List of documents required for customs clearance of import from China to Saudi Arabia:
1. Commercial invoice
2. Certificate of origin
3. Bill of Lading
4. Ship (air) waybill
5. Insurance certificate
For some special goods, or there are provisions in the letter of credit, additional documents may be required.

Which products will be compulsory for SASO certification when import from China to Saudi Arabia?
1. For customs clearance, COC is mandatory, and the goods without a certificate will be rejected ship to the destination
2. All products must comply with Saudi Arabia’s national technical regulations or relevant IEC international standards
3. All commodity products exported to Saudi Arabia are designated as regulated products:
Household appliances, kitchen power tools, perfumes, cosmetics, jewellery and all motor vehicles and their accessories and all building materials, including paints, paints and other products

No need to make SASO products: medical equipment, medical products, food, military products.

Precautions for customs clearance of dangerous goods by ocean shipping to Saudi Arabia:
1. All dangerous goods unloaded at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, must be cleared before unloading. Otherwise, the goods will be stranded on the ship and unloading is not allowed.
2. For goods whose destination port is Dammam or transiting via Dammam, correct and complete consignee information must be displayed on the bill of lading and manifest. The consignee’s company must be authentic effective.
3. ROHS reports are required for battery exports to Saudi Arabia.
4. The label must be printed on the product. Pasting is not acceptable.
5. The outer packaging and products must be printed “made in china”, if it is “made in PRC”, it is not allowed.
How to Shipping from China to Amman, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and QATAR in the Middle East?
Because each country in the Middle East has its customs and cultural characteristics, it has different import and export goods requirements. The following mainly take Iraq and Oman as examples:

Precautions for shipping from China to the Middle East:
1) The total amount of cargo at various points on the Middle East route is rigorous. Many shipping companies start to charge overweight fees for small containers over 14 tons, and many shipping companies do not accept bookings for cargo over 20 tons. Therefore, heavy load needs to confirm the weight limit from the shipping agent in China.

2) When packing, pay attention to the packing method of colour and style: Single items packing or mixed packing, mixed inner box or assorted outer box. All goods are printed with “MADE IN CHINA”.

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