New GOSTS for children's products in Russia
From August 1, 2025 in Russia comes into force a number of updated state standards (GOSTs)regulating production, safety and quality goods for children and adolescents. The update covers products from textiles and mattresses to backpacks and class boards.
These measures are aimed at improving the safety of children's products, transparency of the composition of materials, as well as better compliance with international practices. But at the same time, manufacturers and suppliers have a new serious responsibility: updatePass new requirements tests and control delivery.
What exactly will change?
1. Increased quality requirements
- Mandatory application certified materials, in accordance with sanitary standards.
- A more rigorous approach to methods of sewing, fastenings, sutures, fasteners.
2. Physiology and safety management
- Guests now count anatomical and age-related features Children: from newborns to adolescents.
- Introduction standards for ventilation, hygroscopicity, absence of toxic fumes and safe fittings.
3. New categories of control
- For a number of categories of goods (for example, school backpacks) are introduced Technical conditions that were not previously.
- Definitely. rigid framework on the mass proportion of volatiles, formaldehydes and dyes.
4. Complete processing of technical documentation
- Technical specifications (TU), product passports, operational documentation and marking should be redesigned under new GOSTs.
- All documents required agree with certification bodies and testing laboratories.
New GOSTs from August 2025
Textiles and underwear
- GOST 31407-2024
“Knitwear articles for infants and toddlers. General technical specifications”
- GOST 32119-2024
“Products for newborns and nursery children. General technical specifications”
Safety of materials
- GOST 31422-2024 - for outerwear
- GOST 30383-2024 - for underwear
- GOST 35086-2024 Control of volatile substances (including toxic components)
Specialized goods
- GOST 35096-2024 - backpacks and briefcases
- GOST 31022-2024 - cradles and mattresses
- GOST 20040-2024 - schoolboards
What should producers do?
- Conduct an audit of the range
Check to see if your product falls under the new rules. This is especially true for suppliers to marketplaces, textile manufacturers and importers from China. - Update the technical documentation
Rework technical conditions, specifications, passports, markings. It has to be done. before the start of production and before the import of goods into the territory of the Russian Federation. - Testing in accredited laboratories
Make sure that the laboratory has renewed scope of accreditation. In practice, they are already being recorded. queues and lack of free laboratories in a number of regions. - Update Certification and Declaration of Conformity
When changing GOSTs certificates issued under the old requirements, lose relevanceand the products may be removed from the market during inspection. - Controlling suppliers
When ordering from China or other countries, it is important to request new declaration of the supplier on compliance with GOST requirements, as well as conducting entrance control of samples.
Real difficulties
- Laboratories are not able to cope with the influx of orders.
- Not all accreditations have yet been updated under new GOSTs.
- Possible. Delays in certification up to 2-3 months.
- Regional laboratories may not have the right area.
What is the risk of non-compliance?
| Violation | Consequences |
| Lack of certificate or declaration | Fines up to 1 million rubles. and withdrawal of goods |
| Inconsistency of marking | Fine up to 500 thousand rubles. |
| Working with outdated GOSTs | Blocking products in stock or when importing |
| Violations in children's products | Increased attention of Rospotrebnadzor and the Prosecutor’s Office |
How to prepare: step-by-step instructions
- Make a list of codes HS and OCPD2 of your products.
- Check them with the list of new guests.
- Order laboratory tests on pilot samples.
- Get a new certificate or declaration.
- Check the packaging, instructions, labeling.
- Set up entry controls for imports.
- Conduct a training seminar for employees and partners.
Updating GOSTs in children’s subjects is an important and inevitable stage for the entire industry. It requires prompt response from manufacturers, suppliers and importers. To treat this formally is to put the business at risk.
The main advice: start preparing nowEven if the product is in circulation. In August 2025, the market will be overheated and laboratories overloaded. Play ahead.
