Friday 07 / November / 2025
Muscat: The standard specifications for shopping bags have been adopted and a fine of OMR 1000 will be imposed on non-compliant factories, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MOCIIP) announced.
Qais Al-Youssef, the MOCIIP Minister issued a decision binding factories to follow the Omani standards.
According to the text of the decision, Standard Specification No. 1643/2020 / for reusable shopping bags made of polyethylene is a binding Omani standard specification.
The decision added, "An administrative fine not exceeding OMR 1,000 will be imposed on anyone who violates the provisions of this decision, and the fine is doubled in the event of a repeat offense."
