FADHILI GAS PROGRAM (FGP) PROJECT 10040

SAUDI ARABIAN CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES ‘’MADE IN …’’

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SAUDI ARABIAN CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES ‘’MADE IN …’’ INSTRUCTIONS

All equipment / materials / goods with final destination SAUDI ARABIA have to meet the
following Saudi Arabian Customs´ instructions, without any exception, for cargo arriving
and entering said country through whatever means of transport or Saudi Arabia Customs
Office:

1. All Equipment / materials entering SAUDI ARABIA must show in which country they
were made in and shall be marked accordingly, using one of the two wordings:

‘’Made in … (+ name of the Country of Origin)’’

or

‘’Country of origin ……………. (+ name of the Country of Origin)’’

Not only the material but also the final external packing of the material must also be
marked in this way, reflecting the marking of the material inside the packing, so the
marking is clearly visible for the customs official.

2. The following examples show wordings that are NOT accepted:

• ‘’Made in Madrid’’ would not be acceptable. Instead: ‘’Made in Spain ’’ or

‘’Country of Origin Spain’’ must be used.

• ‘’Made in NL’’ would not be acceptable. Instead: ‘’Made in Netherlands’’ or

‘’Country of Origin Netherlands’’ must be used.

• ‘’Made in Oklahoma’’ would not be acceptable. Instead: ‘’Made in USA’’ or

‘’Country of Origin USA’’ must be used.

3. The only accepted abbreviations for countries are:

• Made in USA
• Made in UK
• Made in U.A.E..
4. The size of the marking is not relevant as long as it is readable and irremovable.

5. The marking of the material and of the packing may be painted or stamped with
non-removable paint, engraved or placed on an irremovable tag or nameplate
attached or screwed to the material. Marking made by hand with a non-removable
marker is also acceptable. A sticker or piece of paper or writing that can be wiped
off is NOT acceptable as well as any other easily removable marking. The preferred
method of marking material is engraving.

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6. The vendors must pay attention to eventual “Made in …” or other origin marks
which may appear on the “tag/name plates” of the material and/or different
“packing appliances” - either cartons, plastics, pallets, bags or any kind of
container- showing the country where these particular “tag plates” or “packing
appliances” have been fabricated originally. These marks must be erased and
abolished before the shipment to avoid any possible confusion and contradiction
with the official “MADE IN ….” mark which identifies the imported goods. So, if
receiving material from a sub-vendor, please search to see if it has any origin on it.
If it cannot be removed, this origin has to be declared too, on the documents and
the final packing.

7. Sometimes the material contains names of cities or countries that are not the true
origin of the material, but the address of the headquarters of the vendor or sub-
vendor (for example as part of the standard nameplate). These situations must be
detected prior to shipment and the address abolished or removed or included in
the formal marking as an additional “Made in…” marked along with the actual
origin of the material, and all the shipping documents made to reflect this
accordingly. If the customs officers detect a name of a country or city anywhere on
the material that is not officially declared as the origin, and marked adequately
with a “Made in…” or “Country of origin…” mark, they will claim there is a non-
declared origin and proceed to fine, even though the city or country is not actually
the origin of the material but only the address of the main headquarters. This
applies also to any similar situation where a name of a city or country anywhere on
the material or it´s packing is not the same as the formally marked and declared
origin.

8. Small pieces as bolts, nuts, chains and similar pieces, where there is no space
available to insert the marking, or in case of materials whose composition presents
a non solid surface or would not allow direct marking, as liquids or special surfaces,
the “Made in..” marking will be made on the box/bag/tube or any kind of package
that contains the material. For example, in the case of small size screws, these can
be placed into a plastic bag and the bag will have to be properly marked before
final packing (and the final packing marked again with the origin, as instructed
before).

9. About the marking of the final packing, when/if different origin materials or
components are included in the same final package, this package must be marked
with indicating all the different origins and the relevant documents shall also
mention all of these origins. For example if the package includes materials that are
marked with China, USA and France origins, “Made in China, USA and France” shall
be placed on the final packing.

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10. When an equipment unit (either a pressure vessel, or a rotating equipment, or an

electrical equipment) is built up or contains assembled materials or particular
components made in other countries, the marking “Made in ….(country where the
main equipment was made or assembled)” shall be marked on the main body of
the equipment, as well as in the package containing this equipment (as always).
Nevertheless, all the incorporated materials or components whose origin countries
are visibly marked on them shall be listed in the corresponding Commercial Invoice
and Certificate of Origin and final packing. If the components of an assembled
material have different origins but these origins are not visible, there is no need to
mark them, only one “Made in” mark is valid for the complete assembled
equipment and there will be no need to mention any not-visible origin on any of
the documents either.

If the assembled and marked equipment is shipped along with any loose
components, the origin marking on the main component is NOT valid for material
that is not attached to it or assembled into it, even if they have the same origin.
These components shall be individually marked with their own “Country of origin”
or “Made in ….” mark and also these origins (if different from the original one) must
be mentioned in the documents and on the final packing. In some cases (like if the
loose material are spears or special tools) a separate Commercial Invoice, Packing
list and Certificate of Origin must be issued also, even if the material will use the
same transport.

11. If the materials or components are mounted or assembled in one compound unit, it
is also acceptable to mark the material with “Assembled in…” irrespective of if its
parts come from one or several countries of origin. The rest of the instructions are
the same as in the previous point (if visible, the other origins have to be declared
on the final packing and on the documents, if not, they don’t).

12. It is the Vendors responsibility to dully advise all sub-vendors they may use to
source the materials of these instructions. The vendor shall require that the sub-
vendors clearly indicate if any part of their material is marked with their address or
any visible origin, and if so, this origin must be or removed, or separately declared
in all the pertinent documents (packing list, certificate of origin), no matter if this
material is mounted on other material or not.

13. As mentioned above, these instructions follow the Saudi Arabian Customs
regulation – this is not a special TR or Company’s issue. The marking of the material
and it´s packing and the consistency of these markings with the documentation is
being strictly followed and prosecuted by Saudi customs officials. Therefore it is of
utmost importance that the marks are easily visible and that these indications are

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fully complied with by all manufacturers who want their goods to be able to go
through the Saudi Arabian Customs.

14. Even for similar and repetitive components of a specific material (as steel plates,
tubes, piping, etc) belonging to the same specification or project or final use,
individual marking per piece or component shall be made. The Saudi Arabian
Customs require that each individual loose piece to be duly marked with the
mentioned ‘’Made in ……..’’.

15. ‘’Made in …’’/”Country of origin…” marking can be part of the tags/nameplates

inserted in each piece or component. The tags/nameplates will not be rejected if
they do not have this information, provided that the affected piece or component is
duly marked elsewhere.

16. In case of any doubt, it is better to be restrictive and always remember that
documents covering the materials should match the marking on the material itself
and on the final packing of the material.

17. The “Made in..” marking of the material and of the packing must be shown to the
inspector during final inspection. In case the marking of the material or of the final
packing is not available during final inspection or if the inspection is not made by
the inspector in person, the vendor must send photos of the correct marking of
both material and final packing to TR in order to obtain approval.

18. If the materials enter Saudi Arabia without the correct marking: ‘’Country of
Origin/Made in …..’’, alternatively ‘’Assembled in ………’’, the Saudi Arabian
authorities will not allow to mark the country of origin on the already arrived
goods. If not correctly marked the full consignment will be stopped at customs, the
importer will be heavily penalized and such cargo will have to be returned to the
suppliers’ country of origin without any possibility of reconsideration from Customs
side. Any demurrage, fine, detention, extra labor and/or any other kind of
extra expenses, including return freight and its consequences , as well as
others that the Saudi Arabian Customs Offices may declare, derived by the
supplier’s failure to fulfill above mentioned mandatory instructions, will be at
Supplier´s sole cost and responsibility.

19. Considering all points mentioned above, any other situation for any specific
material should be solved using logic and common sense. If the Supplier has any
doubt, it´s best to consult with TR.

20. See attached photos as examples to help Supplier on meeting these requirements.

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If materials or components of the same origin, or with no visible origin mark are shipped
mounted or assembled, there is no need to mark each individual piece, but is enough to
mark the main body of the assembled equipment with "Made in ..." or "Country of origin …”

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Its reproduction without previous permission in writing is strictly.