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Product Compliance –

Russia and the Customs

Union

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Russia as a trade partner

• Population of over 143 million

• Imports from EU in 2012 increased by 49% (Federal

Customs Services of Russia)

• Programme of industrial modernisation

• Upgrading of infrastructure

• Upgrading of hospitals

• Growing middle class – demand for higher quality goods

• Sochi Olympics 2014 and World Cup 2018

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Why do you need certification

Russia does not recognise European or international

standards

Many products entering Russian territory require certification in

order to:

• Confirm the products meet Russian safety standards

• Enable goods to pass through the Russian customs

• To place products on the Russian market

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Types of certification

16 mandatory certification schemes and over 100

voluntary

• GOST R Certification

• Certification according to Technical Regulations (TR

Certification)

• Sanitary Certification or State Registration

• Certification of Hazardous equipment (Ex-proof certification)

• Pattern Approval certification for measuring devices

• Fire safety certification

• Rostekhnadzor permit (RTN permit to use)

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What is involved in certification process

Level of intervention depends on the type of product and

certification requirements

• Review of documentation

• Testing of samples at a Russian accredited laboratory

• Audit of manufacturing site

• Review of submission by the Russian authorities

(Rospotrebnadzor, Rostekhnadzor)

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Changes in certification

GOST R certification system

Certification to Technical Regulation (TR

certification)

Certification for Russia

Certification for the Customs Union

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Certification to Technical Regulations

Decision to replace GOST R system with Technical

Regulations – 2002

Transition was supposed to be completed by the end of 2010

First Russian Technical Regulations came into force in 2008

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Technical Regulations

Technical Regulation

• Has power of the law - mandatory

• Contains requirements to the

product for its entire lifecycle (from

manufacturing to disposal)

• Generic document for a group of

products supported by GOSTs for

specific products and testing

requirements

GOST

• Voluntary

• Specific GOSTs for each stage or

group of stages (manufacturing,

storage, transportation etc)

• Specific GOSTs for separate

products

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Customs Union

Russia Belarus Kazakhstan

Created on October 6th 2007 as a form of economic integration

From July 2010 - Single Economic and Customs Area

Kyrgyzstan – in the process of joining

Tajikistan – intention to join

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Customs Union

Main purpose – to simplify the trade process by:

• Creation of single Customs area

• Introducing a single Customs Code

• Unified tariff codes

• Removal of Customs Duties within the CU

• Unification of product assessment rules and procedures

with creation of Customs Union Technical Regulations

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CU Technical Regulations – in force

Consumer products – from 1st July 2012

• About safety of cosmetic products

• About safety of toys

• About safety of products for children and teenagers

• About safety of soft goods

• About safety of packaging

• About safety of PPE

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CU technical regulations – in force

Industrial equipment – from 15th February 2013

• About safety of machinery and equipment

• About safety of equipment for hazardous areas

• About safety of equipment working on gas fuel

• Electro-magnetic compatibility

• About safety of pyrotechnic goods

• About safety of low-voltage equipment

• About safety of lifts

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CU Technical Regulations – 1st July 2013

• About Safety of food products

• About food labelling

• Food fats and oils

• Fruit and vegetable juices

• About Safety of grain

• Safety requirements to food additives, flavourings and

auxiliary technological means

• About Safety of some types of special foods, including foods

for medical and preventative diets

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CU Technical Regulations - 2014

1st February 2014

• About requirements to lubricants, oils and special fluids

• About safety of small size boats

1st July 2014

• About Safety of explosives and explosive-based products

• About safety of furniture

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CU Technical Regulations - 2014

2nd August 2014

• About Safety of railway carriages and locomotives

• About Safety of high speed rail transport

• About Safety of rail infrastructure

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CU Technical Regulations - 2015

1st January 2015

• About Safety of Vehicles

15th February 2015

• About Safety of roads

• About Safety of agricultural and forest tractors and trailers

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Conformity assessment - CU Technical

Regulations

Forms of Conformity Assessment:

• State Registration (State Registration certificate)

• State Registration with consecutive declaring (State

Registration Certificate + Declaration of Conformity)

• Certification (Certificate of Conformity)

• Declaring (Declaration of Conformity)

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State Registration

Goods subject to State Registration:

• Higher risk cosmetics

• 1st layer clothing for children under 3 years old

• Some products for babies (teats, bottles, dummies)

• Baby food, special food

Valid indefinitely unless product name, product composition

(specification) or manufacturer changed

Testing of samples at a CU accredited laboratory is required

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State Registration

Typical requirements:

• Product composition

• List of standards products are manufactured to

• Description of manufacturing process

• Copies of factory or third party test reports

• Instructions for use

• ISO 9001 certificate and/ or Extract from quality system

• Test reports from a CU accredited laboratory

• Copy of Russian label

Documents have to be in Russian, signed and stamped by the

manufacturer.

Translations have to be signed and stamped by the translation

agency

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Certificate of Conformity

Goods subject to certification:

• 1st layer clothing for children 3+

• 2nd layer children’s clothing

• Children’s footwear, except felted footwear

• 3rd layer clothing for children under 1 year old

• Children’s bedding

• Adults’ 1st layer clothing

• Toys, children’s bikes, pushchairs

• Some industrial equipment

• Equipment for hazardous areas (Ex-proof certification)

Validity – for a single shipment or for up to 5 years

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Certificate of Conformity

Typical requirements:

• Product information in Russian

• IOM manual in Russian

• *Copy of ISO 9001 certificate for the manufacturer

• Copies of factory test reports

• Copy or draft of label or tag plate

• Test reports from a CU accredited laboratory – for all children’s

products

• Dual language contract with the buyer in the CU – for shipment

certification

• Audit if manufacturing site by the Russian experts with witness

testing – compulsory for serial production certification

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Declaration of Conformity

Goods subject to Declaration of Conformity:

• Most of cosmetic products

• 3rd layer clothing for children over 1 year old

• Felted footwear for children and footwear for adults

• Packaging

• Some industrial equipment

• Foods products, except special foods and baby food

• Validity – for a single shipment or for up to 3 years

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Declaration of Conformity

Typical requirements:

• Product information in Russian

• Manufacturer’s or third party test reports

• Test reports from a CU accredited laboratory – for children’s

product and food

• Copy of label or tag plate

• Dual language contract with the buyer in Customs Union -

compulsory

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Conformity assessment - CU Technical

Regulations

Stages of certification process

• Review of documentation

• Testing of products in a CU accredited laboratory

• Audit of manufacturing site (with witness testing)

• Review of documents and test results by the Russian

authority (Rospotrebnadzor)

• * Review of quality system – ISO 9001 for the manufacturer

is compulsory

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Labelling Requirements

• Labelling must be in Russian, Belorussian or Kazakh

• *Cosmetic ingredients can be as per INCI

• Manufacturer’s name and address with indication of country

• Name and address of the company authorised to receive

consumer’s complaints

• Mark of Conformity – EAC Mark

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What to do before shipping goods to Russia

• Clarify with the buyer what documents you have to provide

• Check certification requirements with certification agency,

such as Intertek

• Apply for certification in advance, as some products have to

be tested at a Russian accredited laboratory

• Make sure all certificates are in place before you ship the

goods

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What Intertek can offer

• GOST R or TR certification

• Ex-proof certification

• Pattern Approval certification

• Fire safety certificate

• Industrial Safety Expertise

• Written report on certification requirements for specific

products

• Checking if components are covered by Russian certificates

where necessary

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Contacts

Svetlana Collier

Svetlana.Collier@Intertek.com

Intertek International Ltd

Room 1036, Building A8

Cody Technology Park

Ively Road

Farnborough, Hampshire

GU14 0LX

01252 39 24 66