In order to ensure compliance with regulated products in the country has allowed the implementation of technical standards or other international standards to protect Saudi Arabia consumers from unsafe or non-compliant products damage the product, the Saudi Arabia of Standards to determine the country's export control product implementation mandatory conformity assessment procedures prior to shipment (hereinafter referred to as SASO).

Products covered range: 
1. All electrical and electronic products that could be used by members of the public whether in their homes or otherwise eg in residential, office, retail, leisure etc environments. Examples include, but are not limited to, household appliances, IT products, communication products, lighting products, audio-visual products 
2. Motor vehicle tyres 
3. Automotive glass 
4. Vehicle spare parts 
5. Motor vehicle batteries 
6. Gas Appliances 
7. Toys 
8. Certain galvanised steel products 
9. Food and Food Products 
10.Chemicals

SASO consists of two phases 
Two-stage process 
1, Product Certification
2,  SASO compulsory certification.