With the export of products requiring certification to the Russian Federation and the Customs Union, the customs authorities will require GOST R certificates or TR certificates of the Russian Federation or the Customs Union. These are prerequisites, required by law for the marketing of these goods and are therefore also required for the clearance of customs.

With the Customs Union, the governments of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have established a joint economic region. This includes that the participating countries have transformed their previous requirements for the proof of market conformity into new, uniform regulations and requirements that are valid for the entire economic region.

New technical regulations and uniform conformity requirements were introduced in the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus on 15 February 2012, replacing the former Russian regulations of the GOST R and TR certification in stages. The proofs of conformity issued prior to the effective date of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union may be used until their term of validity expires, but not longer than a set point of time. We can check if and how long your GOST R and TR Certificates are still valid.