EAC Certificate

EAC Certificate (Eurasian Conformity) is the conformity mark of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). It indicates that a product meets the relevant Union Technical Regulations (TR CU / TR EAEU) for import/production in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan.

What is the EAC Certificate?
Purpose: Officially confirm that the product meets requirements for safety, health, EMC, environment, etc.
Scope: A wide range of products, from toys to machinery, electrical-electronic equipment to pressure equipment, food to chemicals.
Legal basis: Technical Regulations issued per product (e.g., TR CU 010/2011 Machinery Safety, 004/2011 Low Voltage, 020/2011 EMC, 032/2013 Pressure Equipment, 007/2011 Toys, 021/2011 Food Safety, 022/2011 Food Labelling, 037/2016 RoHS, etc.).

Types of Certification

The EAC “certificate” is obtained through one of two main conformity assessment routes:

1. EAC Declaration of Conformity

   • The manufacturer/importer declares compliance based on accredited laboratory tests and a technical file.

   • The most common and cost/time-efficient method for many product groups.

2. EAC Certificate of Conformity

   • Issued by an accredited certification body; mandatory for certain high-risk products.

   • Often requires factory inspection/audit and more extensive testing.

In some cases, a State Registration Certificate may also be required (particularly for products related to human health, such as food, chemicals, cosmetics).

Who Can Apply?
An EAEU-registered company (importer or authorized representative) must be the applicant.
Manufacturers in Turkey cannot apply directly; they must appoint an authorized representative registered in the EAEU.

Validity and Scope

• For mass production: generally valid for 1–5 years (depending on standard and scheme).

• For a single shipment: a certificate may be issued for that shipment only.

• All certificates/declarations are entered into the Unified Register (an online registration number is issued).

Labelling and Marking

• The EAC mark must appear on the product, packaging, and user manual.

• Mandatory information: manufacturer and importer/representative details, warnings in the local language (usually Russian; additional languages may be required depending on the country).

• References to relevant TR numbers and, in some cases, provision of the manual in the local language are required.

Process (Step-by-Step)

1. Scope Analysis: Determine applicable Technical Regulations based on HS code and product function.

2. Scheme Selection: Based on product risk—declaration or certification (e.g., schemes 1d/3d/4d, 1c/3c/4c).

3. Testing: Sample testing in an EAEU-accredited laboratory (in some cases, existing test reports may be partially accepted, but often in-country testing is mandatory).

4. Technical File: Includes risk analysis, design/manufacturing documents, user manual (local language), label samples, drawings, materials/conformity evidence.

5. Certification/Declaration:

   • Certification route: accredited body review and, if required, factory audit.

   • Declaration route: applicant registers the declaration of conformity.

6. Registration and Marking: EAC mark applied after receiving the registration number.

7. Customs Clearance: EAEU customs procedures carried out with the certificate/declaration number.

CE vs EAC (Briefly)

• Geography: CE = EU/EEA; EAC = EAEU (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan).

• Applicant: CE — manufacturer/authorized representative in the EU; EAC — applicant must be EAEU-registered.

• Test Acceptance: EAC generally requires testing in an EAEU-accredited laboratory.

• Labelling Language: EAC requires stricter local language compliance (at least Russian).

Typical Time and Cost

• Declaration: 2–6 weeks (depending on testing scope).

• Certification: 4–12+ weeks (testing + possible factory audit).

• Costs vary by product number/variation, testing scope, and certification type.

Common Mistakes

• Choosing the wrong TR (e.g., considering only LVD and omitting EMC TR CU 020/2011).

• Starting without arranging an EAEU-based applicant/representative.

• Ignoring manual/labelling language requirements.

• Assuming CE reports are “automatically accepted” (in most cases, retesting is required).