Does an eac case filed as packaging need machinery testing?

A: No. Packaging covers drop, stacking and closure only; machinery testing belongs to the product route.

Can one case hold a declaration and a certificate?

A: Yes, registered separately. Customs pulls whichever matches the declared basis.

Is declaration always quicker?

A: The number issues the same day, but the applicant carries full liability. Certification adds an audit and retained samples.

One year, three years or five?

A: 1 year for trials, 3 for stable models, 5 for a family that can pass an audit.

Must the applicant be a Russian entity?

A: It must be registered in the customs union; an overseas maker files through the importer or a representative.

EAC Case vs Packaging

Quick answer: An eac case declared as packaging follows TR CU 005/2011, as a product it follows TR CU 010/2011, and electrical fittings add TR CU 020/2011.

One Case, Three Possible Identities
Route A: Packaging Under TR CU 005/2011
Route B: Product Under TR CU 010/2011 and 020/2011
Certification or Declaration: Two Russian Routes
Validity Periods and the Eight-Item Russian Label
FAQ

1. One Case, Three Possible Identities

A 600 mm by 400 mm by 300 mm moulded case leaves the factory and the broker files it under packaging, so the folder is built around TR CU 005/2011. Send the same unit as a housing that travels with a machine and it is a component, judged under the machine's regulation. Sell it with a model number and warranty and it lands under TR CU 010/2011.

Identity follows the transaction: packed, shipped and discarded at the far end it is packaging; priced separately and returnable it is a product.

Get it wrong and everything inherits the error: no risk assessment, a 1-year file stretched to 5.

Regulation	Declared object	Trigger	Core documents
TR CU 005/2011	Packaging and packaging materials	Case travels with goods, then discarded	Declaration, material list, Russian label
TR CU 010/2011	Machinery-type product	Sold separately, or fitted with lift and brake hardware	Technical file, risk assessment, report
TR CU 020/2011	Electromagnetic compatibility	Lighting, charging port, dehumidifier, control module	EMC report, circuit description
Two stacked	Powered and sold separately	Both rows above apply	Separate registrations

The last row is where shipments die: a powered case filed as packaging meets a circuit description that contradicts it.

2. Route A: Packaging Under TR CU 005/2011

Here the declared object is the pack, not the thing being packed. That decides what the file contains: pack structure, materials, closure, stacking performance. Model lineage and after-sales terms stay out.

eac case shelving in wood finish, five shelves of small cases in blue orange yellow red black pink and army green, all standing side-on

Four documents carry the route: declaration, material list, Russian label artwork, performance report. The applicant signs and registers without a third party. The material list names resin grade and recycling mark; the report covers drop, stacking and closure strength.

Three samples, one tool, one batch. Drop severity steps with gross weight, stacking runs 3 high for 24 h, and closure strength applies only to gasketed designs.

Packaging is cheap to hold and narrow to change: alter the structure or resin grade and the assessment is redone; change only the colour and the file stands.

3. Route B: Product Under TR CU 010/2011 and 020/2011

Sold as a product, the case is judged first on whether it moves. Castors with brakes, gas struts, tilting brackets and sliding trays all pull it into the machinery route. A plain hinged lid with catches usually stays a general product, though the technical file is still required.

The folder grows from four documents to six: technical file, risk assessment, general arrangement, Russian instructions, report, consistency statement. Risk assessment is what packaging never needs, and it must address pinch points, catch rebound and handle failure.

Electrical fittings add a second layer: lighting, a USB port, a dehumidifier module or an electronic lock each need EMC testing under TR CU 020/2011, registered apart from the machinery file.

4. Certification or Declaration: Two Russian Routes

Russian keeps them apart: сертификация is certification by a third-party body; декларирование is declaration registered by the applicant, who carries the liability. English summaries collapse both into certification.

The choice follows how the regulation classifies the object, not company size. Packaging declares, with almost no exceptions; machinery mostly certifies; powered cases split by function.

Certification adds a factory audit and three samples held at a laboratory. Declaration issues a number the day documents are complete, but an adverse check revokes it.

Applicant status is a hard gate: the entity must be registered in the customs union, so an overseas maker files through the importer or a representative, which decides who signs as first responsible party.

eac case moulding shop, large pale blue machine at centre, white resin sacks and a blue drum on yellow floor, film-wrapped black cases stacked left

Route	Samples	Issued by	Maximum validity	Typical use
сертификация	3	Third-party body	5 years	Machinery, powered fittings
декларирование	3	Applicant	5 years	Packaging, low-risk goods
Series	3 plus 1 type sample	As above	5 years	Several sizes, one tool
Single batch	1	As above	1 year	Trials

Certification samples stay at the laboratory; declaration samples need only be on site.

5. Validity Periods and the Eight-Item Russian Label

Three bands, chosen by production continuity rather than price: one year for a trial order, three for a stable model with an annual consistency statement, five for a family with a factory audit midway.

Where one case holds both, neither covers the other: customs pulls whichever matches the declared basis, and the wrong one counts as none.

The Russian label carries eight items: product name, country of origin, applicant name and address, manufacturing date, batch number, quantity, gross weight, and a one-line statement of use. Characters run 3 mm or more, label width 40 mm and up, 15 mm margins.

Label item	Position	Height	Note
Name and model	First line, centred	4 mm	Matches the declaration
Country of origin	Second line, left	3 mm	Full country name
Applicant name and address	Middle block	3 mm	Matches the registration
Date and batch	Lower right	3 mm	Year-month, 4-digit batch
Gross weight, quantity	Lower left	3 mm	Units in kg and pieces
Statement of use	Footer strip	3 mm	20 characters or fewer

Labels must survive too: 3 years at ambient without fading, and for cold-chain designs an adhesion recheck after 4 h at -25 ℃.

Customs codes follow the declared basis: packaging and product entries diverge from the sixth digit, and so do control conditions. Change the basis and the code changes in the same pass; paperwork alone is a common reason for refusal.

Conclusion

The hard part of an eac case is identity, not testing. Packaging runs on TR CU 005/2011, a product on TR CU 010/2011, electrical fittings add TR CU 020/2011, and samples, validity and applicant status differ across all three. Settle the transaction form first, then the 1, 3 or 5 year band.

This article covers case-side specifications only and does not address any handling, loading or use of the contents.