Excise Tax Registration

An e-service that allows the exchange of financial account information for U.S. citizens, based on an agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America. This e-service aims to enhance international tax compliance and implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

This e-service allows international travelers to fill out the declaration form for declarable items and submit it to customs officials upon entering or leaving Saudi Arabia. Such items include: - Currencies, bearer negotiable instruments, gold bars, precious metals, gemstones and jewelry of a value of 40,000 riyals or more or their equivalent in foreign currencies. - Goods in commercial quantities or at a value higher than 3,000 riyals. - Goods subject to excise tax. - Prohibited and restricted goods and items. The list of items to be declared for international travelers departing Saudi Arabia is limited to the following: - Currencies, bearer negotiable instruments, gold bars, precious metals, gemstones and jewelry of a value of 40,000 riyals or more or their equivalent in foreign currencies. - Items prohibited for export (such as antiquities, etc.) and subsidized items.

It is an e-service that enables taxpayers to register for income tax for foreign establishments, income tax applies to any natural or legal person conducting business in the kingdom, non-residents earning income from sources within the kingdom, resident capital companies on the shares of non-Saudi partners, and individuals working in the production of oil and hydrocarbon materials. After the establishment is registered with the Ministry of Commerce, a TIN is generated for the taxpayer to complete the registration for the foreign establishments’ income tax services through the ZATCA’s e-portal.

It is an e-service that allows you to pay outstanding dues via a SADAD invoice, either through online banking or an ATM, after submitting or amending the tax return. Once the payment is fulfilled, the certificate is proactively issued by the Authority and made available to the taxpayer via the e-portal.