Dashboard FAQs

No, the Made in Saudi program is free to join.

This program requires a general rule of 40%  value added through substantial transformation in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The formula to calculate final value added percetage for products:
Value added of manufactured product – ( Value of imported materials in manufacturing - imposed tax and fees)/ final value of ex-factory product *100

To calculate the value of final products, we subtract the value of all non-originating materials from the value of the product (value of the former manufactory), keeping in mind that the value of imported material shall not exceed 60% from the total price of manufacturing the final product in order to be considered as “ Saudi Made”.

No, the program does not require submitting any document or receipt to prove the value added. However, there is an annual audit on a sample of entities where documents will be requested for verification. 

There are 2 methods to register products that can be found in "Register Product(s)" page: 
1. Register each product category in the online form and submit for verification 
2. Download the Excel file, fill the required data and upload the file on the portal to register bulk amount of product categories

Both methods require providing the quality certificates and the aknowledgement of value added requirements to approve the registration. 

Yes, The program accepts any accredited international certificate for verification of the product's quality. 

No, the Processed Foods and Drugs entities should submit a Product Registration Certificate from SFDA and not Facility License. Facility License does not replace the Product Resgitration Certificate.

SFDA Facility Licenses are only presented to join the community. 

Eligibility criteria for registering a product: 
1. Strict adherence to the value added requirements for the registered product(s) (mandatory)
2. Provision of one of the certificates below as per the sector of the entity: 

- A Conformity Certificate from Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)
- An Efficiency Label from the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)
- An IEC Certificate from the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) 
- A Product Registration Certificate from the Saudi Food and Drug General Authority (SFDA) 
- A SAMAQ Certificate from the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)
- A Trading Certificate (for pesticides, soil, and seeds) from the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)  
- A Dates Label from the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) 
- Livestock Certificates from the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) 
- A Saudi GAP Certificate from the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) 
- An Organic Label from the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)