FAQs

Currently the Halal slaughter certificate Certification is mandatory for the shipments of meat, poultry and their products coming to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and issued by exporters and appointed by the center.

Halal Certificate: a Certificate which  confirms that the product, the service or the regulations specified meets Halal requirements in the Islamic Law, the validation of this certificate is 3 years.  

All products subject to the supervision of the SFDA, according to their classification, have clearance requirements, as well as conditions of transportation and storage. All of the requirements are published at the SFDA’s website. However, some products are not allowed to be exported through a third country (such as drug, fish and meat) except for specific conditions.

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To verify the procedures carried out by the competent control authority responsible for food safety in the countries interested in exporting food products to KSA. This step paves the way for assigning the competent authority the responsibility of approving the establishments interested in exporting food products to the Saudi market, Or for the SFDA’s approval for the establishments interested to export to the Kingdom.