Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
GST : 27AACCC4428K1ZL
Verified
Add Review
Our Services
SFDA Food is a conformity assessment programme developed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) to ensure the quality and safety of food and beverage products imported into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
About SFDA
About SFDA Food
The SFDA Food programme is a mandatory conformity assessment programme developed by the SFDA to ensure the quality and safety of food and beverage products imported into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
What are the main purposes of the SFDA Food programme?
What is regulated under the SFDA Food programme?
To find out if your product is regulated under the SFDA programme, please consult our regulated product list page.
About Cotecna
SFDA Food Certification Process
Exporting to Saudi Arabia? Let us guide you through the SFDA Food conformity assessment process, and the steps you need to take to get your food & beverage products certified for import into the country.
Cotecna has been accredited by The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) to ensure the compliance to the applicable standards of all regulated food products imported into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The conformity assessment programme aims to ensure safety and security of food and feed, safety and security of pesticides and ease commercial traffic flow while maintaining safety of food and reinforcement of consumers and clients confidence in food control authority
Step-by-Step Process
Routes for SFDA Food
To assess the conformity of a shipment, the verification of conformity process will follow one of two levels of compliance, named “routes”. The choice of the route depends on the profile of the exporter. These are :
Request a Certification
To learn more about the SFDA Food programme, or to get a product certificate for your exports, please send us a request.
SFDA Food Regulated Products
Find out if your food products are a regulated product under the SFDA Food programme and what special requirements it is subject to before obtaining your Certificate Of Conformity.
List of Regulated Products
We can accompany you in the issuance of your Certificate of Conformity (COC) for all Food Products you wish to import in Saudi Arabia including the mandatory following :
Prohibited and Restricted Products
The initial list of food products under the scope does not include certain Products such as but, not limited to :
Labelling Requirements
All food products need marking / labeling as per GSO 9 requirements. All the details of marking by product category will have to be available for specific food products.
SFDA Cosmetics is a conformity assessment programme developed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) to ensure the quality and safety of cosmetic products imported into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
About SFDA
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) was established under the Council of Ministers resolution no (1) dated 07/01/1424 H, as an independent body that directly reports to the President of Council of Ministers.
The main purpose of the SFDA is to ensure the safety of food and drugs for human and animal consumption, of biological and chemical substances, and of electronic products that affect human health, that are being imported into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
About SFDA Cosmetics
The SFDA Cosmetics programme is a mandatory conformity assessment programme developed by the SFDA to ensure the quality and safety of cosmetic products imported into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
What are the main purposes of the SFDA Cosmetics programme?
What is considered as a cosmetic product?
A cosmetic product, regulated under the SFDA Cosmetics programme, is defined as a product that contains one or more substance(s) intended to be used on the outer parts of the human body (such as for skin, hair, nails, lips, teeth etc.). The purpose of these products should be to perfume, protect, condition or change/improve the appearance and/or smell of the body.
About Cotecna
As a trusted partner of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Cotecna is accredited to help support the SFDA Cosmetics programme and perform conformity assessment of cosmetic products imported into the country in accordance with all regulations, rules and specifications approved by SFDA.
As a leading provider of testing, inspection and certification services, we offer solutions to facilitate trade and make supply chains safer and more efficient for our clients. Our technical expertise combined with the superior quality of our services and our ability to anticipate our clients’ needs is what sets us apart.
SFDA Cosmetics Certification Process
Exporting to Saudi Arabia? Let us guide you through the SFDA Cosmetics conformity assessment process, and the steps you need to take to get your goods certified for import into the country.
The SFDA Cosmetics conformity assessment programme aims to protect businesses from fraud and ensure that products are free from defects that may affect the health and safety of consumers. The programme is mandatory for all businesses looking to import their cosmetic products into Saudi Arabia.
Cotecna has been accredited by The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) to ensure the compliance to the applicable standards of all regulated cosmetic products imported into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and issue a Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for clearance.
Requirements
For more information or assistance on the requirements for importing cosmetic products into Saudi Arabia, please contact us.
Routes for SFDA Cosmetics
To assess the conformity of a shipment, the verification of conformity process will follow one of two levels of compliance, named “routes”. The choice of the route depends on the profile of the exporter. These are:
Route A for exporters with infrequent shipments (Non registered products)
It involves pre-shipment inspection and pre-shipment testing of products. Physical inspection can be carried out to verify the labelling/markage, storage and other visual verification.
Route B for regular exporters with homogenous products (Registered products)
This process involves product testing for compliance and the statement of Product Registration is valid for a year.
SFDA Cosmetics Regulated Products
Find out if your cosmetic product is regulated under the SFDA Cosmetics programme and what special requirements it is subject to before obtaining your Certificate Of Conformity.
Please note : This list is non-exhaustive and provided by way of example. Please contact us if you need help confirming if your product is regulated as a cosmetic and/or personal care product.
List of Regulated Products
Anti-wrinkle products
The saso/saber saudi product safety programme (saleem) is a conformity assessment programme developed by the saudi standards, metrology and quality organisation (saso) to ensure the quality and safety of products imported into the kingdom of saudi arabia.
About saso
The saudi standards, metrology and quality organization (saso) is a government body entrusted with all activities related to standards, measurements and quality in the kingdom of saudi arabia.
Saso provides the necessary measures for quality control of raw materials and products, and sets necessary conformity procedures of products based on the verification of quality, legislation and application of the quality mark scheme.
About saso/saber programme
Saudi product safety programme (saleem).
The objective of this programme is to ensure that the quality and safety regulations of saudi arabia are met and that imported products comply with saudi standards and the technical regulations developed by saso; thereby protecting the health and safety of consumers, as well as the environment, from the risk of substandard, counterfeit and potentially dangerous goods.
The saso/saber programme is part of a broader national programme, which aims to set procedures to ensure the safety of local and imported products subject to saudi standards and technical regulation.
Initially, the saso/saber programme was supported only by saber*, an online registration platform through which importers register the product models intended for import, however, as of 1st of july 2020, the shipment process into saudi arabia has now become simpler and faster through the linking of fasah** and saber platforms.
About cotecna
Cotecna is authorized by saso to issue a certificate of conformity for exports of regulated products to the kingdom of saudi arabia.
As a leading provider of testing, inspection and certification services, we offer solutions to facilitate trade and make supply chains safer and more efficient for our clients. our technical expertise combined with the superior quality of our services and our ability to anticipate our clients’ needs is what sets us apart.
We partner with governments around the world to control the quality and safety of imported products. through our verification programmes we help protect local businesses, consumers as well as the environment.
Saleem conformity assessment process
exporting to saudi arabia? let us guide you through the saso/saber conformity assessment process, and the steps you need to take to get your goods certified for export.
Cotecna has been accredited by the saudi standards, metrology and quality organisation (saso) saso, in asia, the middle east and north africa regions, to ensure the compliance to the applicable standards of all regulated products imported into the kingdom of saudi arabia.
The saso/saber (saleem) aims to protect the businesses from fraud and ensure that products are free from defects that may affect the health and safety of consumers. it includes a two-stage certification process to export products into the kingdom of saudi arabia:
Step-by-step process
How to obtain a pcoc
The product certificate of conformity (pcoc) is required to demonstrate that your products have been registered within saber and are complaint with applicable technical regulations. the pcoc is valid for one year upon issuance.
Saso/saber regulated products
Regulated products are further categorized as either high-risk or medium-risk based on the product certification scheme. depending on the risk profile of the product in question, additional controls need to be conducted accordingly:
Medium risk products
How To Obtain A SCOC
The Shipment Certificate of Conformity (SCOC) cannot be obtained if the PCOC registration has not first been completed. However, an SCOC is required for Customs clearance for each shipment. It is the importer’s responsibility to initiate the process of obtaining an SCOC, which involves the following steps:
About SONCAP
The SON Conformity Assessment Programme (SONCAP) is a mandatory scheme introduced by the Federal Government of Nigeria to ensure the quality and standards of all imports of regulated products into the country.
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is the sole statutory body that is vested with the responsibility of standardising and regulating the quality of all products in Nigeria. SON was established by the Act No.56 of 1971.
SON is a full member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
SON’s mandate includes the preparation of Standards related to products, measurements, materials, processes and services, amongst others; their promotion at national, regional and international levels; the certification of products; assistance in the production of quality goods and services; improvement of measurement accuracy and the circulation of information related to standards.
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Program (SONCAP) was introduced in 2005 by the Federal Government of Nigeria to address the concern of unsafe products entering the country.
This assessment conformity scheme requires all imported products, whose standard specifications were declared compulsory by SON, to be inspected for conformity to the relevant Nigerian standard before release into the Nigerian market.
SON Partner
On February 1, 2013, Cotecna was officially appointed by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), to join Nigeria’s revised Standards Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Program (SONCAP).
Based on Act n°56 of 1971 and subsequent amendments, the Conformity Assessment Program (SONCAP) was introduced by the Federal Government of Nigeria to address the concern of unsafe products entering the country.
As part of the SONCAP program, Cotecna is authorized to carry out verification of conformity of imported goods and issues SONCAP Certificates (SC) in the exporting country. The aim of this program is to protect the health and safety of Nigerian consumers.
SONCAP Exempted Product List
Discover which products are regulated under the SON Conformity Assessment Programme and which are exempted from certification.
All products, other than those specifically exempted in the list below, are regulated under the SONCAP programme. Products exempt from the SONCAP programme include the following:
SONCAP Certification Process
Under the import requirements of the Federal Government of Nigeria, in order to clear their goods, importers need to have the following documents for every consignment of regulated products:
Obtaining the SC from Cotecna is based on first having a valid Product Certificate (PC). The PC is required for the opening of the Form M, which is a document needed to pre-declare the goods to be imported in Nigeria. There are three types of PCs, as detailed below.
Certificate of Conformity for Exports to Côte d’Ivoire
Cotecna is authorised by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and SME Promotion to issue a Certificate of Conformity for exports of regulated products to Côte d’Ivoire.
Following the decree n°2017-567, Cotecna has been mandated by the Ministry in charge of Trade to verify the conformity to applicable standards of all regulated products imported into the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.
Cotecna’s mandate consists in issuing Certificates of Conformity (COC) for goods complying with applicable requirements. The main objective of this programme is to better protect consumers and importers from substandard, counterfeit and potentially dangerous goods.
During the pilot phase of the implementation of the programme, running from February 15th 2019, the certification process will be mandatory for all goods belonging to those 13 product families referred to in the decree 2016-1152 of December 28th 2016.
In the absence of a valid COC at Customs, concerned products will be refused and the importer exposed to the relevant sanctions as proscribed by the Law.
List of Regulated Products
For the full list of our regulated, exempted, sensitive and/or banned products please visit “https://www.cotecna.com/”
Côte d’Ivoire Conformity Assessment Process
Cotecna’s mandate includes the physical inspection, sampling and testing of goods in fully ISO 17025 accredited laboratories. Factory audits may also be carried out to ensure production is compliant with standards (or Ivorian Regulations).
To assess the conformity of a shipment, the Verification of Conformity process will follow one of the three following ways of compliance called “Routes”, depending on the profile of the exporter:
Please note that for your first shipment to Côte d’Ivoire, you will have to go systematically through Route A before being eligible for Routes B or C.
Cotecna, your exporting partner to Saudi Arabia for Rice & Food
Cotecna is one of the world leaders in the field of testing, inspection, and certification. We offer solutions that make trade easier and the supply chain safer and more efficient for our customers.
Exporting rice to Saudi Arabia? Let us help you!
As a trusted partner of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Cotecna is approved to support the SFDA Food Programme and perform a conformity assessment of food products.
Our role is to assess and verify the compliance of all food products including rice, that will be exported to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in accordance with all regulations, rules and specifications approved by SFDA.
The SFDA Food Conformity Assessment Process
Document Evaluation
Your dedicated and local Cotecna agent will review the submitted documents to verify the products of your shipment and its compliance to SFDA requirements.
Inspection
The Food process involves pre-shipment inspection to verify the quality and quantity of the product along with the labelling as per SFDA Standards. A container inspection will also be performed.
Testing
The testing of your tea shall be performed as per SFDA requirements from an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory.
Sealing
Container loading and sealing will be applicable on mandatory basis on all consignments.
COC Issuance
After satisfactory results, Cotecna will issue a Certificate of Conformity.
Requested documents
Post Inspection Documents:
NFSA Food Conformity Assessment Programme
Cotecna is authorised by the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) of Egypt to issue Certificates of Inspection for exports of regulated food and food contact products.
As a trusted partner of Egypt, Cotecna is approved to support the NFSA Food programme and perform a conformity assessment of food and beverage products.
Our role is to assess and verify the compliance of food and beverage that will be exported to Egypt in accordance with all regulations, rules and specifications approved by NFSA.
The conformity assessment programme aims to ensure the safety and security of food and reinforce consumer and client confidence in the food control authority.
NFSA List of Regulated Food and Food Contact products:
In case of doubt, please contact us to determine if your products are subject to regulation.
NFSA Conformity Assessment Process
Cotecna provides efficient tailor-made verification of conformity services to help exporters comply with all regulations, rules and specifications approved by NFSA. These include:
Cotecna becomes your one-stop-shop when exporting products to Egypt
