Product approval, certification services - Saudi Arabia

Telecoms and radio

TRaC offers a full testing and type approval service for a wide range of telecoms equipment to ensure that products intended for sale or use in Saudi Arabia meet all of the necessary regulatory and compliance requirements for Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC).

TRaC also offers project management of the CITC type approval processes, from completion of application forms to ongoing liaison with the approvals bodies to ensure type approval is granted.

The CITC accepts EU and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) test reports. EU and FCC testing can be carried out in the UK at TRaC. 

Types of Equipment

TLTE and RF type approval is applicable but not necessarily limited to, data and text processing equipment, data preparation equipment, data terminal equipment, data circuit terminating equipment (for example, modems), automatic telephone answering machines, facsimile transceivers, call restriction devices, cordless telephones, digital and analogue feature telephones, lightning protection devices, line monitoring equipment and speech recorders.

Type Approval Requirements

On satisfactory completion of the evaluation process, an approval certificate is issued so that applicants can import equipment into Saudi Arabia.

Project Management for CITC Approvals

For CITC approvals, the process that TRaC can project manage includes the following services:

• Completion of all paperwork including application forms, declarations, and letters of authority to be sent to the CITC in Saudi Arabia

• Liaison with local offices and distributors in Saudi Arabia

• Submission of the approval applications to the CITC

• Making payment for the certification on your behalf

• Ongoing liaison with the CITC until type approval is granted

Testing Standards required by CITC

CITC accepts FCC and EU test reports.