The Eurasian Economic Commission Council reviewed a report on the development of product marking in the EAEU, outlining how identification codes help legitimize trade, improve traceability, and raise fiscal revenues. Source: Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).
Member states are expanding marking: it curbs illicit goods, gives consumers reliable product data, and strengthens payment collection. In Armenia, registered producers and importers of marked goods rose 7% in 2025 while violations fell by about 56%.
In Belarus, legal imports of footwear more than tripled after marking began, dairy products rose by over 70%, and light-industry goods by 60%. Kazakhstan cut counterfeit tobacco turnover by USD 20 million. Extra budget revenue from marked goods exceeded USD 800 million in Kyrgyzstan and about USD 20 billion in Russia.
EEC Minister for Trade Andrey Slepnev said the system needs ongoing improvement. The Council tasked the Commission with proposals by year-end on unified cryptographic protection of identification means and on blocking marking of goods whose legal origin is unverified. The EEC will also keep using marking to keep unsafe products that fail EAEU technical regulations off the market.
