On March 12, 2026, the Saudi Arabian standards organization SASO issued a notice postponing the mandatory implementation date of some products in the first phase of the regulations (SASO IEC 62680-1-2:2023 and SASO IEC 62680-1-3:2023) for electronic devices to uniformly use USB Type-C interfaces, including digital cameras, e-readers, amplifiers, keyboards, computer cursors (mice), portable navigation systems, portable speakers and wireless routers, the grace period has been extended to May 1, 2026.

Previously, Saudi Arabia divided the mandatory implementation of USB unified interface products into two stages:

• The first phase will start on January 1, 2025, and the products include mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, e-readers, portable video game devices, headphones, amplifiers, keyboards, mice, portable navigation systems, portable speakers and wireless routers, a total of 12 categories of products.
• The second phase will begin on April 1, 2026, and the product will only include laptops.

On January 2, 2025, SASO announced that it would provide a one-year grace period for Phase 1 products. This time, the mandatory date of the above eight categories of products will be postponed to May 1, 2026. SASO also emphasized that all institutions will no longer issue COC certificates for products that are within the scope of control but do not meet the SASO IEC 62680 series standards; No more Shipment Certificate requests based on certificates of conformity issued before May 1, 2026 that do not meet these requirements will no longer be approved.

Click this link to view the original SASO extension of the grace period.