General Overview of Russia Track and Trace System
Russia has out in place some of the world’s strictest supply chain regulations through its National Track and Trace Digital System, known as Chestny ZNAK.
Compared to European requirements, the Russian serialization system has higher complexity as each location of the product within its supply chain in Russia should be reported to a government database.
Formalized under Federal Law No. 425-FZ, Russia’s regulations have the following serialization requirements and all products must include:
2D data matrix
- (01) GTIN – Fixed 14 digits
- (21) Serial Number – Fixed 13 alphanumeric
- (91, 92) Cryptographic protection- Fixed 4 Symbols, Fixed 44 Characters
For the Human Readable Part
- GTIN
- Serial Number (SN)
- LOT (batch number)
- Expiration date
