General questions about certification

For imported goods — before customs clearance. We recommend that you issue permits before sending imported goods, attaching them to shipping documents (TSD). For domestic products, a certificate of conformity is issued immediately after production before sale.

When declaring, the responsibility for confirming the conformity of products lies with the applicant. He independently uploads the collected documents to the electronic register, signs the EDS declaration.

When certifying goods, the responsibility is shared with the applicant by the certification center, which evaluates the submitted documents and sample. At the end of the research, the specialists transfer all the materials to the archive and register the certificate.

The cost of the certificate is more than the declaration.

To do this, it is necessary to determine which regulatory documents — technical regulations of the Customs Union, Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation — regulate the turnover of specific products and what standards it must comply with.

In order not to waste time studying numerous regulations, but to quickly get an answer, send a request to the relevant organization.

The entire set of papers is collected by the applicant, and then transferred to an accredited body. The applicant is a legal entity or an individual registered in the Russian Federation who has the status of an individual entrepreneur.

According to the decision of the Eurasian Economic Commission , the list of such names includes:

• Items or things that were already in use.
• Samples for testing laboratories.
• Single copies are not for sale.
• Components for assembling products sold on the territory of the Union.
• Exhibition or advertising samples that are subject to re-export.

For imported goods — before customs clearance. We recommend that you issue permits before sending imported goods, attaching them to shipping documents (TSD). The domestic manufacturer declares the products immediately after production before sale.

Contact the relevant organization or independently study the technical regulations of the Customs Union and the Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. It is they who determine the list of goods subject to declaration and determine the procedure for obtaining the necessary permits.

If the entire package of necessary papers is available, it will take 1-2 days. If the product has not yet passed mandatory laboratory tests, then plan additional time for contacting accredited companies and receiving official protocols based on the results of testing samples.

The document is drawn up by importers, sellers or manufacturers who plan to trade products in the territory of the Customs Union countries.

Legally, these are two equivalent documents issued by an accredited certification center.

The difference is who is responsible for ensuring that goods comply with all the requirements of the Customs Union regulations. So, when receiving a certificate, it rests with the certification center, and when filling out a declaration, it rests with the applicant.

There is also a difference in design. The certificate is a special form with watermarks, and the declaration is an A4 printout.

Initially, they determine which regulations regulate the turnover of a particular product and which standards it must comply with. In order not to waste time studying numerous regulations, but to quickly get an answer, send a request to ATC C&L experts.

Usually this process takes from 5 to 14 days, but there are longer procedures. The final deadline depends on the complexity of the product category, quantity, as well as the features of laboratory tests.

In order to confirm that your products meet the requirements of domestic national standards and technical conditions for their quality and safety.

Both of these documents have equal legal force. They are issued by an accredited certification center.

The price of the GOST R certificate is more than the cost of making a declaration.

Such activity is an administrative offense. Possible suspension of the company, confiscation of products or fines of up to 300 thousand rubles.

When importing products into the territory of the Russian Federation.

They are based on whether your product is on the lists subject to certification. In order not to waste time on independent study of regulations, but to quickly get an answer, send a request to the experts of ATC C&L.

The entire set of papers is collected by the applicant and then transferred to the accredited body. The applicant can be a foreign manufacturer or a Russian supplier.