The Council of Ministers,
after perusal, in its session held under the chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, of Royal Court File 52867 dated 1 Rajab 1447 [21 December 2025], which includes the Minister of Transport and Logistic Services, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority Letter 3561 dated 26 Jumada Al-Thani 1447 [17 December 2025], regarding the request of the Transport General Authority to approve the calculation of the model year instead of the year of manufacture for the upper limit of heavy transport truck models that may be imported into the Kingdom,
after perusal of the Statute of the Transport General Authority issued by Council of Ministers Decision 323 dated 14 Ramadan 1439 [29 May 2018],
after perusal of Council of Ministers Decision 199 dated 4 Rabi Al-Thani 1443 [9 November 2021],
after perusal of Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers Memo 3070 dated 1 Ramadan 1447 [18 February 2026],
after perusal of Council of Economic and Development Affairs Minutes 1448/47/M dated 1 Rajab 1447 [21 December 2025],
and after perusal of General Committee of the Council of Ministers Recommendation 12176 dated 18 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1447 [5 May 2026],
hereby decides
Clause First of Council of Ministers Decision 199 dated 4 Rabi Al-Thani 1443 [9 November 2021] is hereby amended to read as follows: “The upper limit for the models of all heavy transport trucks designated for the transport of goods (tractors, trailers, and semi-trailers) whose gross weight exceeds 3.5 tons, imported into the Kingdom is hereby reduced from ten years to five years from the year of the model, in coordination with the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Interior (General Directorate of Traffic).”
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Issued on: 15 Muharram 1448
Corresponding to: 30 June 2026
Published in Umm Al-Qura 5171 issued on 10 July 2026.