Most companies utilize this approach. An alternative is to use an agency from Gosstandart's list of authorized certifying agencies. Some companies importing to Sakhalin mention the Export Certification Project, LLC, which is the Sakhalin Certification Center's representative office in Seattle. It employs people from Sakhalin and follows CSM procedures. A similar center exists in Pusan, South Korea.
Many companies rely on their customs brokers to provide proper certification.
Any certificates available from the equipment manufacturer. It is crucial for the documents to be complete and accurate, and conform to the actual cargo being certified. An international ISO-9000 certificate is automatically accepted by the CSM as a basis for issuing a Russian certificate. Dealers must submit an official document from the manufacturer stating that the company is an authorized dealer for the equipment that has the ISO-9000 certificate. If the company is not an authorized dealer but has an ISO-9000 certificate for the imported equipment, the Center's specialists will need to examine the equipment to confirm that it conforms to the certificate.