USB-C to Be Mandated as Common Smartphone Charger in KSA by 2025

Saudi Arabia will only standardize USB Type-C as charging ports for electronic devices and mobile phones starting January 2025, according to the Saudi Gazette.

The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization and the Communications, Space and Technology Commission said that the decision is not intended to incur more costs but rather to enhance the experience of users of connectors in the Kingdom.

This is also done to provide top-notch data transfer and shipping technology, as well as to support environmental sustainability principles by lowering the amount of electronic trash.

The move will help to reduce yearly domestic usage of chargers and charging cords for mobile phones and electronic devices by more than 2.2 million units and saving spending from consumers in the Kingdom to more than SR170 million.