- Click the "Access Service" button.
- Register / Log In via the Saudi Dates Trademark Account.
- Enter the required information.
- Review the data carefully to ensure accuracy.
- Click "Apply for the Trademark"
- Fill in the necessary details.
- Submit the request.
- Dates must be stored in accredited factories.
- Products must be free from pesticide residues and microbiological contamination.
- Compliance with the approved date classification.
- Engaging only with accredited date factories for post-harvest operations.
- Loading shipments from date factories.
- Valid Commercial Registration.
The Saudi Dates Trademark is a certification mark indicating that a company complies with proper production and supply procedures, meets standard requirements for food safety and date classification, and adheres to environmental sustainability standards.
The Mark aims to support product classification, sustainability, and the safety of both products and processes.
Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA): Classifies factories based on the Factory Evaluation Program.
Private Laboratories: Collect and test date samples for pesticide residues and microbiological safety.
National Centre for Palms & Dates: Oversees operations, monitors compliance, and issues the final decision.
Takamul Holding: Receives trademark applications, reviews the submitted documents, and issues preliminary decisions.
Compliance with standard specifications, conducting the required product testing, adherence to the authority’s regulations
Valid Commercial Registration.
Products must be free from pesticide residues and microbiological contamination.
Dates must be stored in accredited factories.
Compliance with the approved date classification.
Engaging only with accredited date factories for post-harvest operations.
Loading shipments from date factories.
Saudi Dates Trademark Fee: SAR 10,000 (exclusive of VAT and testing fees)
Testing fees vary depending on the product being registered, and may include:
Pesticide Residue Test: SAR 595
Microbiological Test: SAR 280
Sample Collection (per location): (Salmonella, Yeast and Molds, Total Coliform, E.coli): SAR 650.
Total Testing Fee: SAR 1,525.
Value Added Tax (15%): SAR 229
Grand Total: SAR 1,754
The applicant will be granted a corrective period to comply with the trademark requirements and may repeat the laboratory testing for a fee of SAR 1,200.