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

Trailers and semi-trailers – Saudi Arabia

Official title

Technical Regulation for Trailers and Semi-Trailers

Saudi Arabia issued an addendum on 9 December 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/SAU/991. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 21 August 2017. The comment period closed on 8 April 2019.

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At a glance

Products

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HS codes
  • 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
    • 871610 Trailers and semi-trailers of the caravan type, for housing or camping
    • 871620 Self-loading or self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for agricultural purposes
    • 87163 Other trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods:
    • 871631 Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers, not designed for running on rails
    • 871639 Trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods, not designed for running on rails (excl. self-loading of self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for…
    • 871640 Trailers and semi-trailers, not designed for running on rails (excl. trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods and those of the caravan type for…
    • 871680 Vehicles pushed or drawn by hand and other vehicles not mechanically propelled (excl. trailers and semi-trailers)
Notifying member
Saudi Arabia(Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of)
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Consumer information, labelling
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of animal or plant life or health
  • 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/991Latest notice: G/TBT/N/SAU/991/Rev.1/Add.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 8 April 2019
Proposed adoption
The Technical Regulation for Trailers and Semi-Trailers is an approved regulation and was already circulated in the official gazette on 05 January 2018; and entered into force: One year from the date
Proposed entry into force
The new enforcement date will be at least in 6 months from now.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 8 April 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/991/Rev.1/Add.1; it can take them up with Saudi Arabia.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/SAU/991/Rev.1/Add.1⁩, 9 December 2025)

Technical Regulation for Trailers and Semi-Trailers

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/991/Rev.1/Add.1

    Technical Regulation for Trailers and Semi-Trailers

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

  2. RevisionG/TBT/N/SAU/991/Rev.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 8 April 2019

    Technical Regulation for Trailers and Semi-Trailers

    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)

  3. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/SAU/991

    Comment deadline: Closed on 20 October 2017

    Draft of Technical Regulation for Trailers and half trailers ل.تو-01-17- 02

    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.

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