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Saudi ArabiaAdopted, according to its latest notice

Technical Regulation for Glue and Adhesive Materials

Saudi Arabia issued an addendum on 2 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/SAU/1201. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 28 June 2021. The comment period closed on 27 August 2021.

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At a glance

Products

3505 3506 3919 4811 5906

HS codes
  • 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
    • 3506 Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, n.e.s. products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, and…
  • 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
    • 3919 Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls (excl. floor, wall and ceiling coverings of…
  • 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard
    • 4811 Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or…
  • 59 · Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
    • 5906 Rubberised textile fabrics (excl. tyre cord fabric of high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon)
Notifying member
Saudi Arabia(Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of)
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/SAU/1201Latest notice: G/TBT/N/SAU/1201/Add.2
Keywords
Labelling

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 27 August 2021
Proposed adoption
14/10/2021
Proposed entry into force
6 months from Publication in the Official Gazette

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/SAU/1201/Add.2⁩, 2 March 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

Technical Regulation for Glue and Adhesive Materials

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/1201/Add.2

    Technical Regulation for Glue and Adhesive Materials

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

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/SAU/1201/Add.1

    Technical Regulation for Glue and Adhesive Materials

    The measure has been adopted with an amendments in the conformity assessment procedure.

  3. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/SAU/1201

    Comment deadline: Closed on 27 August 2021

    Technical Regulation for Glue and Adhesive Materials

    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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