What does an approval check cover?
Before a tracker or a video recorder goes into a vehicle, its model should appear on the national regulator's own list for your country, under the exact name on the device label. This tool does not decide that for you. It shows where each regulator publishes its list, what to compare, and how to date the result against your project.
A logo on a datasheet is not a check. Only the regulator's page, or its own verification service, tells you whether an entry exists and when it ends.
It lists no certificate for any maker or seller, Tracom included. Ask every vendor for the current certificate and check it on the regulator's page.
Where does each country publish its list?
Each regulator names its register differently and shows different fields. The columns below were read from the regulators' public pages on 26 October 2026 and checked again on 3 November 2026. Portals change, so open the page itself.
United Arab Emirates
TDRA
- Regulator
- Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority
- Where to look
- Approved Equipment page
- Search by
- Marketing name, model name or registration number (ER…)
- What to compare
- Model, registration number, organization, expiry date
- Validity
- The entry shows its expiry date
Oman
TRA
- Regulator
- Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
- Where to look
- Type approval page and the electronic type approval system
- Search by
- Certificate number and model from the vendor. TRA's page links to an approved-devices search, which did not open for us on 3 November 2026.
- What to compare
- Certificate number, model, holder, dates
- Validity
- Printed on the certificate. Confirm the current period with TRA.
Saudi Arabia
CST
- Regulator
- Communications, Space and Technology Commission
- Where to look
- ICT equipment licensing portal, Approved Devices
- Search by
- Commercial name, industrial model, manufacturer or approval certificate number
- What to compare
- Certificate number, model, manufacturer, dates
- Validity
- Sources differ (one to two years). Read the date on the certificate.
Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait keep their own rules. Choose "Other GCC" in the tool for the regulator names and a generic route.
How does the check work?
You do the first three steps on the regulator's page and with the vendor's papers. The tool does the date arithmetic and keeps the score.
Not on the list, a different model or number, and an expired entry fail. A different holder, an unchecked item, a missing label, an entry that ends inside your warning window, and an entry that ends before the project all need a check.
Worked example: trackers for a UAE project
A buyer plans 40 trackers for a project that ends on 31 December 2027. On 26 October 2026 they search the TDRA page with the model name from the label and find one entry. The number below is a placeholder.
- Model and number agree: the entry shows ER00000/26 and the vendor's certificate shows the same number.
- The organization differs: it is the maker, and the seller is another company. Ask for the letter that lets the seller sell this model.
- Expiry is 30 June 2027: 247 days away, outside a 90-day warning window.
- Gap to project end: 184 days. The entry ends first, so the verdict is Check. Ask for the renewal date in writing, or price a replacement into the contract.
How to read the verdict
- Consistent with the list: every item agrees and the entry outlasts the project. Keep the dated copy in the tender file.
- Check before you buy: close each open item first. Most end with one email to the vendor.
- Stop: do not accept the device until the vendor shows a matching, valid entry.
- This is a document check. Only the regulator approves a model, and your tender may ask for more than a listing.
Common mistakes
- Searching the brand, not the model. The lists hold model names. Use the name printed on the device label.
- Trusting a module's approval. A radio module inside a device can be registered while the finished device is not. Ask what the entry covers.
- Checking once, on the day of purchase. A short validity can end before your project does.
- Accepting the vendor's screenshot. Open the regulator's page yourself and save your own dated copy.
- Mixing device approval with service authorization. Registering a model does not authorize a tracking service.
Sources and last review
- TDRA, Approved Equipment. Search fields, columns and the registration rule.
- TDRA, Telecommunications Equipment Type Approval Regime, Version 3.0. Type approval lasts 3 years, renewable (clause 4); supplier registration lasts 5 years (clause 3). Checked on 3 November 2026.
- TRA Oman, type approval. Electronic type approval system, application papers, import permits.
- CST, clearance and equipment approval services. Device approval, approved devices query, certificate of conformity verification.
- CST, ICT Equipment Licensing Portal. Approved Devices search fields.
- CST, Regulations for the Provision of Tracking Services (decision 555/1445). The tracking service rules, separate from device approval.
- I.B. Lenhardt, Saudi Arabia type approval. A third party that gives one and two years for certificate validity on the same page.
Last reviewed 3 November 2026. TDRA, TRA and CST can change their pages, fields and validity periods at any time. Confirm each point on the regulator's own page before you rely on it.
Assumptions and limits
The tool compares what you enter from the register with what you enter from the supplier's papers: it never reads a regulator's page and sends nothing anywhere. The validity years are an editable estimate, used only when an entry shows an issue date and no expiry date. A verdict of Go means your papers agree with the list. It is not an approval, and it is not legal advice.