Ukraine is moving its construction products market onto European rails. At an industry conference on windows, facades and insulated glass units, regulators and businesses discussed how manufacturers will gradually shift from today’s mostly voluntary certification model to an EU-style system of declarations, digital product passports and recognition of EN standards.
What’s changing
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Ukraine is implementing the Law “On the Making of Construction Products on the Market,” which mirrors the EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) 305/2011.
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The goal is to have uniform, transparent rules for putting building materials on the market — so that performance, safety and environmental parameters are clear to designers, developers and foreign buyers.
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In the EU, Regulation 2024/3110 already requires digital product passports for construction materials; Ukraine plans to roll out the same approach so that data on composition, characteristics and sustainability is available in a single format.
Current status: still voluntary, but the bar is rising
A representative of the State Inspectorate for Architecture and Urban Planning (DIAM) underlined that, right now, Ukraine does not require a mandatory certificate of conformity for construction products. Certificates are often requested by customers or for tenders, but they are not a universal legal requirement.
At the same time, the regulator warned about:
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certificates issued by non-accredited bodies;
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testing by indicators that do not reflect the real performance of windows, façades or glazing;
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distortion of competition when conscientious producers invest in proper testing and others do not.
This means the market will be pushed toward more standardized, verifiable declarations — exactly what EU rules require.
Digitalization through UDESSS
Ukraine’s Unified State Electronic System in Construction (UDESSS) has been updated so that manufacturers can:
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file declarations online;
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select an accredited conformity assessment body from a built-in drop-down list;
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reduce errors and speed up submission of product characteristics.
For producers, this is important because once EU-style declarations and digital passports become normal practice, having data in UDESSS will be the fastest way to prove compliance — both to Ukrainian customers and to potential EU partners.
Why it matters for business and investors
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Market access: companies that build processes around EN standards and CPR logic will be able to sell not only in Ukraine, but also more easily integrate into EU supply chains.
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Procurement and reconstruction: large reconstruction projects, financed by the EU or IFIs, will increasingly demand traceable, declared performance — so aligned products will get priority.
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Risk reduction: digital passports and verified bodies reduce the risk of using low-quality or non-compliant materials on critical sites.
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Export positioning: for manufacturers of windows, doors, façades and glazing, the transition is effectively a pre-listing step for the EU market.
What to expect next
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consolidation of requirements in Ukrainian law to reflect CPR and its updates;
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expansion of the list of accredited bodies in UDESSS;
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gradual shift from “certificate on request” to “declaration by default” for products used in public and donor-financed construction;
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inclusion of environmental parameters, in line with EU policy on sustainable construction.
In practice, the transition period is already under way. Companies that start declaring to EU standards now will be first in line when Ukraine makes digital passports and EN-based conformity the sector norm.
