We are pleased to announce the launch of Ex portal, an online service
developed by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Saudi Customs). Exportal enables exporters to Saudi Arabia to process Certificate of Origin and related Commercial Invoice data electronically and pass that data to Saudi Custom s before the arrival of goods at Saudi ports. Exportal was created to support bilateral trade between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its trading partners by simplifying export procedures to enable smooth entry and speedy clearance of goods entering Saudi ports.
To that effect, kindly inform a ll your members who export to Saudi Arabia to register with Exportal through its website at www.exportal.com and create an "exporter account " In order for them to pass Certificate of Origin and Commercial Invoice data electronically to Saudi Customs.
Effective January 21 2015, the use of Exportal will be mandatory for exporters to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from this dale onward, Saudi Customs will not clear any shipment for entry into the Kingdom where its Certificate of
Origin and related Commercial Invoice data were not processed through Exportal.
Exportal will start its trial phase from December IS2014; exporters will be able to register for the service and use it for passing through Certificate of Origin and related Commercial invoice data.
Please note that Chambers of Commerce will need to register f or Chamber account on Exportal prior to their exporting members' registration. Chamber account registration will enable the Chamber of Commerce to approve exporter registration requests and online processing of Certificates of Origin requests.
Exportal does not supersede any other regulations for exporting goods to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.