Which technical regulation applies to your product

Every conversation about selling in Russia starts with the same question, and it is rarely the exporter who answers it first. A buyer, a customs broker or a marketplace tells you that your goods need EAC documents under some technical regulation, and from that moment you are looking for a number you have never seen before. This table is the shortcut: find your product group, see which regulation covers it and which form of assessment it normally requires.

Search by product name or by regulation number. The number can be typed in any of the spellings in circulation — TR CU 010, TR TS 010, CU TR 010 — they all point to the same document, and the table understands all of them.

How to read the Document column. It shows the form of assessment that the product group normally requires. Where a regulation keeps separate lists for certification and declaration, the entry says so, because the answer then depends on the specific item rather than on the category. Nothing here replaces identification: the binding answer comes from your product's parameters and its HS code, and we establish it free of charge before any money moves.

Cases where the table is not the whole answer

One product, several regulations. This is the rule rather than the exception for anything powered. A household appliance is assessed for electrical safety under TR CU 004, for electromagnetic compatibility under TR CU 020 and for restricted substances under TR EAEU 037 — three documents for one item on a product card. Budget for that from the start.

The children's version of an adult product. The same object moves into a stricter regime the moment it is intended for children. Adult clothing is declared under TR CU 017; children's first-layer clothing is certified under TR CU 007. Adult furniture is declared under TR CU 025; children's furniture is certified. A figurine for collectors is outside every regulation; the same figurine marketed to children is a toy under TR CU 008 and requires a certificate.

Industrial versus consumer use. Equipment intended for professional use is often assessed differently from a consumer version of the same machine, and the difference has to be visible in the technical documentation and the labelling rather than merely stated in a letter.

The claim on the packaging. Wording changes the procedure. A cream is declared under TR CU 009, but a sunscreen or whitening claim moves it into state registration. A food product is declared under TR CU 021, but a health claim can turn it into a specialised product under TR CU 027. Decide the claims before you print the packaging.

Outside the regulations is not outside the paperwork. If nothing covers your goods, no certificate exists to be bought, and what customs and marketplaces expect is an exemption letter. Voluntary certification remains available on top, when the point is to prove quality rather than to satisfy the law.

FAQ

Why are the same regulations written differently in different places?

Because they are transliterated from Russian. ТР ТС becomes TR CU, TR TS or CU TR depending on who typed it, and later regulations issued by the Eurasian Economic Union appear as TR EAEU. The numbers are what matter, and this table accepts every spelling.

Our product is not in the table. Does that mean it needs nothing?

No. The table covers common groups, not the full nomenclature. Send us the product and the HS code and we will identify it precisely, free of charge.

Can we choose a declaration instead of a certificate to save money?

No. The regulation prescribes the form of assessment, and where it offers separate lists, your product's place in them decides. Anyone offering a cheaper form for a product that requires certification is offering you a document that will not survive a check.

Does one document cover the whole EAEU?

Yes. A certificate or declaration registered in any member state is valid in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan without a second procedure.

How current is this table?

Regulations change and new ones come into force, so treat it as a working reference rather than a legal source. We check the current state of the lists at identification, and that check is free.

Related: EAC certificate of conformity, EAC declaration of conformity, exemption letter, documents for Russian marketplaces.