RIYADH — The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has processed a total of 1,182 applications for industrial customs exemptions during the month of July 2026. In a statement, the ministry explained that the processed customs exemption applications covered 7,055 items of raw materials and 13,707 items of machinery, equipment, and spare parts. It noted that the customs exemption service is part of a package of incentives, enablers, and services provided by the industry and mining sector to facilitate the industrial investor’s journey through all stages of a project, from ideation and implementation to production and export. The ministry stated that this processing was part of its efforts to support local industry and enhance its global competitiveness by granting national industrial establishments exemptions from customs duties on imports of industrial inputs. According to the ministry, the industrial customs exemption service aligns with the objectives of the National Industrial Strategy to empower and develop the Saudi industrial sector. It also underscores the ministry’s prominent role in stimulating and accelerating the growth of the national industrial base. The ministry clarified that industrial establishments can obtain the customs exemption service quickly through streamlined procedures via Senaei, digital portal of the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources for managing industrial and mining services. Through the customs exemption service, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources is committed to supporting and encouraging local factories, developing national production sectors, reducing production costs, and creating new industrial opportunities. The service enables industrial establishments holding an industrial license to obtain customs exemptions from duties on imports of machinery, equipment, spare parts, raw materials, semi-finished materials, and packaging materials directly required for production.
