Prohibited Products in Saudi Arabia

Banned Export Products:

Banned Export Products Before exporting products, the entity must check whether the products

are allowed for export, as there are several products that are banned from being exported according

to the laws of Saudi Arabia.

List of Prohibited  export products:

• Zamzam Water
• ​Unpacked Water and Ice
• Green Fodder of All Kinds of Animals
• Vegetables ​Grown in Open Fields (Potatoes, Onions, Watermelons, and Pumpkins) as well as their Processed Products
• Tomatoes, Olives and Grapes (cultivated in open fields)
• Wheat, Barley, Corn and Other Grains
• Wheat Flour
• Firewood and Charcoal
• Iron Scrap and Iron Blocks caused by Smelting Iron Scrap
• Rend Sand and Gravel
• Cultural and Archaeological Property
• Gas Filled and Empty Gas Cylinders of the National Gas & Industrial Company (GASCO)
• Paper Waste Containing Textbooks, Government Transactions, and Account Statements
• Books and Audiovisual Materials related to the Practice of Energy Therapy (Reiki)
• Chemicals that Go Into Installing Explosives (To Yemen and Syria)
• Yamaha Boat Engines

Products Subjected to Authorization / Licensing

Before exporting, the entity must check if the products are allowed for export and if they require

any special approvals in advance, as there are products that are restricted from being exported

without a special permit issued by the entitled authorities.

List of products subjected to authorization / licensing:

• Bottled Water
• ​Livestock of All Kinds
• ​Poultry and Eggs
• ​All Imported Feed Inputs (Corn, Soybean, Barley, Sorghum … etc.)
• Seedling, Seeds and Fertilizers
• ​All Vegetables Grown in Controlled Projects
• ​Fish and Aquaculture Project Products and Ornamental Fish
• ​Animal Skins
• ​All Kinds of Baby Milk
• ​Horses
• ​Biology, Fungal Organisms and their Products
• Tillers, Equipment and Farm Machinery
• ​Food Products
• ​Medicines and Medical Devices and Medicinal Plants
• Battery Waste (Scrap)
• Artistic and Historical Pieces
• Cement and Clinker
• ​Iron
• Gasoline and Diesel
• Derivatives or Petroleum Products
• Asphalt Oils and Products
• Organic Solvents Containing Petroleum Materials
• ​Asphalt Rolls and Waterproofing Sheets​
• ​Transport of Hazardous Health Care Waste
• ​Minerals and Rocks Extracted from the Territory of the Kingdom
• ​Decorative Stones and Rocks (Granite, Limestone, Gabbro)
• Radioactive Sources such as Uranium
• Weapons and Ammunitions for Hunting
• ​Commercial Explosives and Fireworks
• ​Ozone Depleting Substances

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of export and import to Saudi, contact

 

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