In December 2018, under the cooperation of the National Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) and the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality (SASO), China Inspection and Certification Co. Ltd. was officially authorized by SASO. It will become the designated conformity assessment body under the framework of its new regulations, and carry out the conformity assessment service for construction metal and alloy products, which will facilitate the export of Chinese metallurgical products to Saudi Arabia. It is the third institution in China to be authorized by the SASO after China Quality Certification Center and Weikai Certification Testing Co. Ltd.
From January 1st, 2019, SASO SABER system was officially launched. All moderate and high risk products that are transshipped to Saudi Arabia must hold a certificate of conformity issued by an authorized institution. It is clearly stipulated in the SASO certification technical documents that metallurgical products are moderate -risk products, and the rebar products are high-risk products.
As an important country along the “The Belt and Road ” , Saudi Arabia has become China's largest trading partner in West Asia and Africa. Currently, more than 100 Chinese companies have invested to carry out the project-contracting cooperation in Saudi Arabia. The projects involve petrochemical, railway, port, power station, communication and other fields. According to Saudi Ministry of Housing, housing shortages in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach 1.5 million by 2022, and demand for construction metal materials will be strong in the next few years.
China Inspection and Certification Co. Ltd. was officially authorized by the SASO to carry out the conformity assessment service for construction metal and alloy products and issue certificate for products transshipped to Saudi Arabia, which is another important achievement for China's inspection and testing institutions into the world. At the same time when inspection and testing institutions enter the world, they will also drive Chinese products out of the country and into the world.