22. Jul 2024.
Exporting to Russia: Everything You Need to Know About Chestny Znak - Benefits and Procedure
If you’ve had issues with tracking and traceability of your exported products, Russia has introduced a new regulation offering a solution known globally as Chestny Znak.
Chestny Znak represents an innovative way for manufacturers to easily track, trace and aggregation of products while improving the quality of their services. The goal of the project is to establish a transparent supply chain, providing consumers with better insight to verify the legitimacy of the products they purchase.
In the following blog, we will delve into what Chestny Znak is, what a Data Matrix code is, and how to easily implement the new regulations into your production lines to stay competitive in the market.
What is Chestny Znak?
Chestny Znak in Russian means honesty or reliability, and it is currently one of the most innovative systems for tracking and trace products in the supply chain using DataMatrix codes. According to the new regulations, all consumer goods sold in Russia must be marked with a special digital code that guarantees their authenticity and quality.
Key characteristics of Chestny Znak:
- Recall of products that do not meet standards
- Consumer protection
- Compliance with regulations
- Transparency of the supply chain
- Reduction of delays in the supply chain
- Reduction of paper use and transition to e-documents
- Direct benefit to the government
Understanding Data Matrix Codes
Products subject to Chestny Znak will need to be marked with Data Matrix codes.
These are 2D codes that encode data in black and white or contrasting dark and light cells arranged in a grid. Unlike 1D barcodes, Data Matrix codes are omnidirectional, meaning they can be read from any angle. They contain an alphanumeric string of 85 characters and include at least four categories of information:
- GTIN (Global Trade Item Number)
- Serial number
- Verification key
- Crypto code
You can read more about Data Matrix codes in our blog post on the difference between Data Matrix and QR codes.
Who Will Benefit from Chestny Znak?
Manufacturers
Implementing Chestny Znak will automatically reduce operating costs and increase work productivity.
Consumers
The new system will improve consumer safety by guaranteeing better product transparency and compliance with all legal regulations, especially in sensitive industries such as pharmaceuticals or the food industry.
Ministries
A more transparent supply chain will allow ministries to more easily track and trace their products and eliminate products that do not meet legal minimums, thereby reducing drug control costs. Additionally, it will enable better control of tax and customs payments.
Procedure: How Does Chestny Znak Work?
The procedure for creating Data Matrix codes in accordance with the Chestny system is as follows:
- Open your account in their system.
- Enter information about all your products into the data tracking system.
- Order codes and mark your products.
Detailed instructions on how to create Data Matrix codes in accordance with the Chestny system for your specific industry can be found on their official website.
As for printing and applying codes, you need a reliable partner who can provide you with a complete solution and save you time and money.
Innovative Control of 2D Codes: Easy Printing, Marking, and Inspection
At Elmed, we can provide you with a turnkey solution - complete software and hardware. Our innovative software can control the serialization and aggregation of products by tracking the application of codes, code inspection, and recall of products that do not meet standards. To ensure high-quality codes and reduce production downtime that can occur due to printer failures, our solution would be printing on the Domino N610i.
Summary
In light of the new rules for exporting goods to Russia, our systems will help you be among the pioneers in the new era of digitalization. It is time to move from manual product marking techniques to automatic ones or upgrade your systems to improve your production processes and reduce the possibility of errors.
We guarantee high-quality codes, and all you need to do is contact us to make arrangements.