Batch vs serial production certification | OpenCert certification center

Certification is not as simple as it might seem… to certification experts. It happens quite often when clients face a necessity to certify their products and don’t have a clue how to do it. They turn to certification experts who start speaking their gobbledygook “certification schemes”, “inspection control”, “technical regulations” and so on.

No doubt, you can ask experts to clarify each and every term and they of course will do it. However, there will be always people who prefer getting a hang of things on their own.

This article is for them. So, you come across the terms “batch” and “serial production” and need to understand what they have to do in the context of EAC certification.

Batch

Batch includes a limited number of products and it is usually a one-time delivery. For example, you are exporting a hundred pieces of some equipment to a client in Russia. You have a contract specifying that those 100 pieces are to be shipped to a certain entity.

In this case you might need a EAC Certificate or Declaration (depends on the equipment) issued for a batch. What is remarkable, the issued document won’t have an expiry date. It will cover only that hundred of pieces of equipment and no more. So, if you decide to export another batch of the same products you will have to apply for certification again.

Serial production

It virtually means certifying your whole production for a certain period of time – 1 year, 3 years, 5 years. For instance, you produce toys. You have found a client in Russia that wants to sell them in his shop. So, you are supposed to make deliveries for a year at least. In this situation it would be a wise step to obtain a EAC Certificate (toys are subject to certification in the EAEU) with a one-year or three-year validity. As a result, you will be able to ship as many of the certified products as you need.

Prices for certification of a batch or serial production correlate only when it comes to 1-year serial production certification. Certification of serial production for 3 or 5 years is more expensive.

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EAC Declaration VS EAC Certificate: what is the difference?

Both documents have equal legal force, the difference lies in testing methods and forms of the documents. A Declaration is usually printed on a white A4-size form, while a Certificate requires a yellow form of strict accounting.

Can I choose what document to obtain?

Unfortunately, you can't. All the information concerning certification procedures is included in the Technical regulations. If a TR states that a certain type of products requires a Certificate, it is the only right option for the company to avoid problems.

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Article in Russian Administative Code	Law Violation	Fine / penalty
14.43	Breaching requirements of the Technical Regulations	from 10 000 up to 20 000 rubles on officials, from 100 000 up to 300 000 rubles on legal entities
14.44	Irregularities in permitting documents	from 15 000 up to 50 000 rubles fine on officials and from 100 000 up to 1 000 000 rubles on legal entities
14.45	Improper selling products that require mandatory certification	from 20 000 up to 40 000 on officials and from 100 000 up to 300 000 rubles on legal entities
14.46	Irregularities in product labelling on products that require mandatory certification	from 10 000 up to 50 000 rubles on officials; from 100 000 up to 1 000 000 on legal entities
14.47	Irregularities in product certification process	from 20 000 up to 50 000 rubles or disqualification for 6 months up to 3 years; from 400 000 up to 1 000 000 on legal entities
14.48	Using false test reports within EAEU certification process	from 30 000 up to 50 000 rubles or disqualification for a year (up to 3 years) on officials; from 400 000 up to 500 000 on legal entities