About mandatory labeling in relation to shoe products

In accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 10, 2020 No. 568 "On determining the list of goods subject to labeling", from November 1, 2021, shoe goods are subject to labeling.
According to paragraph two, paragraph 5 of the rules for marking and traceability of footwear products approved by Order No. 518 of the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 30, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules), the importer provides labeling of footwear products manufactured outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan before importation into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan or before placing footwear products under customs procedures release for domestic consumption or reimport. It is allowed until November 1, 2023 to label goods after they are placed under the procedure of release for domestic consumption or reimport in the importer's own warehouses.
At the same time, in accordance with sub-paragraphs 2), 3) and 4) of paragraph 34 of the Rules for the import of shoe goods, the introduction into circulation is:
- from the territory of the EAEU member states, on the territory of which mandatory labeling of shoe goods has not been introduced, as well as until the EAEU member states, on the territory of which mandatory labeling of shoe goods has been introduced, are ready for mutual recognition of labeling codes - acceptance of imported shoe goods for registration based on the results of referral to the information system of labeling and traceability of goods (hereinafter - IS MPT) information on the confirmation of identification codes declared by the importer when entering information on the import of shoe goods into the Republic of Kazakhstan from the territories of the states into the IS MPT - members of the EAEU;
- from the territory of the EAEU member states, on the territory of which mandatory labeling of shoe goods has been introduced (after the EAEU member states are ready for mutual recognition of labeling codes) - acceptance of imported shoe goods on the basis of the results of sending information to the IS MPT on the acceptance of identification codes contained in the identification means applied to the accepted goods, and information on which were transferred by the Operator of the national component of the information system for labeling goods of the EAEU member state to the IP MPT;
- from the territory of non–EAEU member states - the release of shoe goods by customs authorities for domestic consumption based on the results of entering information on the import of shoe goods into the Republic of Kazakhstan from the territories of non-EAEU member states into the IP MPT.
In addition, according to paragraph 36 of the Rules, participants in the turnover of shoe goods importing shoe goods into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the territories of the EAEU member states where mandatory labeling of shoe goods has been introduced (if there is mutual recognition of the labeling codes of the EAEU member states), send information on the acceptance of imported goods within 5 (five) working days from the date of importation of goods into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, formed on the basis of information received in the IP MPT on the cross-border shipment of goods.
According to paragraph 49 of the Rules, a participant in the turnover of shoe goods that carries out the retail sale of labeled shoe goods, withdraws them from circulation only if the information about their acceptance in the IS MPT is confirmed by scanning and recognizing the means of identification applied to the shoe product or on the consumer packaging of shoe goods or on the product label of shoe goods, technical devices, coupled with a cash register machine installed at his place, registered in accordance with the Order of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 16, 2018 No. 208 "On some issues of the use of cash registers".