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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TR CU 018/2011: wheeled vehicles and parts
Vehicles in categories M, N and O, chassis and safety components for the EAEU. Type approval, certificate or declaration, and the four-year limit on parts.
TR CU 018/2011 sets safety requirements for wheeled vehicles placed on the Union market: categories M, N and O, vehicle chassis, and any component or assembly that affects safety, mass-produced and single vehicles alike. It provides three forms of conformity assessment. Whole vehicles take type approval. Components and spare parts take a certificate of conformity or a declaration, and the difference is where responsibility sits and how much third-party control applies. Which parts take which form is fixed by the lists in EEC Board Resolution 77 of 14 July 2015, and the applicant has no say in it.
Spare parts have their own arithmetic. The maximum validity of a parts certificate is four years, shorter than under most regulations, testing has to happen in an accredited Union laboratory, part numbers are written in full in the annex, and serial certificates carry an annual inspection that re-tests the product. Most brake-pad applicants expect a declaration and end up in certification, because anything that touches braking, steering or restraint sits on the certificate list. An immobilizer is group 50 under 018, and at 119 to 135 kHz it also needs a radio frequency conclusion and an encryption notification, both national.
Modification that affects safety brings a vehicle back into scope, and three vehicle types are excluded outright. The articles below cover the scope, certificate versus declaration, spare parts, immobilizers and the SABER parallel for Saudi Arabia. Send the part number list and the HS codes and we will sort them into certificate, declaration and out of scope.
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Articles tagged TR CU 018/2011
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.
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 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.
Frequently asked questions
Do genuine spare parts still need an EAC document?
Yes. Origin does not remove a part from the lists in Resolution 77. What origin changes is elsewhere: in the Saudi SABER system genuine parts can take a declaration on proof of origin while aftermarket parts take full testing. Under TR CU 018 the list decides for both.
How long is a TR CU 018 certificate valid?
Up to four years for components and spare parts, with an annual inspection that re-tests samples on serial certificates. Other EAEU regulations run to five years, so budget for the earlier renewal and for the inspection cost inside the term.
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Send the product name, HS code and technical data. You get back the applicable route, the document list and a timeline, before any commitment.
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