SABER Certificate forAir Compressors
Rotary Screw, Reciprocating, Portable & Oil-Free Units
A tank-mounted compressor is a machine sitting on a pressure vessel, and the two are not assessed the same way. We establish what your invoice actually covers — bare pump, motorised unit or full package — then tell you which reports the Saudi file needs.
- CertificatePCoC / SCoC*Product Certificate of Conformity & Shipment Certificate
- PCoC CostUSD 300
- Processing Time2–3 Working Days
- SADAD FeesPaid by Importer
Product & Regulation
HS Code
HS 8414
Air or gas compressors and fans. A tank-mounted package can pull the receiver under 7311 as a separate pressure vessel. The Saudi code runs longer than four digits and is confirmed from the specification, not from the product name.
Regulation
Compressor and pressure equipment standards (ISO 1217 / pressure vessel families); machinery and vessel scope under review
Candidate review point, not a declaration that this route applies. Confirmed against the current regulation and model scope before anything is claimed.
Product
Packaged compressor, bare pump unit, or air receiver supplied alone
What the assessment reads the product as, which decides the evidence it asks for.
Types of Air Compressors
Rotary screw compressors
The continuous-duty industrial unit, usually enclosed with its own motor, cooler and controller. The enclosure makes it a package rather than a bare machine.
Reciprocating compressors
Piston units, single or two-stage, commonly supplied mounted on a receiver. Declared duty is intermittent, which changes the performance figures claimed.
Portable and site compressors
Small wheeled and towable units for site and workshop use. Closer to a consumer-facing product, so guarding and the electrical side are looked at more closely.
Oil-free compressors
Scroll and dry screw units for food, pharmaceutical, laboratory and breathing air. The oil-free claim itself needs air-purity evidence behind it.
Air receivers and tanks
The vessel supplied on its own or as part of a package. It is a pressure vessel, assessed on its volume and design pressure, not as a machine.
Dryers and air treatment
Refrigerated and desiccant dryers, filters and drain traps. Each is its own product on the file even when quoted as one compressed air system.
Each type is confirmed on its own classification and evidence. Which of them a single certificate can cover depends on how closely the constructions and test reports match.
Documents Required
- Product Details & Model List(every model, working pressure and receiver size you intend to ship)
- Datasheet & Manufacturer Details
- Lab Test Report(No report? We can arrange testing.)
- Commercial Invoice & Packing List(needed at the shipment stage, not to start)
The core set. On compressors the file also turns on the declared working pressure and receiver volume, the drive rating, and whether the unit is lubricated or oil-free. Which further documents apply varies with the confirmed classification and the model scope, so the full list is issued per file rather than per category.
Sample Certificate
Illustrative layout only — not an issued certificate, and not a reproduction of one. Certificates are issued by approved conformity assessment bodies, not by BenzilaCert.
Application Examples
Typical files in this product family and the support they call for. Illustrative scenarios, not completed engagements.
- Example 01
Exporter shipping tank-mounted packages
An illustrative manufacturer offering piston compressors from 50 to 500 litre receivers. The range is split by receiver volume and design pressure before any application, because the vessel side rarely moves with the machine side.
- Example 02
Importer with a compressor and air treatment
An illustrative consignment carrying one screw compressor, a refrigerated dryer and two filter housings. Three products on one invoice, so the model scope is reconciled before the shipment certificate.
Get Your SABER Certificate
Send the Saudi HS Code if you have it, the product specification and a commercial invoice, and we will come back with the likely route and what is missing.
* Where applicable. Timelines and charges shown are indicative and subject to documentary review, and government and SADAD fees are separate from conformity body, testing and consultancy charges. The applicable Saudi regulation and the exact HS code must be confirmed from the product specification against the current SABER and ZATCA classification.
BenzilaCert is an independent consultancy providing application and documentation support. It is not SASO, SABER or a certificate-issuing authority, and does not issue conformity certificates.