The GOST certificate is the shortening of Gosstandard i.e. National Standard, a document attesting that a product follows to Russian national standards (GOST R, GOST EN, GOST R IEC, GOST R ISO, ecc.). It may be compulsory or voluntary. The mandatory certificate is necessary in order to import and sell products in the Russian Federation. The voluntary certificate is intended to promote product and/or producer on the market in terms of sales and marketing.
We are going to focus, in general, on the GOST R certificate, but the truth is that the system is very similar in every country that has adopted it. In essence, GOST certificates, when they are of an obligatory type, are essential documents for customs clearance.
The certification system of the Eurasian Economic Union is also known under various names, including: certification CU TR (Technical Regulation Custom Union), TR TS certification and certification EAC of Eurasian Customs Union.