Chestny Znak Product Marking for Russia & the EAEU

What is mandatory marking in Russia and the EAEU?

To fight counterfeiting, Russia introduced the Chestny Znak (Honest Sign) traceability system. Each item in a regulated category must carry a unique DataMatrix code containing a cryptographically protected identifier (the “crypto code”). Belarus runs an equivalent Electronic Mark system, and requirements are being harmonised across the EAEU (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan).

If you export goods in a regulated category, every unit must be correctly coded before it is sold — otherwise it cannot legally clear or move through the market.

Regulated categories already include cosmetics and perfume, beverages, confectionery, snacks, light industry and many more — and the list keeps growing.

Our full-cycle marking service

1. Consultation — we confirm whether your products fall under marking, and which codes apply.
2. Label design — we prepare print-ready layouts that satisfy every technical rule of the system.
3. Code application — we obtain and physically apply DataMatrix codes, manual or automated, to suit your product.
4. Verification — every code is scanned and checked so it reads correctly down the chain.
5. Aggregation — unit codes are linked to boxes and pallets for clean logistics.
6. Warehousing & dispatch — responsible storage and shipment from our bonded warehouse.

Why mark with us, at the EU border?

• Inside the customs union — marking happens after the EU and right before the Russian/EAEU market, cutting time and risk.
• 50 km from Latvia, 140 km from Lithuania — minimal logistics overhead for goods arriving from the EU.
• 20+ years in logistics, forwarding and warehouse operations.
• Proven with international manufacturers — including cosmetics brands abroad exporting into Russia.

Send us your product category and destination market — we’ll reply with a clear plan and a quote.