Moldova Country Commercial Guide
Learn about the market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business conditions in moldova, prepared by at U.S. Embassies worldwide by Commerce Department, State Department and other U.S. agencies’ professionals
Select Country Guide
Labeling and Marking Requirements
Last published date:

The Law on Consumer Protection prohibits the import and sale of products and services without complete, truthful, and correct information in Romanian.  This, however, does not translate into an outright ban on the import of products that do not carry labels in Romanian.  Importers have the option of committing goods to customs bonded warehouses and affixing the legally required labels on products in order to get customs clearance for imported goods.

Moldovan legislation requires that manufacturers (or packaging companies) present information about the name of the product, name, and mark of the manufacturer (or importer), company location, weight or volume, main qualitative characteristics, composition, additives, country of origin, validity period, date of production, guarantee period, relevant hazards as well as prescriptions for use, handling, warehousing, preservation, and storage.

Durable goods have to be accompanied by a warranty certificate, technical specifications and operations manual.

The labeling of food products is regulated by a separate law.  Besides the information mentioned above, labels should also carry information about ingredients.  In addition, labels must carry information about the following foods and ingredients known to induce hypersensitive reactions regardless of their quantity:

  • cereals that contain gluten, e.g. wheat, barley, rye, oat or hybrids and products thereof;
  • crustaceans and products thereof;
  • eggs and products thereof;
  • fish and products thereof;
  • peanuts, soya and products thereof;
  • milk and dairy products, including lactose;
  • walnuts and products thereof;
  • sulfites in concentrations of 10 mg/kg or more.

Moldovan legislation has specific information requirements for labels on foods, which may vary by the type of food, ingredients used and production technologies.  Additional requirements are contained in technical regulations.

×

Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

Privacy Program | Information Quality Guidelines | Accessibility