10 Sep 2025

Consumer Friendly Initiative - Back to School Season

Due to global market instability affecting goods, the Consumer Protection Directorate is launching an initiative to support back-to-school shopping for the 2025–2026 academic year.

This initiative encourages school supplies retailers to offer essential items at significantly reduced prices. The goal is to fulfil social responsibility towards consumers during this critical time. Participating entities will be publicly recognized and awarded plaques for their contributions to this community-driven effort.


Initiative Requirements:
-Initiative duration: 4 months from August to November 2025
-Discounted items: goods and products related to the back-to-school season
-Subscription fee: There are no fees.
Commodity varieties


# Commodity Items (example)
1 Stationery All kinds of stationery such as pens, notebooks, wipers, crayons, glue etc.
2 Suitcases All kinds of bags such as backpacks, pen bags and meal bags.
3 School uniform All kinds of uniforms, sports, formal and sports shoes.
4 Underwear All kinds of underwear for boys and girls
5 Computers & Tablets All kinds of desktops and laptop computers and electronic tablets
6 Electronics Accessories All kinds of electronic accessories as keyboards, headphones and mobile bags
7 Printers & Inks All types of printers and inks for printers
8 Internet Devices All types of Internet network devices - network distributors or network booster
9 Storage Devices All electronic storage tools
10 Study Furniture All types of study furniture such as chairs and tables for studying
11 Food Preparation Devices All kinds of small food processors such as toasters and juice mixer
12 Ironing devices All kinds of ironing machines
13 Vehicles All types of cars and buses
14 Spectacles All kinds of eyeglasses, prescription and sunglasses
15 Food commodities All kinds of food and beverage commodities


How to apply and points of contact
Send information and data of the goods and products of the back-to-school season, the final price and the time period of the promotion via

e-mail : Consumer_Friend@moic.gov.bh

Telephone 17574992

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