TR CU Certificate / CU-TR Declaration
TR CU Certificate / CU-TR Declaration
The products (services, equipment, etc.), which are effected by any of the technical regulations of the Customs Union (abbreviation – TR CU) must necessarily undergo verification (certification) compliance with these regulations standards of quality and safety. As a result of this certification the products are given the certificate of conformity TR CU.
Thus, the certificate of conformity TR CU – it is a document of an official nature, which confirms that an object meets an applicable quality requirements and safety requirements established by this or that technical regulations of the Customs Union.
TR CU certificate is valid throughout the territory of the Customs Union, that is, in three countries: the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Belarus, unlike, for example, a certificate TR Russia, which operates only in Russia. If an object falls within the scope of any TR CU, it is necessary to obtain a certificate TR CU mandatory. Without an appropriate certificate production, operation, implementation of such products on the territory of the Customs Union is banned and illegal.
What kinds of products are need to be certified TR TC?
To find out whether you must obtain a certificate TR CU for a particular object, you need to refer to the current technical regulations vehicle. Today there are dozens of such technical regulations, and variety of them are in the process of approval by the Commission of the Customs Union (abbreviation – CCU) or developing.
The accepted and already existing TR CU:
• Safety of lifts;
• About the safety of toys;
• About the safety of packaging;
• Food products in terms of its labeling;
• Electromagnetic compatibility of technical equipment;
• About the safety of perfumes and cosmetics, etc.
In connection with the ongoing dynamics in this area if you have questions about the need of certification of an object the best option is to appeal to the authorities involved in the certification and issuance of certificates – centers of certification.
Stages and features of the certification of conformity TR CU
As certification in any other system (GOST, TR RF, etc.), this kind of conformity in the vehicle technical regulations in stages.
First, the manufacturer or seller of the goods fill the application and submit it to the Center of certification. Then the applicant is informed what documents they need to provide for the certification (the list may vary depending on a number of factors, usually it always includes the BIN, INN, charter and founding documents of the applicant company, certification documents that have been received). The applicant collects and provides data documents along with samples of the certified facility.
NextCertificationCenter checks the documents and examine the samples provided by the applicant in independent research laboratories. Based on the results of the examination they decide about issuance/non-issuance of the certificate TR CU.
Certificate of Conformity TR CU may be issued for a period of 5 years with serial supply (production) of products, or to a specific batch of goods – it depends on the certification scheme (it defines the center of certification).
It is important to note that the applicant for a certificate TR CU can be a resident of any of the countries of the Customs Union. If the certificate is required of a foreign company that is not a resident of Russia, Belarus or Kazakhstan, for this company the way out is to find a representative in one of these countries, which is a resident of any of them.
Certificate of conformity GOST R
Certificate of conformity GOST R(also known as quality certificate, State Standard Certificate, clearance certificate, GOST R certificate and etc.) - is a document, issued in accordance with the rules of certification system in order to confirm correspondence of quality and safety of certified products (services) to the stated requirements, applicable standards (GOST, GOST R, GOST R IEEC, GOST R ISO and etc.). Certification of products (services) may be obligatory and voluntary.
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Russia requests GOST-R Quality Certificate which illustrates conformity to Russian standards for substantial part of the goods exported to Russian Federation. Failure to acquire said certificate shall hinder customs entry of the goods to the territory. In the event the goods are introduced through provisional permits, said goods shall not be sold in markets other than cheaper ones.
Federal Agency on Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rostekhregulirovaniye) is the authority to issue GOST-R Certificates. Laboratories exclusively accredited by said Agency shall have the power to grant certificates.
GOST-R Quality Certificate may be classified on Lot Basis (a single product consignment) or Mass Production Basis (for 1 year or 3 years) :
Single Use (Lot-Based) Certificate : For such a certificate, it is necessary to execute a sales contract with an importer in Russia. The certificate shall disclose the place of manufacture, importer, date and nr. of principal agreement and HS codes (customs tariff numbers) of the product. Such certificates shall be used once and by solely an importer.
1-Year Mass Production Certificate : These are the certificates issued for 1 year term upon exclusive examination of the samples and documents, without any expert visit. Such certificates should be updated every year.
3-Years Mass Production Certificate : These are the certificates issued for 3 years mass production upon expert visit. These shall apply for any customs procedures and product sales for a period of 3 years. Annual inspection shall be carried out for 3-years Gost-R certificates.
5-Years Mass Production Certificate : These are the certificates issued for 5 years mass production upon expert visit. These shall apply for any customs procedures and product sales for a period of 5 years. Annual inspection shall be carried out for 5-years Gost-R certificates.
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Сертификат соответствия ГОСТ Р Certificate of Conformity (CU-TR)Certificate of Conformity in CU-TR system affirms that the goods delivered in Russia, and/or production line where they were manufactured, conform to the Russian Safety Standards.
Typically, the exporters choose one of the three types of GOST R certificates.
1. Shipment certification: provides necessary certificates for only one shipment. Fastest and least costly.
2. Serial certification: allows the specified product to be imported in Russia for one year, regardless of the number of shipments and volume (does not affect Custom dues!).
3. Production certification: Russian experts certify the manufacturing facility, which allows to list and export to Russia any products coming off this facility for 3 years. Sometimes it involves inviting 2-3 Russian experts to inspect the facility.
Depending on the product, the GOST R certificate may require prior hygienic, fire safety certification, or Government Registration.
Two kinds of Conformity Certificate:•The obligatory Conformity Certificate - on production which is subject to obligatory certification;
•The voluntary Certificate of Conformity - on production which is subject to voluntary certification - all other production which was not included into Lists of production which is subject to obligatory certification.
The list of the products, subject to the obligatory GOST R Certification is regulated by the Federal Customs Service letter, dated December, 19th, 2006, N 06-73/44906 "About the list of the goods, for which the obligatory certification is required in case of releasing on the customs territory of the Russian Federation"
Download the list of the obligatory certified goods (in Russian).
Documents needed for the GOST R Certificate of Conformity*:•For shipment certification:
◦Data about the manufacturer (name, address, phone);
◦Requisites of the applicant company;
◦Contract, invoice.
◦Exact name of production, including types, models;
◦Production description
◦Earlier received certificates and test reports (ISO 9001:2000).
•For serial certification:
◦Data about the manufacturer (name, address, phone);
◦The exact name of production, including types, models;
◦Production description;
◦Earlier received certificates and test reports (ISO 9001:2000);
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1-year GOST R certificate |
3-year GOST R certificate |
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