The Gulf Conformity Mark (G-Mark) is a mandatory requirement for low voltage electrical equipment (LVE) and children’s toys that are being imported or sold in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states consisting of:
United Arab Emirates
Kingdom of Bahrain
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Sultanate of Oman
State of Qatar
State of Kuwait
The G-Mark regulations are also recognized in the Republic of Yemen, despite it not being a GCC member state.
The G-Mark demonstrates that a product conforms to the Technical Regulation and applicable standards of the region and is therefore safe for consumers to use. All products governed by a Gulf Technical Regulation are required to display a GSO Conformity Tracking Symbol (GCTS) which consists of the G-Mark and a QR Code.
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1 – Gulf Conformity Marking (G-Mark logo) 2 – The QR code tracking the certificate
QIMA is approved by the Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO) as a Notified Body (NB) to carry out conformity assessments and issue the G-Mark forlow voltage electrical equipment (LVE) and children’s toys intended for sale in any of the GCC member states and the Republic of Yemen.
QIMA is accredited to cover G-Mark Certification for Toys & Low Voltage Electronics
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List of Requirements for G-Mark Application
Before applying for your G-Mark certification, please read through the certification agreement on the rights and duties for conducting conformity assessment of the "G-Mark Scheme".
The "application form", incorporated with certification agreement (duly filled)
Proof of Organization Entity (e.g. business, trade register or license)
Photo(s) of the product (e.g. trademark, country of origin, model no., label of marks, QR code or Barcode, etc.)
Manufacturer or Importer Declaration of Conformity (DoC) (in English and Arabic) with filled Organization Information (applicant, manufacturer, factory location, importer or legal representative (as applicable).
ISO 9001 certificate of the factory or production flow
Product information, description and dimensions
The technical information related to the product to be certified, such as (but no limited to):
Construction (e.g. Product Assembly Drawings, exclude Soft Toys)
Materials (e.g. Bill of Materials, BOM or Bill of Substances, BOS)
Explanations, and or relevant design calculations if applicable)
Performance, Intended Use and accessories parts, etc.
Risk assessment report(s)
Test report(s) of appropriate validity (3 years with respect to the issue date of certificate) and or other relevant documents required (if applicable)
Letter of Authorization for Access (if applicable)
Trademark Authorization Letter (if applicable)
To get started, download the application form and email it to our team at certification@qima.com, we will also be able to share further information on pricing and process.
Product Scope
Children’s Toys
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Children toys are articles or products designed or intended, whether or not exclusively, for use in play by children under 14 years of age.
HS Code | Product Type |
8712 | Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles) - not motorised |
871200100001 | Two-wheeled bicycles with less than 16 inch wheels |
871200100002 | Two-wheeled bicycles with 16 to 20 inch wheels |
871200100003 | Two-wheeled bicycles with a size of more than 20 inch wheels |
871200100005 | Two-wheeled scooters |
9500 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof |
9503 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds |
950300100001 | Kids bicycles with three wheels |
950430000000 | Other games, operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payments, other than bowling alley equipment |
950490000006 | Dice games (table, ladder and serpent, monopoly etc.) |
9505 | Festive, carnival or other entertainment articles, including conjuring tricks and novelty jokes |
950600000000 | Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics, athletics, other sports (including table-tennis) or outdoor games; swimming pools and paddling pools |
The following product types are exempt from scope:
Playground equipment intended for public use
Automatic playing machines, whether coin operated or not, intended for public use
Toy vehicles equipped with combustion engines
Toy steam engines
Slings and catapults
Low Voltage Electronic Equipment (LVE)
List 1: Not currently published but consists of low-risk electrical products. This will cover all products not in list 2, or any exemption lists. V / DC 75-1500 V must meet the requirements of the Gulf Technical Regulation 142004-01 and display a G-Mark. These products are defined in two lists:
List 2: Higher risk products that require certification through a Notified Body. See below:
HS Code | Product Type |
84145100 84145900 | Domestic electrical fans |
84181000 84182100 84182900 84183000 84184000 | Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment |
84211200 84501100 84501200 84501900 | Centrifugal clothes dryers and clothes washing machines, including machines that both wash and dry |
85094000 | Food grinders and mixers, fruit or vegetable juice extractors |
85167200 | Toasters |
85163100 85163200 85163300 | Electro-thermic hair dressing apparatus and hand dryers |
85162910 | Domestic electric heating apparatus |
85165000 | Microwave ovens |
85166000 | Other ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers, and roasters |
85161000 | Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters |
85164000 | Electric smoothing irons |
85444220 85366910 | Plugs, socket outlets, adapters, cord extension sets, and chargers |
84151000 | Air conditioners |
The following products are exempt from scope:
Electrical equipment for use in an explosive atmosphere
Electrical equipment for radiology and medical purposes
Electrical parts for goods and passenger lifts
Electricity meters
Electric fence controllers
Radio-electrical interference
Specialized electrical equipment, for use on ships, aircraft, or railways, which complies with the safety provisions drawn up by International Bodies in which the Member States participate.
How QIMA Can Help
As an independent Notified Body approved by the Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO), QIMA can support your G-Mark needs for low voltage electrical equipment (LVE) or children’s toys intended for sale in any of the GCC member states and the Republic of Yemen.
QIMA can also provide additional services to help importers secure the entry of their products to their destination market including:
SASO Product Certificate of Conformity (PCoC) and Shipment Certificate of Conformity (SCoC) for products entering the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Product testing provided by QIMA’s global network of ISO 17025 accredited laboratories for products that lack a test report or have incomplete testing.
Risk assessment for importers or manufactures unsure of the risk assessment requirement.
Label review for toys and electrical products to help brands avoid delays during the conformity assessment process.