The commercial agency means, according to the Saudi Commercial Agencies Law and its implementing regulations, whoever contracts with the parent producing company or whoever takes its place in its country of origin to carry out commercial business, whether it is an agent or distributor in any form of agency or distribution, in return for profit, commission or facilities whatever it is. Their nature. Regardless of their nature .
The system stipulates that the commercial agent working in the Kingdom must be of Saudi nationality, whether it is an individual or a company, provided that the Saudi company that intends to do business of commercial agencies must have full Saudi capital and the members of its boards of directors and directors, and those who have the right to sign in its name are Saudis.
It is not permissible for the commercial agent or distributor to act except for those who are registered in the agencies registry at the Ministry of Trade, and the registration application must be submitted within three months from the start of the agreement’s entry into force, and the request for commercial agency registration with the documents required for registration in the agency register shall be submitted to the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce or to The branches of the Ministry of Commerce, and on these branches after submitting the applications, send them directly to the Undersecretary of the Ministry to verify the validity of the contract and documents for registration with the knowledge of the competent department.
After verifying that the requirements for registration in the agencies registry are fulfilled, the registration is approved by the Undersecretary of the Ministry or his representative, then the papers are referred to conduct the registration in the register of commercial agents and distributors after paying the prescribed registration fees (five hundred riyals for the trader, whether an individual or a company).
You can also register a commercial agency in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the website of the Ministry of Commerce, where this service enables you, whether you are an agent or distributor, to practice the activity of commercial agencies for Saudi or foreign companies contracted with in the Kingdom under a commercial agency contract between the two parties, by entering The service is via the website, then clicking on the “Agency Request Services” icon, then selecting “New Registration Request”.
After that, fill in the required fields and attach the necessary documents (a commercial agency contract between the two parties as follows: If the parties to the contract are Saudis, the contract is attested by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Kingdom for both parties – if the principal is a foreigner, the original contract is attested by the following competent authorities: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a country The principal – the Chamber of Commerce in the country of the principal (if any), the Saudi embassy in the country of the principal – the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs – the Saudi Chamber of Commerce and Industry), and then click on the “Send request” icon to be checked and approved by the employee electronically.
After accepting the request by the employee electronically, the service fee (five hundred riyals for the merchant, whether an individual or a company) will be paid through the various payment channels, and then the commercial agency certificate is printed electronically.
It is not permissible to register a non-Saudi or his registration documents are inconsistent with the commercial agencies system and its executive regulations, and those whose registration has been refused may file a grievance with the Minister of Commerce within one month from the date of his notification of the reasons for rejection, and then his application will be examined again in light of the reasons that he must show in His grievance, and the decision of the Minister of Commerce is final in this regard.
The commercial agent or distributor must submit, within a month from the date of issuance of the registration certificate in the commercial agencies registry, to the relevant commercial registry office according to the agency’s region, to be indicated in its commercial register, and if the agency is comprehensive all over the Kingdom, then it is indicated in the main registry of the commercial agent or distributor.
To request more information about registering a commercial agency in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we provide you with communication with a lawyer for commercial agencies in Saudi Arabia who specializes in responding to all your inquiries related to the following legal services:
- A commercial agency contract in Saudi Arabia
- A commission agency contract in Saudi Arabia
- A product distribution contract in Saudi Arabia
- A contract for marketing products in Saudi Arabia
- An exclusive agency contract with a foreign company
- Request for agency from a foreign company
- Registration of the commercial agency in Saudi Arabia
- Registration in the commercial agencies registry in Saudi Arabia
- Grievance against the decision to refuse to register a commercial agency in Saudi Arabia
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