Trading with the Russian Federation – certification you definitely have to be familiar with before

The conveniences of the Russian Federation commerce are quite known. In a circumstances of general financial growth, also favored by the operation of legislatorian and governmental reform, the occurrence of strong national demand development has to face the limits of the present Russian manufacture organization, appearing in huge possibilities for firms in other countries happy to satisfy Russian demand, both customer and instrumental goods.

The administrative structure in Russia is very diverse from the European background in which we are accustomed to operating with agility. If the principle of mutual acceptance in the EC market is obligatory and compulsory certification, which is only requested for certain hazardous or high-risk goods in Russia, most of the products intended for retailing on the internal markets of the federation have to be authorized to confirm product conformity to Russian domestic standards. As the authentication of imported products is not directly the task of the customs authorities, they are limited to checking the existence and authenticity of the documents certifying the characteristics of the foreign items. The primary evidence is the certificate of compliance issued under the compulsory GOST Certification System.

This internal certification system has been launched to safeguard public health and guarantee the safety and quality of imported goods that have flooded the domestic markets of former USSRs.