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Vol. 8 #5, May 2009

New Country of Origin Marking Requirements for Saudi Arabia
In March the Saudi government issued new requirements mandating that all imports into the country must bear an inerasable/indelible mark showing their country of origin.  These new regulations are not country specific, affecting all products from all around the world. The regulation’s stated intent is to help protect against intellectual property infringement by making imitation and counterfeit products known to the end user.

The Saudi importer must provide a written statement to Saudi customs to the effect that they are now aware of the regulation and that they will not import any more items which are noncompliant.  Those found not to be in compliance face a fine of 5,000 Saudi Riyal (US$1,333), and must imprint the goods with proper markings within two weeks.