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How to export tires to Saudi Arabia?

As we all know, Saudi Arabia, as a country full of deserts and occupies more than half of the Arabian Peninsula, about 40% of the territory is occupied by the endless Gobi and desert sand, such a special geographical location naturally leads to its local audit standards and we are familiar with the national standard and ISO are very different, what is going on, let's take a look at it:

The governing body for GCC certification is GSO, a standards organization under the Gulf Cooperation Council. On October 12, 2004, the GSO decided at the Kuwait Ministerial Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council that from January 1, 2005, GSO will inspect motor vehicles and tires in accordance with relevant Gulf standards and issue GCC certificates, and the approved GCC certificates will be valid in all GCC member States.
However, because Saudi Arabia has its own SASO, Saudi tires are to take the SABER platform, and it is the only country in the GCC that does not recognize tire GSO.

For tire products: The manufacturer must submit the GCC certificate of conformity (two original copies) to GSO, and submit the test report and the raw test data in accordance with the GCC format and content requirements. Prepare the materials and samples, submit the certification application, and then prepare the factory audit and sampling test. After the audit is passed and the test report is issued, you can apply for GSO with the materials.

Since there are no testing laboratories in the Gulf region that can meet the requirements of the GCC standard, test reports issued by laboratories accredited by the GSO organization are accepted. However, the GSO organization stipulates that if necessary, it can send personnel to the production company to verify that its production control and test equipment are in compliance with the requirements, and can carry out on-site witness tests, and reserves the right to require relevant tests to be carried out in a certified third-party independent laboratory. This part of the GSO certification is actually quite flexible, as long as it can issue a more official national standard or ISO, their acceptance is relatively high, even if the enterprise standard can meet its official requirements they will also accept.

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