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

Photographic or cinematographic goods

Official title

Technical regulation for Paper and board

Saudi Arabia issued an addendum on 2 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/SAU/1185. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 18 March 2021. The comment period closed on 17 May 2021.

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At a glance

Products

3703, 3704, 4801, 4802, 4803, 4804, 4805, 4806, 4807, 4808, 4809, 4810, 4811, 4812, 4817, 4818, 4819, 4820, 4821, 4822, 4823

HS codes
  • 37 · Photographic or cinematographic goods
    • 3703 Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles, sensitised, unexposed
    • 3704 Photographic plates, film, paper, paperboard and textiles, exposed but not developed
All 21 codes
  • 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard
    • 4801 Newsprint as specified in Note 4 to chapter 48, in rolls of a width > 28 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 28 cm and the other side > 15…
    • 4802 Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and non-perforated punchcards and punch-tape paper, in rolls or…
    • 4803 Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper for household or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres…
    • 4804 Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the…
    • 4805 Other paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the…
    • 4806 Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in…
    • 4807 Composite paper and paperboard 'made by sticking flat layers of paper or paperboard together with an adhesive', not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or…
    • 4808 Corrugated paper and paperboard 'with or without glued flat surface sheets', creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in…
    • 4809 Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers, incl. coated or impregnated paper for duplicator stencils or offset plates, whether or not…
    • 4810 Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin 'China clay' or other inorganic substances, with or without a binder, and with no other coating…
    • 4811 Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or…
    • 4812 Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper pulp
    • 4817 Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or…
    • 4818 Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width <= 36…
    • 4819 Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, n.e.s. box files, letter trays…
    • 4820 Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting pads…
    • 4821 Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed
    • 4822 Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard, whether or not perforated or hardened
    • 4823 Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, in strips or rolls of a width 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut to shape other than…
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/1185Latest notice: G/TBT/N/SAU/1185/Add.2

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 17 May 2021
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force
After six months from published in official gazette

How to comment

The comment period closed on 17 May 2021. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/SAU/1185/Add.2; it can take them up with Saudi Arabia.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/SAU/1185/Add.2⁩, 2 March 2026)

Technical regulation for Paper and board

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, Labelling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of Regulatory Authorities, Responsibilities of Market Surveillance Authorities, Violations and Penalties, General Provisions, Transitional Provisions, Appendix (lists, types, safety and health requirements)

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/1185/Add.2

    Technical regulation for Paper and board

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

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/SAU/1185/Add.1

    Technical regulation for Paper and board

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

  3. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/SAU/1185

    Comment deadline: Closed on 17 May 2021

    Technical regulation for Paper and board

    This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, Scope, Objectives, Supplier Obligations, Labelling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of Regulatory Authorities, Responsibilities of Market Surveillance Authorities, Violations and Penalties, General Provisions, Transitional Provisions, Appendix (lists, types, safety and health requirements)

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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