On July 9, 2021, Saudi Arabia standards, metrology and quality organization (SASO) issued Saudi Arabia RoHS technical regulation, which aims to limit the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and define the conformity assessment procedures that suppliers must comply with.

The electrical and electronic equipment must not exceed the restriction levels below

• (0.1%) Lead

• (0.1%) Mercury

• (0.01%) Cadmium

• (0.1%) Hexavalent chromium

• (0.1%) Polybrominated biphenyls ethers (PBDE)

• (0.1%) Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)

Below is the regulated product category

• Large and small home appliances

• Information and communication technology equipment

• Lighting equipment.

• Electrical and electronic tools and equipment

• Games, entertainment devices, and sports equipment

• Monitoring and control tools

Excluded product categories include

• All materials excluded from the application of Hazardous Material Limits include in Annex (1-A) of the SASO RoHS Technical Regulation

• Medical Equipment

• Military weapons and equipment

• Large-scale stationary industrial tools

• Large-scale fixed installations