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Type Approval in Restrictive Markets

In certain restrictive markets a lot of time and costs are involved in order to handle the type approval process.

Restrictive markets are for example

▬ Russia (certification process is acceptable)
▬ Ukraine (certification process is acceptable)
▬ Moldova (certification process is EU oriented)
▬ Belarus (certification process is difficult)
▬ Georgia (certification process is EU compliant)
▬ Armenia (certification process is tolerable)
▬ Azerbaijan (certification process is tolerable)
▬ Kazakhstan (certification process is tolerable)
▬ Uzbekistan (certification process is difficult)
▬ Turkmenistan (certification process is difficult)
▬ Kyrgyzstan (certification process is difficult)
▬ Tajikistan (certification process is difficult)

Regulations in these countries are often in-transparent and it is difficult to obtain valid standards or details about the required processes. Instead the official process varies from country to country. The whole certification process can take exceptionally long.

Whilst certification costs can be extremely high,
validity of certification can be as short as one year only.

How to deal with type approval processes in these markets?

Close cooperation between the manufacturer and the local importer is advisable. Problematic requirements like factory inspections are requested and manufacturers and exporters have to reckon with customs problems even when submitting samples for in-country testing.

Unfortunately only few of these countries currently undertake activities in order to adjust to international harmonization. Therefore a lot of experience and endurance is needed in order to handle the type approval process in these countries.