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Ministry of Commerce (MC) · Press Release

35,000 Inspection Visits to Combat Commercial Concealment During the Year 2025

35 ألف زيارة تفتيشية لمكافحة التستر خلال العام 2025

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The National Program to Combat Commercial Concealment conducted 35,280 inspection visits across the Kingdom's regions during 2025, based on indicators of suspected concealment. The visits resulted in 1,017 initial suspected concealment cases and 6,373 reports handled at commercial establishments. During the year, 724 violations were referred to the committee reviewing violations of the anti-concealment system, with total fines of SAR 8.69 million, and 47 violations were referred to the Public Prosecution.

PublishedJanuary 7, 2026
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