Saudi Ban on 127 Volt Products and other Voltage Restrictions

Exporting to Saudi? Saudi Ban on 127 volt Products and Other Voltage Restrictions


The Saudi Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoCI) have notified the Saudi Customs through a circular that the following electrical products are to be banned and the individual dates of implementation of these bans:


All products with an operating voltage of 127V will be banned for import from 21st May 2012

All spare parts for products with an operating voltage of 127V will be banned for import from 10th November 2025

All products with dual voltage 127/220 volts will be banned from 28th February 2016. Only products rated 220V or 230V will be allowed into KSA after this period

To find out how these requirements may affect your shipments please contact your local Intertek office. For further details click here or email us at info.government@intertek.com