News Mar 01, 2023 EFTA-GCC Free Trade Agreement How to correctly fill out EUR.1 Anyone who does not fill out the EUR.1 movement certificate correctly can expect to have problems with customs in GCC countries. Qatar, at least,...
News Mar 11, 2022 New regulations for plastics in Saudi Arabia To counter environmental and health risks, the country will introduce new regulatory requirements for plastic from December 2017 onwards. This wi...
Export Knowhow Aug 30, 2021 Entering the Gulf States market The Gulf States are dependent on imports. This is an excellent opportunity for Swiss export companies, as they are well-positioned in all key are...
News Aug 04, 2021 More products require the SASO IECEE Certificate in Saudi Arabia In connection with the Saudi Product Safety Programme, Saudi Arabia will enlarge the list of regulated products that require the SASO IECEE Recog...
News Aug 03, 2021 Saudi Arabia: Products manufactured in GCC States require a GCC Certificate “GCC National country of origin” certificate is required for all products manufactured and semi manufactured in GCC countries to be cleared throu...
News Jul 05, 2021 Conformity assessment system in Saudi Arabia The Saudi authority SASO (Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization) has introduced a new system for the Certificate of Conformity. The elect...
News Mar 11, 2021 News for EFTA food exporters The free trade agreement between the EFTA and GCC states provided for the duty-free import of certain goods from July 1, 2019. After delays, Saud...
News Feb 25, 2021 Saudi Medtech Market: New regulation The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) have rolled out a single registration platform for all medical device market authorization called GHAD. ...
News Jun 22, 2020 Tripling of the VAT rate and increase of customs duties in Saudi Arabia The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia increases customs duties and from 1 July 2020 triples the VAT rate. How are Swiss exporters affected and which r...
News Jun 24, 2019 Saudi Arabia New taxes on beverages containing sugar and e-cigarettes Saudi Arabia has introduced new special taxes on beverages containing sugar and e-cigarettes. Similar excise duties on beverages and tobacco have...
News Jun 24, 2019 Saudi authority launches Healthy Food Strategy The Saudi Food and Drugs Authority (SFDA) has launched a strategic plan for healthy food in the Kingdom. It stipulates the setting of upper limit...
News Dec 10, 2018 New regulations for the import of medical devices into Saudi Arabia The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has updated its clearance policy for the import of medical devices. The new regulations concern non-ster...
Global Opportunities Nov 27, 2018 Saudia Arabia: Looking for waste-management-solutions Waste, and getting rid of it in a manner that makes sense for the economy and the environment, is an issue that has recently been getting much mo...
News Sep 15, 2017 Gulf States: a worthwhile challenge Four Swiss companies talk about their successful involvement, and the economic prospects, in the Arab Gulf States.
News Oct 17, 2016 Saudi FDA to regulate borderline products as pharmaceuticals The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) now regulates some borderline products as drugs rather than medical devices. For affected products curre...
News Sep 05, 2016 Food market in GCC: Swiss SMEs score points in the premium food segment The quality expectations for Swiss food products are high in the Gulf countries. Philipp Straehl has been living in Dubai for over 10 years and k...
News Aug 16, 2016 Saudi Arabia increases visa fees The Saudi cabinet has decided on a massive increase in visa fees. It will take effect on October 2.