WTO notification · TBT
Saudi ArabiaUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Saudi Arabia issued an addendum on 23 October 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/SAU/1355. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 7 October 2024. The comment period closed on 6 December 2024.
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Articles of cutlery, n.e.s., e.g. hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives and paperknives of base metal; manicure or pedicure sets and instruments, incl. nail files, of base metal; Electric shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with
The comment period closed on 6 December 2024. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/SAU/1355/Add.1; it can take them up with Saudi Arabia.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Latest notice (G/TBT/N/SAU/1355/Add.1, 23 October 2025)
Technical Regulation for Personal Care Products
Attached is a copy of the Regulation after alignment, along with the List of standards.
This regulation aims to determine the basic requirements for personal care products within its scope and to outline the conformity assessment procedures that suppliers must adhere to in order to ensure product compliance, maintain consumer health and safety, and contribute to environmental protection.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/SAU/1355/Add.1
Technical Regulation for Personal Care Products
Attached is a copy of the Regulation after alignment, along with the List of standards.
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/SAU/1355
Comment deadline: Closed on 6 December 2024
Technical Regulation for Personal Care Products
This regulation aims to determine the basic requirements for personal care products within its scope and to outline the conformity assessment procedures that suppliers must adhere to in order to ensure product compliance, maintain consumer health and safety, and contribute to environmental protection.
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