Product Certification for Russia

Many  products must be certified before the  importation  to Russia. The certification process  in Russia depends on the nature of goods themselves and their application in Russia. There are different certification systems in Russia. That means, that the goods should be certificated under different technical standards and regulations.
The certificate must be usually submitted when  the customs  formalities in Russia take place. Otherwise the import of the goods is impossible. But the certification however may be also requested during input of the products or during the quality control inspection.
The following certificates may be required when you  import to Russia:
- Gost-R
- Certificate  of Conformity
- Technical regulations
- Certificate of State registration
- Sanitary and epidemiologic  certification
- Letter of rejection
- Alcohol substance report
- SOEX – Chamber of Commerce expertise
- Certificate of metrology
- Certificates of quality for flour, noodle and bakery products (not necessary for customs formalities)
- Input acceptance reports for machines and spare parts - Rostechnadzor (RTN) (not requested during customs formalities)
- …and many other  types of certificates, experts reports, permits and protocols. We examine each case and find tailor-made solutions for complicated matters.


The certificates will be  issued either for one delivery or several deliveries and may have different terms of validity (normally 1 to 3 years; TR-Certificate up to 5 years; state registration and some types of permits – without duration term).

The certification is based on the  documents, experts reports made by the manufacturer. The term of process depends on the type of the product and the certificate itself, and may vary from two days to five months (most of the certificates meant for customs procedures, such as GOST-R, TR-certificate, certificate of conformity etc. are usually drawn up within 2-3 days; state registration certificate – 2-3 weeks; most of the permits require several months).

Through our offices and with the help of highly skilled specialists both in the EU and Russia Condor Co. can arrange certification fast,  and able to  regulate  the  exchange of information between the manufacturer in the EU and cargo importer  in Russia.
We will meet our customers‘  requirements and find optimal solution.
As the obtaining  of information and  the final  certification requires some time, please contact us in good time.


 

The certificate of metrology

The  certificate of metrology is requested for the importation of measuring devices, also such ones  as manometers, into Russia. The certificate confirms that the devices correspond to the technical standards and regulations of the Russian Federation.
After the certification has been successfully completed , the device data will be put into the Register.
As with the GOST-R, there is a choice between  the  two types of certificates of metrology:

  • Certification valid for one delivery
  • Certification for the series, which is valid up to 5 years for the whole series of the devices.


The latter implies more costs and has validity for several deliveries to Russia.

SOEX certificate – expert’s assessment

Used machinery and equipment does not generally require certification.But during the customs formalities the used equipment must be assessed by SOEX expert. The following data is to be indicated in the  certificate  -  residual value and book-keeping information.