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Saudi Arabia launches online tool to explain business tax and customs duties
Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority launched an online business service called Business Advisor.
It is designed for business owners, importers, exporters and customs brokers.
Users enter information about their business activity, and the system identifies the zakat, tax and customs obligations that apply.
It also provides guidance to help users understand those requirements and make decisions about their business.
The service aims to make compliance easier and help businesses understand their obligations from the start or when they expand.
Users can access it through the authority’s website by filling in the requested information and selecting “Inquiry”; the system then displays applicable obligations.
Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has launched an online service called Business Advisor to help users identify zakat, tax and customs obligations linked to their business activities.
Users enter information about their business, and the system analyzes it and displays applicable obligations immediately.
The service is intended for business owners, importers, exporters and customs brokers.
The authority says the service is designed to raise awareness of requirements and support compliance and business decisions.
Users can access the service through the authority’s website by filling in the required information and selecting “Inquiry.”
- Who
- Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority launched the service. It is intended for business owners, importers, exporters and customs brokers.
- What
- The Business Advisor online service identifies zakat, tax and customs obligations that apply to a business activity.
- When
- The authority announced the launch on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- The service is available through the authority’s website.
- Why
- It aims to help users understand their obligations, support compliance and inform business decisions.
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- Service name
- Business Advisor
- Launching authority
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority
- Announcement date
- November 9, 2026
- Information requested
- Data related to the business activity
- How to access
- Authority’s website, through the service page and the “Inquiry” option
What people are saying
The Business Advisor service relies on the beneficiary entering a set of data related to the commercial activity, so the system can analyze it and immediately display the zakat, tax and customs obligations that apply to the activity.