Telecom & Wireless equipment certification

Telecom, Wireless, Radio-Frequency and High-Frequency devices enjoy special legal regime. According to Decision of the Eurasian Economic commission №134, export of such goods to the territory of the Russian Federation is generally restricted, however the compliance with particular criteria may ensure the issue of approval documents.

There are several types of approval documents which might be required for the customs clearance of the equipment.

• Decision of the State Radio Frequency Commission. It is obtained in order to reaffirm that the devices are in compliance with the State Radio Frequency Commission (GKRCH) requirements. Maximum term of validity of the Decision is one year, but according to the latest legal act which came into force on November 6, 2015 the term of validity may be prolonged for one year. In case a device is not on the list of State Radio Frequency Commission (GKRCH), an exemption letter is to be obtained.

• Federal Security Bureau of Russia (FSB) Notification and Import License from Ministry of Industry and Trade (“Minpromtorg”). The approval documents, representing a written notification of authorized Russian governmental body that the devices exported to the territory of Russia are capable of encryption, became mandatory in 2009.

• Certificates and Declarations of conformity. The statutory requirements for such approvals are stipulated in Federal law of the Russian Federation  №126 ”On communication system” dated July 7, 2003.  These documents reaffirm that exported devices are in compliance with the requirements established by the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation. The list of the devices is renewed on a permanent bases therefore it always necessary to check the item against the list. Maximum term of validity is 5 years.