable standard for energy efficiency:
Product
Standard
Rotating
machines
SASO IEC
60034-30
C.
Title
Rotating electrical machines - Part 30: Efficiency classes of singlespeed, three-phase, cage-induction motors (IE-code)
Lighting products: Lamps (SASO 2870-1): (Applicable as of 01/05/2016)
- Applicable for direct and indirect general light sources having a luminous flux between 60 and 12000 lumens of the
following:
 Incandescent lamps
 Compact fluorescent lamps with integrated ballast (CFLi)
 Halogen lamps
 Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps (incandescent retrofit types)
 Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps (Halogen retrofit types)
- Exemptions:
1) The following lamps are exempted from the requirements of the SASO 2870 except for hazardous materials
content
Traffic/signal lamps, such as:
 Signal lamps
 Aviation/Aircraft lighting – for runways and planes, all exterior applications
 Train lighting, including signal lighting
 Water craft lighting, including signal lighting
 Automotive lighting/lamps
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Heating lamps (infrared), such as:
 Infrared heat lamps – comfort heating (outdoor and indoor)
 Infrared heat lamps – industrial
 Infrared heat lamps – animal rearing
 Infrared heat lamps – health care
2) The following lamps are only exempted from the energy labelling requirements:
 Lamps marketed for operation with batteries
 Lamps marketed as part of a luminaire and not intended to be removed by the end-user, except when they are
offered for sale, hire or hire purchase or displayed separately to the end user, for example as spare parts
 Lamps marketed as part of a product whose primary purpose is not lighting. However, if they are offered for sale,
hire or hire purchase or displayed separately, for example as spare parts, they shall be included within the scope
of SASO 2870
These afore-mentioned lamps are not excluded from SASO 2870 when they are marketed for general lighting
purposes.
3) The following lamps are considered as “special purpose” and therefore exempt from the energy efficiency,
functionality and marking requirements (except marking requirements specified in Section 4.3 of SASO
2870)
Special purpose lamps:
 Lamps for swimming pools
 Lamps for emitting light as an agent in chemical or biological processes, such as:
 Pet care (aquarium, terrarium, etc.)
 Anti-insect lamps
 Disinfection
 Tanning
 Polymerization
 Photodynamic therapy
 Horticulture
 Display optic lamps (< 12 000 lumens), such as:
 Stage and studio lamps
 Theatre lamps
 Television (TV) lamps
 Studio lamps
 Photo lamps – Flashlights or lamps for the development of pictures
 Projection lamps
 Light sources that do not comply with the definition of white light sources
 Household appliances, such as:
 Oven lamps
 Refrigerator lamps
 Sewing machine lamps
 Temperature lamps
 Mirror lamps
Requirements:
- If applicable, a label shall be affixed on the product indicating the energy index and classification
- If applicable the maximum Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) of the lamps as of 01/05/2016 shall be as follows:
Indirect lamps:
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Direct Lamps:
- As of 01/05/2016 no CoC shall be issued for products falling under SASO 2870-1 that are not accompanied by a SASO
registration certificate.
Applicable standard for energy efficicency:
Product
Lighting products Lamps
II.
Standard
SASO 2870
Title
Energy efficiency, functionality and labelling requirements for lighting
products part 1
Application:
A. Service offered
Bureau Veritas assistance to get SASO registration for Energy Efficiency Labelling.
Bureau Veritas, helps the manufacturer in preparing the application file. Upon receipt of the application file,
Bureau Veritas will review it to make sure that necessary documents are provided.
Bureau Veritas shall contact the accredited laboratory issuing the test report and have them register their
laboratory on the website provided by SASO, if the test report is acceptable and the laboratory has a valid
accreditation status (see section B).
Bureau Veritas will then submit the application file to SASO for Registration.
Registration will then be provided to the manufacturer.
Notes: Additional tasks may be requested and may be subject to additional quotation.
B. Registration of laboratories:
All testing laboratories shall be registered on the SL&S (Saudi Label and Standards) portal, through the following
link: http://www.sls.gov.sa/Pages/en/RegisterLab.aspx
Applications cannot be processed through the portal unless the related testing laboratory is registered in this
portal, accreditation certificates and scopes of accreditation have to be uploaded, and the laboratory information
shall be filled according to the instructions on the webpage.
The laboratory is responsible of updating the status of the information posted on the website (especially for
accreditation certificates and scopes), the application will not be processed if the accreditation status is not
valid.
For Household appliances (Air conditioners, Refrigerators, freezers and washing machines), no laboratory will be
registered on the SLS website unless its scope of accreditation covers the applicable Saudi standards for
performance and energy efficiency labelling.
For rotating appliances, if the test report used to apply is from a laboratory already registered and approved by
SASO, then the laboratory’s name will be in the drop down list on the SLS website.
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If not available, then the applicant needs to register the laboratory, the application will not be stopped and the
registration process will be approved with a 6 month grace period until it is approved by SASO.
For the time being SASO may accept IEC-60034-30 in the scope of accreditation of the laboratories, but later (to
be announced) SASO-IEC-60034-30 shall be included in the scope.
Note: SASO will accept internal laboratories as long as they are accredited by a member of ILAC.
For lighting products (lamps) :
- Test reports issued by private factories and laboratories from outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will only
be accepted if:
a) They are accredited ISO/IEC 17025 from a full member of ILAC or
b) It has been accredited ISO/IEC 17025 by the national accreditation body from the country of
manufacturing
- Test reports issued by private factories and laboratories inside the kingdom of Saudi Arabia will only be
accepted if they have been accredited ISO/IEC 17025 by the Saudi Accreditation Committee (SAC).
- The standards used for the lamp testing and listed in SASO 2870 shall be within the scope of the ISO 17025
accreditation.
Non-accredited labs have a grace period to get the accreditation. The test reports will be accepted from
st
these labs and cancelled if the accreditation is not received before the 31 December 2016.
The information contained herein is for the purpose of facilitating Pre-Shipment Inspection and does not relieve Exporters or Importers from
their obligations in respect of compliance with the import regulations of the country of importation. Although every effort has been made to
ensure the correctness of the information, as at the date of issuance of this data sheet, Bureau Veritas does not accept any responsibility
for errors or omissions and, furthermore, the information may subsequently be subject to change as may be announced by the Authorities
in the country of importation. Consequently, Exporters are advised to check with Bureau Veritas, prior to shipment of the goods, if there is
any doubt concerning the issuance of a Certificate of Conformity.
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