Since the start of the year, Saudi Arabia's standardization organization (SASO) has issued a series of new market access rules that impose tougher requirements on a wide range of imports, including:

        1.from January 1, 2018, the technical regulations on water-saving appliances (ma-156-16-03-06) have been officially enforced, involving products including sanitary ware and kitchen sprinkler heads/taps and flush toilets, etc.;

        2.from February 15, 2018, all manufacturers and traders of mobile phone products and accessories shall apply to SASO and obtain IECEE certification before exporting to Saudi Arabia, otherwise they shall not import the products.

        3.from March 17, 2018, all electric and non-electric toy products must be certified by g-mark before they can be imported.

        It is reported that this year, July and August, the organization will also perform about imported electric dryer and water heater SASO 2883:2017 and SASO 2884:2017 compulsory standards, as well as imports of white goods SASO 2663:2018, SASO, 2892:2018 and SASO 2885:2018 mandatory standards, etc.

        According to customs data show that China has become a Saudi Arabia's largest trading partner, its exports of $18.2 billion in 2017, Saudi Arabia and China commodity to "area" one of the most important output channels in the Arab world, in 2017 to Saudi exports accounted for about 18% of the total amount of China's exports to the region.As the frequent trade relations between the two countries further heats up, the king of Saudi Arabia salman's visit in 2017, and witnessed with the Chinese President xi jinping, value more than $65 billion in economic and trade cooperation between the two countries signed for large, content involves economic and trade, energy, productivity, culture, education, science and technology and other fields, for the relevant foreign trade enterprises in China has brought an important positive and opportunities, but in 2018, the Saudi Arabian standards organization (SASO) flurry or impending above a number of market access rules will directly affect our country enterprise exports to Saudi Arabia,In particular, some of the products that involve certification requirements need enterprises to plan ahead and prepare as soon as possible.

        We hereby remind relevant enterprises to pay close attention to the technical regulations and market access information that Saudi Arabia has introduced or is reviewing to be launched. We should plan ahead, optimize the product structure and seize the market.We should actively communicate and consult with foreign importers and make good use of the information and resources of local importers to reduce unnecessary trade risks.