What is COC certification? COC certification review

Authentication Mode

Route A: Non-registered products, mainly for exporters who do not frequently export to Saudi Arabia.

Route B: Registered products, mainly for exporters who frequently export to Saudi Arabia. The registration declaration is valid for one year.

File Information:

1. Certification application and declaration of conformity

2. ecosma final listing number

3. Photos of products, labels and packaging

4. Proforma Invoice

5. Test report, which needs to be issued by ISO 17025 laboratory

6. Packing List

Regulated Products:

Creams, lotions, emulsions, gels and oils for use on the skin (hands, face, feet, etc.).

l Masks (except peeling products)

l Tinted foundation

l Make-up powder, after-bath powder, hygiene powder, etc.

l Soap, deodorant soap, glycerin soap, etc.

l Perfume, floral water

l Bath and shower products (salts, foams, oils, gels, etc.)

l Depilatory

Deodorants and antiperspirants

l Hair care products: hair dyes and bleaches, curling, straightening and fixing products, styling products, cleansing products (lotions, powders, shampoos), conditioning products (lotions, creams, oils), hair styling products (lotions, lacquers, sequins).

l Shaving products (creams, foams, lotions, etc.)

l Products for face and eye make-up application and removal

Products for lips

l Tooth and oral care products (mouthwash products containing alcohol are considered prohibited products)

l Nail care and makeup products

l External intimate hygiene products

l Sunbathing products

l Sunless tanning products

l Skin whitening products (except products containing hydroquinone)

l Anti-wrinkle products

l Eye makeup (eyeshadow, mascara, eyebrows, eyelids, pencils, eyelashes, creams and eyeshadow powders)

Hand sanitizer

Wet wipes

l Raw materials for perfume, cosmetics and personal care products

Label requirements:

1. Product name (in Arabic or in Arabic and English)

2. Name and address of manufacturer

3. Name and address of Saudi importer or agent

4. List of ingredients that account for more than 1% of the total weight of the product. They should be listed in descending order by weight and should follow the International Nomenclature System (INCI)

5. The efficacy of the product, unless otherwise stated in the product introduction (in Arabic or in Arabic and English)

6. Storage conditions (in Arabic or in Arabic and English)

7. Batch number, production date and expiry date.

8. Notice (in Arabic or in Arabic and English)

9. Instructions for use (in Arabic or in Arabic and English)

10. The date after opening of cosmetics with an expiration date of more than 30 months

11. Origin

12. Net Content (Metric)

13. Acceptable cosmetic claims (if any) (in Arabic or in both Arabic and English)

14. No medicinal claims (product labels must not contain any medicinal or therapeutic claims and must not be released unless registered as a drug with the State Food and Drug Administration). Standard for approval of cosmetic product claims: GSO 2528:2016 - Technical Regulation for Cosmetic and Personal Care Product Claims