Since 1 October 2026, marketplaces in Russia must check product listings against state registries. For goods that require mandatory conformity assessment, the platform checks the certificate or declaration shown in the listing in the Rosaccreditation registry. A listing that fails the check can be refused or hidden.
The rules come from Federal Law No. 289-FZ on platform economy and Government Decree No. 821 of 2 July 2026. Decree No. 1280 of 1 October 2026, in force since 9 October, added an explicit check of the document's status. Listings created before 1 October are not removed at once: platforms have 180 days to check them, until the end of March 2027.
The first cases followed quickly. On 27 October the Ministry of Emergency Situations tested 26 fire extinguishers bought on marketplaces, and none met its declared characteristics. Wildberries blocked the listings, Ozon started a review of the category. On 6 November the ministry and the Antikontrafakt association reported that more than 80% of fire-safety listings they analysed had no conformity documents at all. According to Rosaccreditation, Ozon hid the affected listings, and sellers of the remaining goods provided certificates.
The platform now sees what the registry sees. A listing will not pass if:
- the certificate or declaration is suspended or terminated;
- the product name or model differs from the document;
- the manufacturer or applicant differs from the seller's data;
- the HS code in the listing does not match the document;
- the product needs a certificate, but the listing shows a declaration or a voluntary certificate.
Before platforms reach older listings, check each document in the registry: status, product name, models, manufacturer, HS codes. Fix mismatches in the listing. If the error is in the document itself, it may need to be re-registered or reissued. Watch status changes as well: if a document is suspended after a market check, every listing that relies on it goes down too.
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