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Most exporters pay more attention to the actual certification cost rather than professional standard clauses, especially for DAB+ radios and car broadcast devices with narrow profit margins. This article splits all expense items of SASO 2938 certification clearly, including fixed charges, flexible budget items and risk avoidance tips.

1. Full Expense Composition of SASO 2938:2019 Certification

The whole certification process is operated via SABER platform, and the total cost is divided into three major parts:

·Official platform fixed fee (uniform national standard with no adjustment space)PCoC product conformity certificate official fee: 575 Saudi Riyals per product (around 1050 RMB), valid for 1 year with 50% discount for renewal; full payment is required for overdue renewalSCoC batch conformity certificate official fee: 402.5 Saudi Riyals per batch (around 780 RMB), applied separately for each shipment without reuse permission

·Laboratory test fee (the most flexible expense item)DAB+ digital broadcast receiving equipment needs RF performance test, anti-interference test and audio output quality test. The one-time test fee by ILAC-qualified laboratories ranges from 12000 RMB to 22000 RMB, depending on product design maturity. Rectification and retest fee accounts for 30%-50% of the original test fee, which must be reserved in advance.

·Auxiliary service feeIncluding professional Arabic translation fee for labels and manuals, annual fee for authorized local Saudi representative and agency service fee, total expense ranges from 3000 RMB to over 10000 RMB based on service content.

Cost-saving tip: If you already hold GSO 2693 test reports for GCC regional market, overlapping test items can be reused to cut redundant test cost directly; ordinary CB reports cannot be used alternatively due to inconsistent DAB+ RF test standards.

  2. Core Reason for High DAB+ Test Cost

Official platform fees only account for a small proportion of total budget, while high technical threshold RF test is the main expense source. Qualified laboratories capable of professional DAB+ test are limited, leading to stable high market price. The primary unqualified items in initial test are receiving sensitivity and anti-interference performance caused by defective hardware antenna and RF front-end design.

Distinction reminder: EMC test for car radios and aftermarket car entertainment systems is different from general consumer electronic products, which needs to test signal interference between DAB+ receivers and other on-board electronic devices, please confirm correct test standards before sample delivery.

Laboratory selection tip: DAB+ professional test is not limited to European or Saudi local laboratories. All laboratories with ILAC qualification and capability to implement EN 303 186, CISPR13 and CISPR20 standards are recognized by SABER platform. Prioritize laboratories with abundant successful DAB+ certification cases instead of simply comparing quotations.

  3. Hidden Additional Costs in 2026

·Hidden risk of updated HS code: The new HS code system connected with Saudi ZATCA tax bureau has been fully implemented since January 2026. Expired old code certificates will be gradually invalidated, which may lead to repeated test, document sorting and application re-submission with huge time and economic loss

·Extra revision cost of Arabic documents: Strictly unified parameter specification between Arabic and English version labels and manuals leads to extra translation and modification cost for unqualified preliminary documents

·Peak season expedited service fee: Export shipment volume surges in the second half of each year, and expedited certification service charges an extra 20%-30% agency fee. Reasonable schedule planning can effectively save this extra expense.

  4. Reasonable Budget Standard for Different Product Types

·Household DAB+ digital radio: Low technical difficulty with simplified EMC test requirements, total certification budget ranges from 15000 RMB to 25000 RMB including test fee, official certificate fee and auxiliary service fee

·Aftermarket car radio and car entertainment host: Equipped with more comprehensive on-board anti-interference test items with higher laboratory qualification requirements, total budget is 20000 RMB to 35000 RMB; reserve 3000-5000 RMB as rectification standby fund for immature product design

·Original factory fitted car radio module: Enjoy partial AM frequency band test exemption for pure electric vehicles confirmed by Saudi WTO announcement, but full DAB+, FM, EMC and RF tests are still mandatory with limited cost reduction space.

For Saudi SASO 2938:2019 certification service, contact Blueasia Testing & Certification Consultant Benson: 13534225140