Step 1: Determine Requirements
- Assign HS code for product and identify regulations by destination
- Collect required standards and certifications (CE/FCC/ROHS/G-Mark/SASO/REACH…)
- Check category-specific restrictions (electrical safety/chemicals/food/toys)
Step 2: Prove Compliance
- Testing at accredited laboratories (ILAC/IECEE)
- Technical file: Test reports, user manual, photos and labels, conformity statement
- Review document translation for market language and dates and certificate validity
Step 3: Before Shipping
- Production inspection and PSI, packaging and labeling adjustment, customs documents
- Label matching (codes, warnings, country of origin, batch number)
- Appropriate insurance for product liability according to Incoterms
Step 4: After Arrival
- Record keeping, voluntary recall plan when necessary, complaint monitoring
- Random market testing for first batches to build confidence
Simplified Decision Tree
- If product is electrical: Check EMC/LVD/safety + CE marking or market alternatives
- If contacts food/humans: Check relevant FDA/REACH/SASO regulations
- If destined for Gulf: Saber platform/G-Mark according to category and report versions
- If toy/children: EN71/CPSIA and labeling and warning requirements
- If medical/health product: Check device or cosmetic licenses
- If without documents: Don’t ship. Request tests, reports, and design review