Certification or Declaration Under TR CU 018
Three conformity assessment forms, two of which apply to parts. Where responsibility sits in each, and what decides which one your product takes.
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EAC certification and declaration
One mark, five countries and a dozen technical regulations. Which document your product takes, who can apply, and where projects lose the most time.
EAC is the conformity mark of the Eurasian Economic Union, and the articles under this tag cover the largest part of what we do. The mark goes on a product once it holds one of three documents: a certificate of conformity issued by an accredited certification body, a declaration of conformity registered by the applicant, or a state registration certificate from a member state’s health authority for the sanitary categories. Any of the three is valid in every member state. Which one applies is not your choice. Each technical regulation carries a product list that names the form, and where the list says certificate, a declaration registered in its place is void.
Two things surprise a manufacturer new to the system. The applicant must be a company registered inside the Union, so a foreign maker works through an importer or an authorised representative whose name then appears on the label. And a certificate means samples tested in an accredited Union laboratory plus, for serial production, a visit to the factory. A declaration can rest on your own test reports under scheme 1d, and that route can close in a week when the reports fit. The chainsaw case under this tag shows the arithmetic: splitting one product into a certificate and a declaration saved a round of testing.
The delays we see come from documents more often than from tests. TR CU 010 and TR CU 032 require a Justification of Safety, pressure equipment adds a strength calculation redone to GOST, and operating manuals must exist in Russian before the file is complete. The articles below go regulation by regulation: electrical safety, EMC, machinery, pressure, textiles, cosmetics, children’s goods, vehicles and fire safety. If you know the product and its HS code, send both and we will name the regulation, the form and the lab work in the same reply.
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Articles tagged EAC
TR CU 018/2011: What the Vehicle Regulation Governs
Scope across categories M, N and O, chassis and safety components; the requirements it sets; and who in the supply chain it binds.
Which Products Fall Under TR CU 018
Categories M, N and O, chassis, and safety-related components. Plus what modification triggers, and the three vehicle types excluded outright.
TR CU 032 vs the PED Directive: Two Philosophies
Both regulate pressure equipment safety, but one puts risk analysis on the manufacturer and the other prescribes the requirements. What that means in practice.
What Counts as Equipment Operating Under Excess Pressure
The 0.05 MPa threshold that makes equipment high-risk, the device types it captures, and why the purpose of the device has nothing to do with it.
Certifying Water Heaters, Lighting and Appliances
Which household products declare, which certify, and why an exemption letter is worth having at customs.
Clothing Certification in 2025: What Gets Checked
Fabric composition drives which tests apply, the label is the product's passport, and a lab discrepancy means no certificate, plus fines for false labelling.
Preparing Clothing for Laboratory Testing: A Checklist
How many samples, in what state, with what composition data and what labelling, the four preparation areas that decide whether testing passes first time.
TR CU 020: Electromagnetic Compatibility Explained
What falls inside the EMC regulation, which products certify and which declare, the three certification schemes, and the two exclusions worth knowing.
On-Site Factory Audit in Turkey for TR CU 017
A one-day audit and sampling visit to an Istanbul t-shirt factory: the five steps, what to confirm before travelling, and why ISO 9001 shortens it.
Strength Calculation: Why TR CU 032 Will Not Move Without It
The strength calculation is a named document in TR CU 032. Which GOST standards govern it, why a foreign calculation is not accepted, and the language rule.
TR CU 017 Layers: Which Approval Your Garment Needs
Skin contact decides the document. First-layer products certify, second and third layer declare, and the layer follows from intended use, not from the fabric.
TR EAEU 048/2019: The Energy Efficiency Regulation
The fourth electrical technical regulation of the EAEU. Which products declare, which certify, and why the 24-month transition period is not a holiday.
EAC Certification of Heat Exchangers for the EAEU
Heat exchangers fall under TR CU 010 always, and under TR CU 032 sometimes. What each route requires, and why tube side and shell side are assessed separately.
TR CU 007: Approvals for Children's and Teens' Goods
Three approval forms, three clothing layers and an age threshold that moves the answer. Which products certify, which declare, and what falls outside.
The State Registration Certificate (SRC) Explained
Which products need an SRC under three technical regulations plus the extra national list, who can apply, and why some categories take months rather than weeks.
Pipe Certification Under TR CU 032: The Grey Area
Main and distribution pipelines are excluded from TR CU 032, and so are their parts. What that leaves, and why certification bodies disagree about pipes.
Products Under TR CU 010: The Full Scope List
All 73 product positions under the EAEU machinery regulation, which take a certificate and which a declaration, plus the thirteen categories excluded outright.
Certifying Personal Computers for the EAEU
The four documents a PC may need for the Union, TR CU 004 and 020, RoHS, telecom and the encryption notification, plus how the 1c, 3c and 4c schemes differ.
Immobilizer Certification for the EAEU
Group 50 under TR CU 018, three HS codes to check first, and the radio-frequency and encryption approvals that attach at 119 to 135 kHz.
EAC Certification of Industrial Motors: Which Rules Apply
Hazardous or not, low voltage or high, synchronous or induction, three questions that decide whether a motor needs TR CU 012, 004, 020, or nothing at all.
Food Safety Certification for the Customs Union
Declaration or State Registration Certificate, which applies, the nine food technical regulations, mandatory label content, and how long the document lasts.
Fire Safety Certificate for the Eurasian Customs Union
The certification and declaration schemes under TR EAEU 043/2017, the document package, validity terms, and the obligations that follow the certificate.
EAC Approval for Power Adapters and Chargers
One certificate covers TR CU 004 and 020; RoHS goes on a separate declaration. The four steps, the annual inspection, and why RoHS testing takes a month.
Certifying a Chainsaw for the EAEU: One Document or Two
Why a petrol chainsaw falls under TR CU 010 and TR CU 020 but not TR CU 004, and why splitting the approval into two documents saved a round of testing.
EAC Approval for HVAC Systems: Household vs Industrial
Household HVAC needs certificates under TR CU 004 and 020 plus a RoHS declaration. Industrial HVAC needs none of that, it declares under 004, 020 and 010.
EAC Approval for Automotive Spare Parts
A four-year certificate, mandatory local testing, part numbers written in full in the annex, and an annual inspection that re-tests the product.
EAC Approval for Food Processing Equipment
Food, meat, dairy and fish process equipment declares under TR CU 010, with TR CU 004 and 020 on top for low-voltage. Documents, schemes and label content.
Certifying Radio Frequency Devices in the Customs Union
EAC covers the whole Customs Union, but radio spectrum does not. Why wireless products need national approvals, and why the module is never the thing approved.
EAC Marking for Textiles: What the Label Must Say
Which technical regulation applies to your textiles, the mandatory label fields under TR CU 017/2011 and 007/2011, and the extras by product type.
TR CU 032: Certificate or Declaration for a Vessel
How TR CU 032/2013 sorts pressure vessels into categories 1 to 4, which category declares and which certifies, and the declaration and certification schemes.
TR EAEU 043: Technical Solutions and the 28-Sample Rule
Why fire equipment certification needs dozens of samples, what a technical solution is, and which products almost always need one because no GOST exists.
EAC Certification of Lighting Fixtures and Equipment
Three technical regulations apply to lighting, certification runs on schemes 1c, 3c or 4c, and the test standards differ by fixture type.
Testing on Site Under TR CU 010 Scheme 5d: A Case
A 5d factory test on polyol mixers at the installation site, what was checked beforehand, the three problems the expert found, and how each was resolved.
TR CU 017 Testing: Why Clothes Cannot Use Foreign Reports
Adult clothing must be tested in the EAEU, one failed test fails the product, and a composition that does not match the declaration fails by construction.
The EAEU Cosmetics Approval System: Webinar Notes
The ten-part agenda of a WWBridge webinar on entering the EAEU cosmetics market, approval forms, ingredient lists, and the safety indicators assessed.
Safety Case or Safety Justification: One Document, Two Names
What GOST 33855-2016 says a Justification of Safety must contain, when it has to be dated, and who writes it when the manufacturer will not.
EAC Approval for Furniture Under TR CU 025
Children's and educational furniture certifies; everything else declares. The two procedures, their lead times, and the furniture types outside the regulation.
Writing Operating Manuals for TR CU 004 and TR CU 020
The mandatory contents of an operating manual under each regulation, the language rule, and when an electronic-only manual is permitted.
EAC Approval for Pumping Equipment: Which Form Applies
Industrial pumps declare, household pumps certify, Ex pumps have one route only. The regulations that stack on top, plus a field-test case study.
TR EAEU 043/2017: The Full List of Products Covered
All nineteen product groups under the EAEU fire safety regulation, how the approval form is decided, and why a foreign maker needs a local representative.
The Justification of Safety: What Goes in the Document
The five sections of a Justification of Safety, the two technical regulations that require it, who writes it, and when one document covers a whole family.
Tractor Certification Under TR CU 031/2012
Every one of nineteen tractor components needs its own certificate before the tractor can be certified, and then the whole tractor is tested as well.
The Remote Factory Audit for TR CU 007 and 017
A recorded video conference in two stages, quality management system, then sampling. What the expert asks to see, and what the decision turns on.
The Technical Passport for TR CU 032 Pressure Equipment
What a technical passport contains, why CIS plants keep one per serial number, and the specific fields TR CU 032 adds for pipelines, boilers and vessels.
Scheme 9c: Certifying Machines Too Big to Ship
The TR CU 010 scheme that needs no site audit and no samples, when a batch qualifies for it, and the documents it rests on instead.
Cosmetics Approval for the Customs Union: TR CU 009
A declaration per product type under TR CU 009, plus state registration for listed categories. Why compositions in percentage decide the test report count.
Certify Before You Contract: A Children's Wear Case
A supply deal signed before certification, dresses for six-year-olds that failed hygroscopicity testing, and why synthetic content is the recurring cause.
EAC Marking for Explosion-Proof Equipment: TR CU 012
What the nameplate on Ex equipment must carry under TR CU 012/2011, where it goes, how long it has to survive, and the optional fields worth adding.
Cosmetics Labelling Requirements for the EAC Mark
The fifteen items a cosmetics label must carry in the Customs Union, including the two that only apply to specific product types.
Scheme 5d Under TR CU 010: A Step-by-Step Guide
When the 5d declaration scheme applies, why a hazardous facility changes the answer, and the five steps from enquiry to a registered declaration.
Sending Clothing Samples for EAC Testing: Three Rules
The invoice fields that keep samples under the customs threshold, the label every item needs, and why the courier choice can sink the registration.
Auditing a Children's Clothing Factory in China
TR CU 007 requires a site audit for children's clothing. What the expert checked in Foshan, in what order, and what the visit was actually assessing.
EAEU RoHS: TR CU 037 Schemes and Lead Times
Six restricted substances, a declaration rather than a certificate, and three routes under scheme 1d that turn on which test reports you already hold.
TR EAEU 043/2017 Takes Effect: The 2020 Transition
How fire safety approvals moved from national rules to one EAEU regulation on 1 January 2020, and how long the old certificates stayed usable.
1d or 3d: Choosing a Declaration Scheme for EMC and LVD
Scheme 1d rests on your own evidence, 3d on an accredited Customs Union lab. And the belief that foreign reports are barred is not in the text.
TR EAEU 037/2016: Which Products RoHS Reaches
Thirteen device categories fall under the EAEU restricted substances regulation, from lighting and IT to vending machines, cash registers and sports equipment.
Frequently asked questions
Is an EAC certificate issued in Kazakhstan valid in the other member states?
Yes. A certificate or declaration registered in any member state is valid in all five, and the register is shared. The exceptions sit outside the technical regulations: radio frequency conclusions, telecom approvals and encryption import licences are national, so a wireless product needs those in each destination country separately.
Can we apply for EAC in our own name from outside the Union?
No. The applicant on a certificate or declaration has to be a legal entity registered in a member state. Most of our clients appoint an authorised representative, whose details go on the label and who carries the obligations that follow the document, including inspection control on serial certificates.
How long does an EAC certificate take?
Three to eight weeks for a typical product, testing dependent. A declaration on existing reports can register in days; a certificate that needs a factory audit and lab scheduling runs to the top of the range. Documents in Russian are the usual cause when a project runs past it.
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