🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Shipping & Logistics Glossary
Saudi Arabia-specific customs, standards, tax and port terms — from Fasah and ZATCA to SABER, SASO and SFDA conformity, the Bayan declaration, 15% VAT, Special Economic Zones and the ports of Jeddah, Dammam and King Abdullah under Mawani. The systems that govern trade across the Kingdom.
13 Saudi Arabia-specific terms
221 terms total
B
Bayan
The Saudi customs declaration, lodged through Fasah to assess duty and VAT and clear goods.
Customs & Compliance
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Fasah
Saudi Arabia's national trade single window, connecting customs, ports and agencies for cargo clearance.
Customs & Compliance
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Jeddah Islamic Port
Saudi Arabia's largest port, on the Red Sea, and a major gateway and transhipment hub on the Asia–Europe route.
Maritime & Ship Management
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King Abdulaziz Port (Dammam)
Saudi Arabia's main port on the Arabian Gulf, at Dammam, serving the industrial Eastern Province.
Maritime & Ship Management
King Abdullah Port (KAP)
A privately developed, highly automated Red Sea port at King Abdullah Economic City.
Maritime & Ship Management
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Mawani (Saudi Ports Authority)Saudi Ports Authority
The authority that regulates and develops Saudi Arabia's ports as part of its national logistics strategy.
Maritime & Ship Management
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SABERSaudi Product Safety Programme (SASO)
Saudi Arabia's online platform for obtaining the Certificates of Conformity required to import regulated products.
Customs & Compliance
SASO (Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization)Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization
Saudi Arabia's national standards body, which sets product regulations and owns the SABER conformity platform.
Customs & Compliance
Saudi Certificate of Conformity (PCoC / SCoC)Certificate of Conformity
The product and shipment conformity certificates, obtained via SABER, that regulated goods need to clear Saudi customs.
Customs & Compliance
Saudi Special Economic Zone (SEZ)Special Economic Zone
Vision 2030 zones in Saudi Arabia offering customs, tax and regulatory incentives to attract logistics and industry.
Customs & Compliance
Saudi VATValue Added Tax
Saudi Arabia's 15% VAT, administered by ZATCA, including VAT on imports and mandatory e-invoicing.
Customs & Compliance
SFDA (Saudi Food and Drug Authority)Saudi Food and Drug Authority
The Saudi regulator whose approval is required to import food, drugs, medical devices and cosmetics.
Customs & Compliance
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ZATCA (Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority)Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority
Saudi Arabia's single authority for customs, VAT, excise, zakat and e-invoicing.
Customs & Compliance
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