New version GB 4943.1 and the Amendment of Material Certification,
GB 4943.1,

▍What is GOST-R Declaration?

GOST-R Declaration of Conformity is a declaration document to prove goods are complied with Russian safety regulations. When the Law of Product and Certification Service was issued by Russian Federation in 1995, compulsory product certification system came into force in Russia. It requires all products sold in Russian market to be printed with GOST mandatory certification mark.

As one of methods of mandatory conformity certification, Gost-R Declaration of Conformity bases on inspection reports or quality management system certification. In addition, Declaration of Conformity has the characteristic that it can only be issued to a Russian legal entity which means the applicant (holder) of the certificate can only be a Russian officially registered company or foreign office that registered in Russia.

▍GOST-R Declaration Type and Validity

1. Single Shipment Certificate

Single shipment certificate is only applicable to specified batch, specified product stipulated in a contract. Specific information is strictly under control, such as item name, quantity, specification, contract and Russian client.

2. Certificate with validity of one year

Once a product is granted the certificate, manufacturers can export products to Russia within 1 year without limit of shipment times and quantities to specific client.

3. Certificate with validity of three/five years

Once a product is granted the certificate, manufacturers can export products to Russia within 3 or 5 years without limit of shipment times and quantities to specific client.

▍Why MCM?

●MCM possesses a group of engineers to study Russian latest regulations, ensuring latest GOST-R certification news can be shared accurately and timely with clients.

●MCM builds close cooperation with the local the earliest-established certification organization, providing stable and effective certification service for clients.

▍What is EAC?

According to The Relevant Common Criteria and Rules of Technical Regulations for Kazakhstan, Belarus and the Russian Federation which is an agreement signed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan on October 18 2010, the Customs Union Committee shall devote to formulating uniform standard and requirement to ensure the safety of product. One certification is applicable for three countries, which forms the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan CU-TR certification with a uniform mark EAC. Regulation put into effect gradually from February 15^th 2013. In January 2015, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan joined Customs Union.

▍CU-TR Certificate Type and Validity

1. Single Shipment Certificate

Single shipment certificate is only applicable to specified batch, specified product stipulated in a contract. Specific information is strictly under control, such as item name, quantity, specification contract and Russian client. When applying for the certificate, no samples are requested to offer but documents and information are required.

1. Certificate with validity of one year

Once a product is granted the certificate, manufacturers can export products to Russia within 1 year without limit of shipment times and quantities.

1. Certificate with validity of three years

Once a product is granted the certificate, manufacturers can export products to Russia within 3 years without limit of shipment times and quantities.

1. Certificate with validity of five years

Once a product is granted the certificate, manufacturers can export products to Russia within 5 years without limit of shipment times and quantities.

▍Why MCM?

●MCM possesses a group pf professional engineers to study custom union latest certification regulations, and to provide close projects follow-up service, ensuring clients’ product enter into the region smoothly and successfully. 

●The abundant resources accumulated through battery industry enables MCM to provide efficient and lower-cost service for client. 

●MCM builds close cooperation with local relevant organizations, ensuring latest information of CU-TR certification is shared accurately and timely with clients.

Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology release the latest GB 4943.1-2022 Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment – Part 1: Safety requirement on July 19th 2022. The new version of standard will be implemented on August 1st 2023, replacing GB 4943.1-2011 and GB 8898-2011.By July 31st 2023, applicant can voluntarily choose to certify with new version or the old. From August 1st 2023, GB 4943.1-2022 will become the only standard effective. The transformation from old standard certificate into new one should be finished before July 31st 2024, from which the old certificate will be invalid. If renewal of certificate is still undone before October 31st, the old certificate will be revoked.Therefore we suggest our client to renew certificates as soon as possible. Meanwhile, we also suggest the renewal should start from components. We have listed the differences of requirements on critical components between the new and old standard.The new standard has a more accurate and clear definition on critical component classification and requirement. This is based on the reality of the products. In addition, more components are taken into concern, like internal wire, external wire, insulation board, wireless power transmitter, lithium cell and battery for stationary devices, IC, etc. If your products contain these components, you may start their certification so that you may go on for your appliances. Our next issuance will continue to introduce other update of GB 4943.1.