GOST 3935-2000 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 3935-2000 — "Cigarettes. General specifications" (Russian: "Сигареты. Общие технические условия"). The standard establishes general technical requirements and quality criteria for manufactured cigarettes, including constructional elements such as filter and paper, basic physical parameters, and procedures for sampling and evaluation.

Abstract

This interstate (GOST) standard sets out the general specifications applicable to cigarettes: definitions, construction and materials (paper, filter, mouthpiece), dimensional and mass parameters, quality and organoleptic assessment, sampling rules and basic labelling/packaging provisions where relevant. It is intended to harmonize technical requirements across jurisdictions that adopt the GOST text.

General information

• Status: Listed as an acting/active interstate standard (GOST).
• Publication date: Designation year 2000 (3935-2000); publication/effective listings commonly show 1 January 2003 for published editions.
• Publisher: Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification / EASC (GOST family of standards used by CIS/Eurasian members).
• ICS / categories: Agriculture; tobacco and tobacco products classification (example classification codes shown as relating to tobacco products / 65.160).
• Edition / version: Original designation 3935-2000; text has recorded amendments in subsequent years (amendments and corrigenda noted in commercial catalogues).
• Number of pages: Approximately 20–21 pages depending on edition/format.

Scope

GOST 3935-2000 provides the general technical requirements for cigarettes intended for commercial supply: definitions and classification of cigarettes, requirements for materials (tobacco blend components, cigarette paper, rim paper, filter/mouthpiece), permitted dimensional and mass tolerances, sampling procedures for batch acceptance, organoleptic (sensory) assessment methods, and basic packaging/labeling provisions as adopted by jurisdictions applying the GOST text. The standard is used as a baseline technical specification and may be implemented together with national regulations and regional technical regulations.

Key topics and requirements

• Definitions and classification of cigarette types (filtered, unfiltered, clove/other variants where applicable).
• Constructional requirements: filter design, mouthpiece/rim paper, cigarette paper characteristics.
• Dimensional and mass parameters: length, diameter, mass per cigarette and pack tolerances.
• Requirements for tobacco raw materials and filler composition (general quality characteristics).
• Sampling, batch acceptance and test methods for organoleptic assessment (smoke aroma, sensory evaluation) and physical tests.
• Packaging and labelling provisions—including provisions addressing misleading descriptors (e.g., restrictions on terms implying reduced harm) as reflected in jurisdictions that adopted or referenced the standard.
• References and normative links to related technical regulations and GOST/GOST‑R documents where applicable.

Typical use and users

Primary users are cigarette manufacturers and packaging suppliers (for product specification and production control), independent and in‑house testing laboratories (for sampling and conformity testing), regulatory authorities and customs/import control bodies (as a reference document), and standards/quality professionals preparing procurement and compliance documentation. Commercial standards distributors and legal/regulatory teams also use the text when aligning product labelling with national requirements.

Related standards

GOST 3935-2000 superseded earlier national/interstate texts (it replaced GOST 3935-81 in its sequence) and is referenced alongside other GOST/GOST‑R and regional technical regulations for tobacco products (examples cited in commercial catalogues and regulatory summaries). Regional technical regulations such as the Eurasian Economic Commission tobacco technical regulation (TR CU / TR EAEU provisions) have since introduced additional labelling and product requirements that interact with or supersede certain packaging/health‑warning provisions in national practice.

Keywords

cigarettes; tobacco products; cigarette paper; filter; mouthpiece; sampling; organoleptic assessment; packaging; labelling; GOST; interstate standard.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 3935-2000 is an interstate technical standard titled "Cigarettes. General specifications" that sets general technical requirements for cigarettes (construction, materials, sampling and basic quality assessment).

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers definitions and classification, physical and constructional requirements (paper, filter, dimensions), sampling and test procedures including organoleptic evaluation, and basic packaging/labeling provisions as adopted by jurisdictions using the GOST text.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Manufacturers, testing laboratories, regulatory and customs authorities, standards professionals, and compliance/legal teams working with tobacco product specifications in countries that adopt or reference GOST documents.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The standard is listed in commercial and national catalogues as an active/acting GOST text; however, in many jurisdictions its packaging and labelling requirements have been supplemented or replaced by later regional technical regulations (for example EAEU technical regulations) and by national law — users should verify current national applicability before relying on it for regulatory compliance.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: GOST 3935-2000 belongs to the family of GOST standards addressing tobacco and tobacco products and replaces earlier national/interstate editions (e.g., earlier GOST 3935‑81). It is commonly used alongside other GOST/GOST‑R standards and regional tobacco technical regulations.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Cigarettes, tobacco products, cigarette paper, filter, sampling, organoleptic assessment, packaging, labelling, GOST.