Updates on
Inspection Services
Harman bin Alang Kasim
Electrical and Electronic Certification and Inspection
Product Certification and Inspection Department
SIRIM Pulau Pinang – 17 October 2012
Updates on Inspection Services – SASO Certificate of Conformity
Development of Conformity Assessment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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August 2004
ICCP
Conformity
Certificate
Year 2007
Conformity
Certificate
Year 20XX
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GCC Conformity
Mark
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Certificate of Conformity for Commodities and Products to be Exported to
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
an Interim Program
All commodities and products which exported to
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shall be accompanied
with CoC, except the following items:A) Foods and agricultural products.
B) Medicine and cosmetics.
C) Medical devices and equipment.
D) Crude oil.
Issuance of CoC shall be from an entity authorized by a
competent official agency in the Country of Origin
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Ensure conformity of goods to the established standards relevant Saudi Standards or equivalent international
standards (meet applicable SASO national differences)
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Products covered
under COCP
(Electrical & Non-Electrical)
Application
Status of
Product?
Route B
Route A
(Tested according to SASO/IEC Standard,
without Prod. Cert. License)
(Licensed product with
SASO Test Report)
Test Report/Product Evaluation
(compliance to national differences)
Licence File/Doc. Evaluation
- Latest audit report,
market surveillance etc.
CERTIFICATE OF
CONFORMITY
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Pre-Shipment Inspection
- sample selection &
factory test (may be applicable)
Pass
Review &
Approval
CoC upload to SASO Website
Fail
Corrective Action
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Application documents:
(i) Application Form
(ii) Undertaking of Liability & Indemnity Letter
(iii) Invoice & Packing List
(iv) Test report (less than 5 years)
(v) SIRIM Prod. Cert. Licence, if any
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(Submission of documents: 10 working days prior to Shipment date)
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NOTIFICATION
Referring to the mutual recognition program signed
between SASO and SIRIM QAS International and
given the importance of exchange information and
notifications for the new regulation about the
exported / imported products, SASO announced that
a new decision was issued on 23/04/2011 by the
competent authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
and will be effective on 22/05/2012 , including a
number of important points concerning the import of
electrical
appliances,
as
follows
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1) Stop import of electrical equipment, devices and
accessories that operate on voltage (127) volts.
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NOTIFICATION(Continue)
2) After five years of the issuance of the above decision,
the import of the electrical equipment and accessories,
will be only those operates on (220) or (230) volts.
3) Continue to allow the import and manufacturing of
spare parts for electrical equipment and accessories
that operate on (127) volts for a period of (15) years.
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www.saso.org.sa
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Certificate of Conformity Program (COCP)
(for Goods exported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Schedule of Fees
1)
2)
New Registration (for Route A)
(including new registration processing, document evaluation and issuance of
CoC)
MYR
(i) new application (per registered licence)
500.00
(ii) each additional model per product type
50.00
Subsequent request for CoC (for Route A)
(i) each certificate (per registered licence)
300.00
(including document evaluation and issuance of CoC)
3)
New Application (for Route A and B)
(including document evaluation, pre-shipment inspection and issuance of CoC)
(i) (per product type/catogery)
(ii) each model per product type
* exclusive of travelling expenses for inspection
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* exclusive of product evaluation and testing fees
1000.00
50.00
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Certificate of Conformity Program (COCP)
(for Goods exported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
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4)
Revision to Registration (for Route A)
(i) Change/Amendment of general/technical information
in the certificate
5)
Subsequent request for CoC (for Route B)
(including document evaluation, pre-shipment inspection and issuance of CoC)
(i) (per product type/category)
MYR
100.00
1000.00
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SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd.
http://www.sirim-qas.com.my/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=165&Itemid=406
MOCI – Ministry of Commerce and Industry
http://www.commerce.gov.sa
SASO – Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
http://www.saso.org.sa
GSO – Standardization Organization of the GCC
http://www.gso.org.sa/
SFDA – Saudi Food and Drug Authority
http://www.sfda.gov.sa/En/Home
WTO – World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/saudi_arabia_e.htm
ISO – International Organization for Standardization
http://www.iso.org/
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IEC – IEC Web Store
http://webstore.iec.ch/
Updates on Inspection Services – Other Services
North America
Japan
Europe
China
Korea
Saudi Arabia
Philippines
Argentina
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Updates on Inspection Services - Contacts
(Building 16 – 1st Floor)
Tel:
+603-55446498
Fax:
+603-55446484
Email:
harman@sirim.my
zakie@sirim.my
Electrical & Electronic
Certification and Inspection Section
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