ISO Certification for Aramco Vendor Registration: What Suppliers Need to Know

Every company that supplies goods or services to Aramco has to be registered. How you register depends on where your company is based and what you supply, whether you’re a material vendor, a manufacturer or a service provider, according to Aramco’s Become a Supplier page.

You’ll often hear this called becoming an “approved vendor”. Aramco’s own pages use the terms registration and qualification, so use those when you search its guidance.

Here’s the general route:

1. Work out your supplier type and location. Saudi-based companies register through the in-Kingdom link on Aramco’s page. Aramco’s 2020 Material Supplier Guide says its Dhahran headquarters also registers companies in neighboring countries, including the GCC, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and Kenya. Other international suppliers follow a separate route described in Aramco’s Supplier Registration Technical Guide. Because country routing can change, confirm the current route on Aramco’s supplier pages before applying.
2. Register on Aramco’s e-Marketplace. Aramco says any company interested in doing business with it must register through this platform. The 2020 guide adds that bidding is moving onto it through SAP Ariba.
3. Provide the documents for your category. An older Aramco supplier guide asks manufacturers of inspectable materials for an ISO 9001 certificate and a completed Manufacturing Plant Evaluation Questionnaire. The 2020 guide adds that vendors who supply but don’t manufacture don’t go through the inspection process most manufacturers do. Document requirements can vary by location and supplier category, so check Aramco’s current instructions for the full list that applies to your company.
4. Complete the cybersecurity requirement. Aramco says third parties must obtain its Cybersecurity Compliance Certificate to do business with it. The registration route and requirements differ by supplier location, so check the applicable instructions for your company. More details appear below.
5. Check the iktva requirements. Aramco describes its In-Kingdom Total Value Add (iktva) program as a way to develop local supply-chain value and efficiency in Saudi Arabia. Its 2020 Material Supplier Guide says participation is required for doing business with Aramco, but current requirements should be confirmed for your supplier category and contract. Review Aramco’s iktva page to determine whether a baseline survey, action plan or other requirement applies.
6. Qualify and bid. Registration and qualification are separate steps, and registration doesn’t guarantee any business.

Two practical points. Aramco says registration is free, and it asks you to report any third party that asks for a fee to its General Auditor Hotline (Aramco’s statement). For questions about your registration, Aramco’s Supplier Help Desk is the right contact ([email protected]).

Some of these details come from older editions of Aramco’s guides, which we checked together with Aramco’s current pages in October 2026. Requirements change, so confirm them with Aramco before you apply.

If you’re based in the Eastern Province, see our pages on ISO certification in Dammam and ISO certification in Al Jubail.