Doing business in St. Petersburg

Interested in certification and licensing in Russia? Get to know the following key elements:

• What may require Russian certification?
• Which types of approval are there in Russia?
  • GOST R Certificate of Conformity 
  • Sanitary-Epidemiological Conclusion Certificate (formerly known as Hygienic Certificate) for products in contact with human body
  • GOST R Declaration of Conformity for some consumer goods and industrial instrumentation
  • Certificate of State Product Registration for new foodstuff and some other goods presenting a potential danger for human beings
  • GOST R Pattern Approval Certificate for measuring instruments
  • Fire Safety Certificate for flammable or fire extinguishing products
  • Design Registration at Rostekhnadzor for hazardous industrial sites RTN (ex GGTN) Permit to Use for hazardous industrial equipment
  • VNIIS Exemption Letter for products that are not subject to mandatory GOST R certification
  • Telecom Type Approval Certificate for telecommunications equipment
  • Environmental Expertise Conclusion
• When are Russian permissive documents required?
• Do these permissive documents cover all of Russia / all CIS?
• What labelling / marking requirements are there in Russia?