Russia has introduced mandatory ID labelling for beer and beer-like drinks (e.g. cider).
As of 1 March 2023, manufacturers and importers may voluntarily start marking their products, such as beer and cider with the ID marking.
As of 1 April 2023, it is mandatory to label all such drinks that are packaged in kegs.
As of 1 October 2023, it is mandatory to label (provide the mandatory ID labelling) all products that come in glass or polymer consumer packaging.
As of 15 January 2024, it is mandatory to provide the mandatory ID labelling for drinks that come in all other types of packaging.
Beer and beer-like products subject to the mandatory ID labelling requirements in Russia
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TN VED code (HS code or customs tariff code) |
Product name |
Product name according to the OKPD 2 catalogue |
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2203 00 |
Malt beer and beer drinks |
beer with a strength from 0.5% to 8.6% inclusive, |
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2206 00 |
beer with a strength of over 8.6%, |
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drinks made on the basis of beer (beer drinks) |
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2206 00 310 0 |
Cider and pear cider (poiret) |
cider, poiret |
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2206 00 510 0 |
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2206 00 810 0 |
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2206 00 390 1 |
Other fermented sparkling and non-sparkling drinks with an actual alcohol concentration not exceeding 7% by volume |
low-alcohol fermented drinks, incl. mead |
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2206 00 590 1 |
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2206 00 890 1 |
How to comply?
In order to comply with the new requirements, manufacturers and importers have to take the following steps:
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Preparational stage |
Timeline |
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Register in the “Chestny Znak” system |
As of 1 March 2023, but no later than 7 calendar days from the day the participation in the products’ circulation commences |
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Prepare software and hardware to work with the system and send its operator a request for an information interaction test. |
No later than 15 calendar days from the date of registration in the system |
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Take the test |
No later than 15 calendar days from the date of readiness of software and hardware and sending an application for a test |