U.S.-Based Companies Providing Certification Services for Exports to Eurasian Countries
Following list of
companies is not exhaustive and is not to be construed as an endorsement of the
companies mentioned herein. Due to the
rapidity of changes, and the complexities of the certification scenario, BISNIS
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LIST OF CERTIFICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ACCREDITED
LABORATORIES:
(1) Accreditation Velosi America, LLC in Houston, Texas offers the
complete range of federal regulatory approval documents required to legally
import and use material and equipment anywhere in Russia, Kazakhstan or any of
the other C.I.S. countries. They provide Gosgortekhnadzor (GGTN) permits &
licenses, Gosenergonadzor (GGEN) certificates, technical passports and
Gosstandart (GOST) Certificates of Conformity.
Working directly with the primary Russian regulatory bodies they are
able to provide all of the required approval documents at reasonable prices in
the least amount of time possible.
Industry Specializations:
Their
specialty lies in the oil & gas, petrochemical and refining industries.
They are presently supplying regulatory approval documents and inspection
services for many of the major projects currently underway in Russia, including
Sakhalin II and I.
Special Services: They also have a full service
Technical Translation Department staffed by bilingual, Russian-educated
engineers with access to the most recent Russian requirements and
standards. All of their technical
translation personnel are trained in the latest CAD and word processing
software to ensure professional results.
Translators are available for long and short-term on-site assignments.
Address:
440
Benmar Drive, Suite 1040
Houston,
Texas 77060
Website:
http://www.velosi-usa.com
Telephone: (281) 872-3600
Fax: (281) 874-0208
Jeff
Rushing
Russian
Certification Division Manager
E-mail: j-rushing@velosi-usa.com
Kent
Morrison
Vice
President
E-mail: k-morrison@velosi-usa.com
(2) NEMKO USA, Inc. NEMKO provides quality and safety certification services for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan:
For Russia, Gosstandart of Russia accredits NEMKO for the mark of safety and EMC, and by the Russian Ministry of Health for the Hygienic Conclusion. NEMKO is the only lab in the U.S. authorized to conduct the Russian hygienic testing. NEMKO provides also the Russian fire safety certificate.
For Ukraine and
Kazakhstan, safety and EMC certification
For Belarus; safety, EMC
and hygienic certification.
In addition, we offer
certification and testing services for many of the other Independent States of
the former Soviet Union.
NEMKO in the U.S. is accredited
through the CB Scheme as a CB Test Lab by IECEE and for EMC testing. NEMKO in Oslo, Norway specializes in
Low-Voltage, Machinery Safety, Medical Devices and the EMC. NEMKO provides certification marks where
necessary, and factory inspection where required, providing for delivery times
of 2 to 5 weeks depending on the country.
A special service, NEMKODOK, provides assistance in documentation
procurement: clarification of directives applying to a product, completion of
the Manufacturers= Declaration of Conformity,
marking labels affixed to products or packaging, Technical documentation and
other services.
Nemko USA, Inc.
Grant Schmidbauer or Chip
Fleury
11696 Sorrento Valley
Road, Suite F
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 755-5525 Ex. 208 or
204
grant.schmidbauer@nemko.com or chip.fleury@nemko.com
(3) TUV Product Service of TUV America: (www.TUVamerica.com) is part of the TUV
SUD Group, Germany's largest independent test and certification organization
(not to be confused with TUV Rheinland).
Currently TUV Product Service provides testing and certification for Gosstandart,
working through DIN GOST TUV Brandenberg, Germany, a subsidiary of Gosstandart
of Russia, DIN Berlin and TUV. Main
product areas are in information technology, including telecommunications,
computers, printers and other equipment.
TUV can also offer manufacturers access to safety approvals, EMC testing
and certification, and quality audits and certification to ISO 9001 and 14000.
Contact:
TUV America Inc.
1-800-TUV-0123
Western U.S.:
Customer Service
10040 Mesa Rim Road
San Diego, CA 92121
Tel: 858-678-1400
Fax: 858-546-0364
Central U.S.:
Customer Service
1775 Old Highway 8 NW,
STE 104
New
Brighton, MN 55112
Tel: 651-631-2487
Fax: 651-638-0285
Eastern U.S. (USA Headquarters):
Customer Service
5 Cherry Hill Drive
Danvers MA 02175
Toll free: 800-TUV-0123
Tel: 978-739-7000
Fax: 978-762-7637
(4) TUV Rheinland of
North America, Inc. has obtained
Gosstandart of Russia accreditation for it's Newtown, CT and Pleasanton, CA
facilities for GOST-R testing for certification. TUV Rheinland can also assist
clients in obtaining Russian telecommunications certification, and in obtaining
Gosgortechnadzor (GGTN), hygienic and other licenses/permits. In addition, TUV
Rheinland can work with the German Control International in order to obtain
certification for Uzbekistan. TUV Rheinland of North America is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of TÜV Rheinland Group (Germany), a world leader in compliance
testing and certification, management system auditing and certification, field
evaluation services, and consumer product services. The company serves most
industry sectors and markets worldwide and has obtained Gosstandart. TUV
Rheinland of North America is headquartered in Newtown, CT, and has offices in
Austin, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Orlando, Portland, Raleigh, San Diego, San
Francisco, Toronto and Mexico. For more information, please visit
www.us.tuv.com or call 1-TUV-RHEINLAND (1-888-743-4652).
TUV Rheinland of North
America
1279 Quarry Lane, Suite A
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Contact: Peter Merguerian
International Approvals
Manager
Tel: (925) 249-9123, Ext.
134
Fax: (925) 249-9124
Email: info@tuv.com
Website: www.us.tuv.com
(5) Information Handling Services Inc. (IHS) IHS
is the worldwide leader in developing and implementing engineering, technical,
and regulatory information solutions for customers in over 90 countries. IHS
produces comprehensive collections of technical codes and standards, safety
publications, design guidelines, vendor and logistics information, and software
tools. IHS solutions include Internet/CD-ROM subscriptions, customized
solutions such as information portals and systems integration; and individual
standards and publications via the company’s retail arm, Global Engineering
Documents®.
Information Handling Services Inc. (IHS)
15 Inverness Way East
Englewood, Colorado 80112 USA
tel: (800) 716-3447 (USA/Canada)
(303) 397-2896 (Worldwide)
fax: (800) 716-6447 (USA/Canada)
(303) 303-397-2410 (Worldwide)
email: info@ihs.com
website: www.ihs.com
(6) Ukrstandard – USA, Ltd an
American corporation that is legally acting on behalf of the State Committee of
Ukraine for technical regulation and consumer policy and appointed in the North
America (USA, Canada and Mexico) by Derzhstandard, the Ukrainian State
Scientific and Production Center for Standardization, Metrology, Certification
and Consumer Rights Protection. Our
experts and accredited US labs and facilities are ready to assist you with
certification services, customs and shipment logistics, translation,
legalization and authentication of documents, consulting and many more.
Ukrstandard – USA, Ltd
Gregory Vaksman - President of Ukrstandard
Tel: (718) 376-1023
Fax: (718) 376-1073
Tel: (718) 645-8578
Fax: (718) 336-6708
USA E-mail: info@ukrstandard.com
(7) Underwriters Laboratories (UL) http://www.ul.com/international/russia.html,
has an agreement with VNIIS, the Executive
Board of the National Certification Body, (NCB) GOST (State Committee for Standardization and Metrology) Re and GOSSTANDART of Russia for its U.S.
and Danish (DEMKO) facilities. UL can
locally test and evaluate electrical products to GOSSTANDART’s
requirements. Product areas include
Information Technology Equipment (ITE), Electrical-Electronic Apparatus,
Laboratory and Measurement Equipment, Household/Commercial Appliances and
Hazardous Location Equipment. The products are tested to international safety
and EMC standards and the Russian national deviations published in the GOST
standard. Factory inspections and
surveillance as required or desirable under the GOST_R regime are available. In addition to safety and EMC, UL can
provide assistance in obtaining a Hygienic Certificate, “Fire Safety”
Certificate, etc. through its Intermediate Applicant Service. http://www.ul.com/international/smooth.htm
Certification can be
arranged directly with UL’s U.S. based international services and DEMKO. Following
the issuance of the GOST-R Certificate of Conformity, the client can arrange
directly with UL to carry out periodic factory surveillance that may be
necessary during the lifetime of the product's certification.
UL’s Home page: http://www.ul.com/
Underwriters
Laboratories Inc.
UL contact for Russia
Nicole Tatum,
12 Laboratory Drive
P.O. Box 13995 Research
Triangle Park
NC 27709-3995
Tel: 919 549-1493 Ext.
11493
Fax: 919 547-6477
E-mail: Nicole.S.Tatum@us.ul.com
Edward Milacek Jr.
1285 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747-3081,
USA
Tel: 631 271-6200 Ext. 22434
Fax: 631 439-6071
E-mail: Edward.J.MilacekJr@us.ul.com
(8) Russian Standard http://www.rosstandard.com
Russian Certification Center "RUSSIAN STANDARD" represents
Russian GOST-R certification authorities and Certification Center of Russian
Ministry of Public Health. On July 15, 2003 Rosstandard and
Rostest signed an Agreement, establishing Rosstandard as the General Agent for
USA, Canada and Mexico. Russian
Standard also provides other trade facilitation services, such as:
transportation logistics and customs clearance assistance; translation,
legalization and authentication of documents; business consulting and other
customized services.
RUSSIAN STANDARD
Mr. Gregory Temkin
Executive Vice-President
115
Mendham Ave
Suite 1A
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
Phone: (914) 478-7557
FAX: (309) 276-0783
Email: mail@rosstandard.com
(9) Rostest-USA www.rostestusa.com
Rostest-USA is the official representative of Russia's Rostest (Rostest-Gosstandart) and is authorized to issue GOST-R certificates. Rostest-USA is authorized to authenticate a product, or services current "certifications" issued by a recognized international testing facility (USA, Germany, France, Canada, China, England, etc.) in order to issue an appropriate GOST-R & Russian Health Ministry certification required for import into Russia. The company also provides translation, legalization services and authentication of documents.
Product Testing and Certification: Rostest-USA represents services of the Rostest-Moscow testing complex -- one of the largest product testing facilities in Europe. The company can provide tests and certification of industrial products; foodstuffs and food raw materials; certification of quality systems, services and products; certification of food supplements and vitamins and other type services.
Rostest USA, Inc.
Fred Granik or Andrew Mandel
390 Fifth Avenue, Suite 905
New York, NY 10018
Tel: (646) 266-6603
Fax: (646) 266-6604
fgranik@rostestusa.com or amandel@rostestusa.com
(10) SIMCOM International www.esimcom.com
SIMCOM International is an experienced specialist for global regulatory compliance needs. With extensive Russian Federation experience, SIMCOM’s proprietary services support all pertinent Russian Federation regulations. SIMCOM’s Russian compliance services include:
o o GOST R Marks
o o RosTechNadzor (formerly GosGorTekhNadzor) Permits
o o Telephony Approval
o o Hygiene Approval
o o Fire Safety Certificates
For further information please contact SIMCOM at:
SIMCOM International
6111 Peachtree Dunwoody Road,
Building E
Atlanta, GA 30328
Website: www.esimcom.com
Telephone: (770) 730-9980
Fax: (770) 730-9976
Contact:
Irina Rashfal
(Russian Native)
Director, Regulatory
Engineering and Technical Support
Email: irashfal@esimcom.com
(11) SGS
North America Inc. http://www.sgs.com
SGS Group is the
world leader in inspection, testing and certification services. Since 1993, Gosstandart of Russia (current
name Rostekhregulirovaniye - RTR) has accredited SGS to conduct full testing
and certification scope services to GOST-R standards for a wide range of
products, including industrial equipment, consumer goods and medical
instruments and apparatuses. In
addition to the RTR certification, SGS, through its worldwide network of
affiliates and Russian partners, can provide other mandatory safety
certification services and approvals as demanded by the Russian Federation
authorities, such as Rostekhnadzor - RTN (former Gosgortekhnadzor or GGTN) and
Gosstroy. Recently added to SGS services is mandatory telecommunication
certification, which is executed on behalf of the Russian Federal
Communications Supervisory Service (habitually referred to as
Rossvyaznadzor). For specific
information, please visit SGS website at http://www.gost.sgs.com/gost_index/certification_licensing_gost/telecom_type_approval_gost
Three years ago, SGS
has expanded its certification services to meet our clients' needs in
Kazakhstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and other CIS countries.
SGS North America
Inc.
12621 Featherwood Dr,
Suite 150
Houston, TX 77034
Email: us.ind@sgs.com
Eugene Nizhniy,
281-484-7475, ext. 110, e-mail: eugene.nizhniy@sgs.com
Boris Ashkinadze,
305-471-6890, e-mail: boris.ashkinadze@sgs.com
In Russia:
SGS Product Certification
Services
Letnikovskaya str.
10/1
Moscow 115114
Tatiana Apatovskaya,
+7 (501) 401 15 62 (direct), e-mail: Tatiana.Apatovskaya@sgs.com
Website: http://www.gost.sgs.com
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