Private label supplements for Saudi Arabia, in blisters or stock packaging

In one line: European manufacturer, products made in the EU; white label from more than 500 ready-made formulas, private label from your own; Certificate of Analysis and specification with every batch; ISO 22000, GMP and HACCP certified, registered with the US FDA as a food facility; the group behind HYPERPHARM ships to more than 40 countries, and Saudi Arabia is one of its main markets; reply within 24 hours, Monday to Friday.

In Saudi Arabia a company in the country, such as your importer, files the registration with the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA). We supply the manufacturer's side of the file: the Certificate of Analysis and specification of each batch, copies of the plant's certificates, the Certificate of Free Sale and the Certificate of Manufacture, and the apostille or consular legalisation where the file asks for it. The carton is laid out in Arabic, to the label rules your importer confirms.

Can I get private label or white label supplements made for Saudi Arabia?

Yes. White label uses one of more than 500 ready-made formulas, with new ones added every month; private label is made to your own formula, and if you bring your own formula, it stays yours. Both go into stock packaging (bottles, tubes, pouches, sachets) or into a blister with a printed carton.

The plant lays out and prints the label and the carton in Arabic, or prints from your own artwork. A sample goes out before an order, a visit to the plant is possible, and delivery is worldwide, EXW by default, FCA or DAP on request. Standard shelf life is 24 months. The manufacturing group behind HYPERPHARM ships to more than 40 countries, and Saudi Arabia is one of its main markets, with the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. See the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon for the wider Gulf view.

What is the minimum order for supplements for a Saudi importer?

The smallest start is a ready-made formula in stock packaging: from 100 units, with production from 2 weeks. The figures rise from there, in the order of the table below.

A repeat order has the same minimum as the first. Each blister carton holds 1 to 4 blisters, one kind of tablet or capsule per blister, and the lidding foil is printed with your brand. Full figures by format are on the minimum order page and the lead times page. Tablets and capsules are sealed on an Uhlmann B 1240 and cartoned on an IMA IC 150; see tablets in blisters and capsules in blisters.

Who registers a food supplement with the SFDA: the manufacturer or the importer?

A company in Saudi Arabia, such as your importer, files with the SFDA; the brand owner and the importer prepare the application, and the approval is the SFDA's decision. The manufacturer's part is the document set the file draws on, and that is where HYPERPHARM works for you.

Two things are settled before filing: the route and the dosage form. The SFDA takes supplements through its food sector or, as herbal and health products, through its drug sector, and your importer settles the route with the SFDA. For customs, the importer registers its establishment and products on the Ghad platform and declares each shipment on Fasah; the steps are in our article on the Saudi food clearance file.

What does the SFDA ask the supplement manufacturer for?

Papers that depend on the route and the dosage form. For the food route, the SFDA's pre-registration guide (file of July 2024) lists the items below; next to each is what we supply.

• A free sale certificate from the country of origin. We arrange the Certificate of Free Sale and the Certificate of Manufacture. See export documents.
• A stability study based on the shelf life you propose, which may not exceed five years. Our standard shelf life is 24 months. Send the shelf life and the pack you plan with your enquiry, and our reply confirms what supports it.
• For products sensitive to heat, humidity or sunlight, a document describing the packaging material and its safety. The blister films offered for your product are PVC, PVC/PVDC and cold-formed aluminium (alu-alu), with lidding foil of aluminium; the film is confirmed in our reply. See blister films.
• A leaflet for tablets, capsules and pills. A printed leaflet goes into the carton, to your artwork, in Arabic for Saudi Arabia.
• For pills, tablets and capsules, a Pharmaceutical GMP certificate "or equivalent". The plant is ISO 22000, GMP and HACCP certified by BM Certification, with GMP for food supplements audited against the Food Supplements Europe guide; copies of the certificates with their numbers go to you on request, and your importer confirms with the SFDA which certificate set it accepts for the file.
• A certificate of analysis and a specification. Both come with every batch.

Is my supplement a food or a medicine for the SFDA?

The SFDA decides it on contents and claims, and the pack does not change it. Its Products Classification Guidance (version 8.0, 20 November 2024) treats a supplement as a pharmaceutical product when it contains a medicinal herb, exceeds the daily limit of technical standard SFDA.FD 55, is intended to treat, prevent or diagnose a disease, contains an active pharmaceutical ingredient, or is not intended for ingestion. Blister is not on the list.

That makes the carton text part of the registration question: no disease statement on the carton, foil or website, doses within the limit and no medicinal herb unless you want the pharmaceutical route. The full set of triggers and eight published SFDA decisions are in food supplement or medicine in Saudi Arabia, and the general question is in does a blister make a supplement a medicine. Your importer or the brand owner can ask the SFDA to classify a product before print; we advise doing it before the first order.

A third-party accredited laboratory can test your product for prohibited substances on request, with the report in your brand's name.

Which language and which dates go on a supplement carton for Saudi Arabia?

Arabic, with any other language alongside it and identical in content. The SFDA's rule reads "Labelling and adjoining explanatory statements shall be in Arabic". The plant lays out the carton to the label rules your importer confirms, or prints your artwork; see Arabic and French packaging and the blister artwork guide.

Dates are printed, not stuck on. Under the food rules summarised by the US Department of Agriculture in July 2023, production and expiry dates are engraved, embossed or stamped on the pack or its original label, one pair only, and date stickers are not permissible. The batch number, the production date and the expiry date are printed on the carton, and the dates are never a sticker; your importer confirms the format.

Is halal certification needed for supplements in Saudi Arabia?

The SFDA asks for a halal certificate for food products that require one and for proof behind any halal logo. Halal certification is arranged for each batch of your product, when your market asks for it, so the certificate names the product that is on your carton.

There are two routes, and the choice is yours: a certification body visits and issues the certificate, or a halal auditor is present at the production of the batch. Raise it in your enquiry, before the carton is printed. More on halal supplements.

What documents does a supplement shipment need to clear Saudi customs?

The SFDA clearance text lists a commercial invoice with products, quantities, expiry dates and batch numbers, a certificate of origin, a bill of lading and, for dietary supplements, a marketing certificate from the country of origin. Proof behind a halal logo is added if the carton shows one. Your importer files; we supply the batch documents.

The invoice, the Certificate of Analysis and the carton carry the same batch number and expiry date, so the file agrees from the plant to the port. The SFDA may take samples from a consignment, at the importer's expense. Delivery is EXW by default, FCA or DAP on request; Saudi import clearance and duties stay with the buyer under all three. The full list is in the Saudi food clearance file.

Does Saudi Arabia accept an apostille?

Saudi Arabia has been a party to the Apostille Convention since 7 December 2022, so an apostille is available for the manufacturer's documents. Your importer confirms with the SFDA that the apostille is taken for your file. We arrange the apostille or the consular legalisation, whichever the file calls for.

Do blisters suit Saudi Arabia's heat?

WHO's list gives Saudi Arabia a long-term condition of 30 °C/65% RH, which corresponds to zone IVa; the SFDA food guide names no testing condition. In a blister each dose stays sealed in its own cavity until it is pushed out, and how much moisture reaches it depends on the film. PVC, PVC/PVDC and alu-alu are offered as options for your product, and the film is confirmed in our reply.

The list was written for medicines and serves as a reference for supplements. See blister packaging for hot and humid markets and climatic zones by country.

Why buy supplements for Saudi Arabia from HYPERPHARM?

You start from 100 units in stock packaging. Blisters start from 2,000 cartons, and the papers your importer needs arrive with the goods. The rows below show what you get and what your importer adds.

What your product decides

Each line shows the cost in time, quantity or risk, not in money.

Questions buyers ask about supplements for Saudi Arabia

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The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon · Saudi food clearance file for supplements · Food supplement or medicine in Saudi Arabia · Does a blister make a supplement a medicine · UAE supplement registration documents · Export documents · Halal supplements · Minimum order quantity · Lead times · Blister packing · Blister films · Blister artwork guide · Arabic and French packaging · Blister packaging for hot and humid markets · Climatic zones by country · Quality and batch documents · Supplement manufacturer for distributors · Blister or bottle