New directive for dairy exports to Russia

For the export of cheese products of product group 0406 and long-life dairy products from the EU and other countries to Russia, a special declaration requirement must be implemented by the end of 2021. The purpose of this clear product labelling is to protect cheese and dairy products from counterfeiting. In this way, the Russian authorities want to trace the flow of goods from the manufacturer to the consumer more accurately and prevent the spread of low-quality counterfeit goods. 

Special Datamatrix Code

A specially generated Datamatrix code is used, which has to be printed on each exported cheese or dairy product. The CRPT has established a central service for issuing the unique DataMatrix codes under the name Chestny Znak - which means "Fair Trade Mark". All producers exporting cheese and dairy products to Russia must register their products through this platform and uniquely mark them with the issued DataMatrix code as part of this national track and trace system.

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