- Click on “Get the Service.”
- Register / log in through the Saudi Dates Mark account.
- Enter the required information.
- Review and verify the data.
- Click on “Get the Mark.”
- Fill in the required details.
- Complete the application.
- Dates must be stored in certified factories.
- Dates must be sourced from approved factories and companies.
- Commitment to applying the approved date classification.
- Commitment to working with certified date factories for post-harvest operations.
- Compliance with international food transport requirements.
- Valid commercial registration.
It is a certification mark indicating that the establishment complies with the procedures followed in production and supply operations, that its products meet the standard specifications for food safety and date classification, and that it adheres to environmental sustainability standards.
. Product Classification - Sustainability - Product Safety - Process Safety
Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA): Classifies factories according to the Factory Evaluation Program.
Private Laboratories: Collect and test date samples for pesticide residues and microbiological analysis.
National Center for Palm and Dates: Oversees operations, enforcement procedures, and approves the final decision.
Takamul Holding: Handles the reception of applications for the label, reviews submitted documents, and issues the preliminary decision.
Applying standard specifications, conducting inspections, and complying with the authority’s requirements.
Commercial registration.
Dates must be sourced from factories and companies that have accreditation.
Dates must be stored in factories that have accreditation.
Commitment to applying the approved date classification.
Commitment to dealing with date factories that have the accreditation mark for post-harvest processes.
Requirements for global food transportation.
Compliance report audit: 200 SAR.
Saudi Date Mark: 1000 SAR.
Total cost to obtain the mark: 1200 SAR.