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Saudi ArabiaUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

Technical Regulation of tools, surfaces, and devices

Official title

Technical Regulation of tools, surfaces, and devices used for food-contact in cooking

Saudi Arabia issued an addendum on 2 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/SAU/1109. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 1 May 2019. The comment period closed on 30 June 2019.

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At a glance

HS codes
    • 00 00
  • 01 · Animals; live
    • 01
  • 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
    • 02
  • 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
    • 03
  • 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
    • 04
  • 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
    • 3924 Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of plastics (excl. baths, shower-baths, wash-basins, bidets, lavatory pans, seats and…
    • 392410 Tableware and kitchenware, of plastics
  • 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
    • 4419 Tableware and kitchenware, of wood (excl. interior fittings, ornaments, cooperage products, tableware and kitchenware components of wood, brushes, brooms and…
All 31 codes
  • 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard
    • 481190 Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in…
    • 482320 Filter paper and paperboard, in strips or rolls of a width 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut to shape other than rectangular or square
    • 482361 Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of bamboo paper or bamboo paperboard
    • 482369 Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard (excl. of bamboo paper or bamboo paperboard)
  • 69 · Ceramic products
    • 691110 Tableware and kitchenware, of porcelain or china (excl. ornamental articles, pots, jars, carboys and similar receptacles for the conveyance or packing of…
    • 6912 Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar…
    • 691200 Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of ceramics other than porcelain or china (excl. baths, bidets, sinks and similar…
  • 75 · Nickel and articles thereof
    • 750890 Articles of nickel, n.e.s.
  • 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof
    • 761510 Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like
  • 80 · Tin; articles thereof
    • 8007 Articles of tin, n.e.s.
    • 800700 Articles of tin, n.e.s.
  • 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal
    • 82055 Other hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds):
    • 820551 Household hand tools, non-mechanical, with working parts of base metal, n.e.s.
    • 820559 Hand tools, incl. glaziers' diamonds, of base metal, n.e.s.
    • 820830 Knives and cutting blades, of base metal, for kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry
    • 821591 Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware of base metal, plated with precious…
  • 83 · Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
    • 8309 Stoppers, caps and lids, incl. crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers, capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing…
    • 830910 Crown corks of base metal
    • 830990 Stoppers, caps and lids, incl. screw caps and pouring stoppers, capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories of base…
  • 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
    • 8435 Presses, crushers and similar machinery used in the manufacture of wine, cider, fruit juices or similar beverages (excl. machinery for the treatment of these…
    • 843510 Presses, crushers and similar machinery used in the manufacture of wine, cider, fruit juices or similar beverages (excl. machinery for the treatment of these…
    • 843590 Parts of presses, crushers and similar machinery used in the manufacture of wine, cider, fruit juices or similar beverages, n.e.s.
    • 843860 Machinery for the industrial preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables (excl. cooking and other heating appliances, refrigerating or freezing equipment and…
Notifying member
Saudi Arabia(Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of)
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/SAU/1109Latest notice: G/TBT/N/SAU/1109/Add.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 30 June 2019
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 30 June 2019. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/SAU/1109/Add.1; it can take them up with Saudi Arabia.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/SAU/1109/Add.1⁩, 2 March 2026)

Technical Regulation of tools, surfaces, and devices used for food-contact in cooking

Attached is a copy of the Regulation after alignment, along with the List of standards.

This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, scope, objectives, supplier Obligations, Labeling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey Responsibilities, Violations and Penalties, general rules, Transitional rules, Appendix (lists, types)

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/SAU/1109/Add.1

    Technical Regulation of tools, surfaces, and devices used for food-contact in cooking

    Attached is a copy of the Regulation after alignment, along with the List of standards.

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/SAU/1109

    Comment deadline: Closed on 30 June 2019

    Technical Regulation of tools, surfaces, and devices used for food-contact in cooking

    This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, scope, objectives, supplier Obligations, Labeling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey Responsibilities, Violations and Penalties, general rules, Transitional rules, Appendix (lists, types)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

All updates from Saudi Arabia
  1. WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+3TBTProposed measure, open for comments

    GCC Technical Regulations for Fermented Meat Products

    This GSO technical regulation is concerned with fermented meat products, and this standard applies to fermented meat products (ready to eat), such as fermented sausages, salami, dried sausages and other fermented meat products.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BHR/798Comments until 1 January 2027

  2. WTO notificationSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

    Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 17345 dated 28 October 2026 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their…

    Following the WOAH report dated 19 October 2026, a Newcastle virus outbreak has occurred in Santa Catarina in Brazil. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.9, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/640

  3. WTO notificationSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

    Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 16506 dated 25 October 2026 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their…

    Following the WOAH report dated 19 October 2026, a Newcastle virus outbreak has occurred in Wielkopolskie in Poland. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.9, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/639

  4. WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+3SPSCorrected since it was notifiedEmergency

    Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 16506 dated 25 October 2026 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their…

    Following the WOAH report dated 19 October 2026, a Newcastle virus outbreak has occurred in Wielkopolskie in Poland. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.9, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prevent…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BHR/286/Corr.1

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