Official regulatory updates and Sent perspectives on preparing and moving your shipments.
Saudi Arabia has published an updated import licensing guide. Selected industrial, petrochemical, chemical, agricultural and food goods may need a licence or permit from the relevant authority. Requirements depend on the specific product; these categories are not all subject to a blanket permit requirement.
Read the articleSaber now lists 90-day validity for shipment certificates covering imported commercial products. Its homepage announces an increase from 60 days.
Read the articleFrom 1 October 2026, the Saber circular requires the importer’s or local manufacturer’s name and commercial registration number on products covered by ten specified technical regulations. This is not a blanket requirement for every product.
Read the articleFrom 1 October 2026, the official notice applies the environmental performance card requirement to paints and varnishes covered by Annex 1 of the relevant technical regulation. Applications are made through Maneh.
Read the articleA shipment can be ready to move while the information needed for its next step is still incomplete. Connected logistics begins by treating the handover as part of the service: what is moving, who is receiving it and what needs to be confirmed before it arrives.
Read the articleDigital tools organize information, but people still interpret the requirement and decide how to respond when circumstances change. A useful logistics plan gives the operating teams enough context to understand the cargo, the destination and the priorities behind the request.
Read the articleProject logistics starts with the conditions at the destination. Construction and industrial sites may have specific access, unloading and documentation requirements. Bring these into the planning conversation early so that the proposed movement fits the receiving operation.
Read the articleA delivery promise should reflect the service that has actually been agreed. Before advertising a delivery window, confirm the collection arrangements, destination coverage and conditions that apply. Clear expectations give customers a useful basis for choosing how their order will arrive.
Read the articleConnected services make the boundaries of an operation easier to discuss. Freight, clearance, transport, storage and delivery each have their own requirements. Planning them together helps identify where information, goods and responsibility need to pass between the activities.
Read the articleSeasonal planning is a conversation about readiness, priorities and exceptions. Bring upcoming campaigns and changes in ordering patterns into the logistics discussion early. The aim is to agree a workable approach before the requirements change, while keeping service commitments realistic.
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