Phytosanitary control - is a set of measures aimed at improving the quality of goods imported into the territory of the Russian Federation. It prevents entry of various pests to crops and pathogens. Phytosanitary control covers all products of plant origin. When exporting a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Federal Service for Phytosanitary Supervision is mandatory.

Import into the territory of the Customs Union of regulated products is allowed only at specialized checkpoints across the customs border of the Customs Union, which are specially equipped in accordance with the rules and norms of plant quarantine. Imported goods are subject to primary state phytosanitary control at border crossing checkpoints and to secondary control – at the places of destination.