Eurasian Economic Union Goods Transport To Be Navigation Tracked From February 2026

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) board has approved and is to introduce the tracking of goods transported in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) using navigation seals. The decision will enter into force on 1 February 2026, in accordance with the Agreement on the Use of Navigation Seals in the Eurasian Economic Union for Tracking Transported Goods.

Ruslan Davydov, the Minister for Customs Cooperation of the EEC stated that “The Agreement provides for the gradual introduction of a tracking mechanism, taking into account the categories of goods and the types of transport used. The implementation is divided into three stages, with a total duration of 1.5 years.”

In the first phase, from 11 February 2026, navigation seals will be applied to the following:

Sanctioned and certain types of excisable goods, including alcohol and tobacco, transported by road and/or rail in accordance with customs transit and export procedures, as well as those moved between member states within the framework of mutual trade.
Certain categories of goods, such as clothing, footwear, and equipment, transported by road in accordance with the customs transit procedure.
Nicotine-containing products and nicotine raw materials, classified under headings 2404, 2939 79 000 0, and 2939 80 000 0 of the EAEU Unified Foreign Economic Activity Commodity Nomenclature, transported by road and exported from the EAEU customs territory in accordance with the export customs procedure.

Starting from 11 February 2026, the transport of tobacco products and alcohol produced in the EAEU will also be tracked in accordance with the Agreement. This tracking is particularly important for Armenia and Russia, which produce high-quality tobaccos and alcoholic beverages such as brandy and vodka.

The Agreement on the Use of Navigation Seals in the Eurasian Economic Union for Tracking Transported Goods was signed on 19 April 2022 and came into force on 3 April 2023.

The moves have been taken to ensure that delivered goods are what they say they are (cutting down on fakes) and to discourage smuggling.