Markets · GCC and MENA
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and beyond — registrations, labels and importers planned from the UAE.
Each market has its own rules. We plan them together, not one by one.
Saudi SFDA registration per product; government fees at cost. Details.
One Arabic label base built to GCC rules, adapted per market.
Production at own and partner facilities in the UAE, MENA and India.
Supported by the export team of Dubai DET (Department of Economy and Tourism).
Markets
The short version. Details depend on the product and change over time — we confirm them per product.
Product registered with SFDA by a Saudi SFDA-registered importer before import; Arabic label to GSO 9; sugar-tiered excise.
SFDA registrationShared GCC labelling base; each country has its own authority, importer and registration rules.
ComplianceFood is overseen by the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA); a local importer and Arabic labelling are needed.
Export planningFood is overseen by the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA); import through a Jordanian importer.
Export planningIts own import and conformity rules; planned with a local importer per product.
Export planningRegistration in the UAE first, with a file built to GCC rules for what comes next.
UAE registrationHow it works
We build the plan. You choose what to hand over — the rest you do yourself.
Where your product sells, through which importers, at what shelf price.
Recipe checked against each market's rules, and against local taste and heat.
UAE first, then SFDA and other markets, on one label base.
SFDA from AED 18,000Runs sized to orders per market, with documents for each destination.
Answers
Start with the importer: in Saudi Arabia an SFDA-registered importer must register the product with SFDA before the first shipment. The label must meet GCC rules in Arabic, the nutrition panel follows SFDA.FD 2233, claims follow SFDA.FD 2333, and sweetened drinks are taxed per litre by sugar content. We prepare the file, adapt the label and manage the filing; SFDA registration starts from AED 18,000 per product.
Yes. You can produce in the UAE and sell into Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, as long as each market's registration, labelling and import rules are met through a local importer. Each country has its own food authority — for example NFSA in Egypt and JFDA in Jordan — and its own documents. We plan the markets together from a UAE base, so the recipe and Arabic label serve as many of them as possible.
In most cases, yes. GCC countries share labelling rules, but product registration and the importer are national. Outside the GCC, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq have their own systems. A file built to GCC rules from the start makes each further registration a parallel track rather than a redesign. We confirm the requirements per product and market before you commit to a launch order.
GCC countries apply GSO 9: mandatory label information in Arabic, including product name, ingredients, allergens, net quantity, dates, storage, origin and producer or importer, with a GSO 2233 nutrition panel. Markets outside the GCC have their own standards, which overlap in many places. We design one Arabic and English label base and adapt it per destination — packaging design from AED 8,000 per SKU.
The one where your product sells best at a price that covers the chain — not the biggest on paper. We look at channel, shelf price, importer availability, registration effort and logistics, then propose an order. Many brands register in the UAE first and add Saudi Arabia as a parallel track. We map it on the free strategy call.
A locally licensed importer in each country — in Saudi Arabia it must also be registered with SFDA and hold a commercial registration covering food trade. It can be a distributor, your own local entity or a partner. We plan the importer first, because it decides who holds the registration and how your shelf price is built.
Often, yes, when the recipe is compliant everywhere and the label base is designed for it. Where labels must differ — importer details, local requirements — we plan the run so it can be split. Production runs at our own and partner facilities, sized to real orders per market; co-packing starts from AED 0.23 per can, materials separate.
No — no one can honestly guarantee it; each national authority makes its own decision. We manage the process, screen the formula, label and claims against the rules of each market before filing, and handle authority questions with your importer, so the usual reasons for refusal are checked before filing.
Tell us the product and the countries. We'll map the order and the rules.
Cost range within 2 working days after a brief · Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00 Dubai time
