UKCA Mark

The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed marking) is a British product marking that was created to replace the CE marking following Brexit. Products that are to be placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) require this marking since 01.01.2021.

Notified bodies in the UK are no longer permitted to issue statutory certificates for the EU and existing UK certificates no longer apply in the EU. Manufacturers who have previously used statutory certificates (such as EU type-examination certificates) issued by a notified body in the UK must transfer them to a body in the EU or apply for a new one. Conversely, for certificates to be used in the UK, they must be issued by a UK notified authority.

In place of EU Directives and Regulations, the applicable UK legislation requiring UKCA marking is to be applied.

The UKCA marking is not recognised on the European market. For products that are to be placed on the EU market, the CE marking is still required. 

The UKCA mark has been mandatory in Great Britain since January 1st, 2021. At the beginning of August 2023, the UK government announced that CE marking will be recognized beyond the 2024 deadline, indefinitely.

Beyond December 31, 2024, manufacturers will be allowed to introduce products bearing only the CE mark into the UK market. As well as the EU declaration of conformity, there will also be a UKCA declaration of conformity for the British market, which will reference British law instead of EU guidelines/regulations and use British standards (BS) as normative reference. The BS indicates that this standard approved by the British Standards Institution, the UK’s national standards organization.

The CE marking, the EU declaration of conformity and the EU type examination will be treated as equivalent to the corresponding UK elements as alternatives even after the end of 2024.

The UK government has released guidelines on UKCA labeling.

We are here to help

We support you in researching EU / UKCA guidelines with regard to a possible EU / UKCA declaration of conformity. 

Until further notice, manufacturers are allowed to "provisionally" apply the UKCA mark to their product. This can be implemented by adding the relevant mark to the operating manual, an additional label or similar. If the UKCA mark is permanently affixed to the product itself, there are requirements comparable to those for CE marking.

• It may only be applied to the product by the manufacturer or an authorized representative, insofar as this is permissible within the relevant legal guidelines.
• The manufacturer (or its authorized representative) takes full responsibility for the conformity of its product with the applicable legal requirements.
• This declares the conformity of the product with the applicable legal requirements.
• The foundation for the application of the UKCA mark is a UKCA declaration of conformity.
• No further marks or symbols can be applied to the product alongside the UKCA mark that would impact the readability or meaning of the UKCA label.

• The manufacturer (or its authorized representative) must create technical documentation. It must clearly state that the product complies with statutory requirements.
• This information can be requested by the market’s supervisory authorities or law enforcement bodies.

In general:
It must be clear...

...how the product has been constructed and manufactured.
...how the manufacturer has fulfilled the statutory regulations for its product.
...the address of the manufacturer and any warehousing.

Further information complies with the requirements of the EU declaration of conformity.  

• Toy safety
• Recreational craft and personal watercraft
• Simple pressure vessels
• Electromagnetic compatibility
• Non-automatic weighing instruments
• Measuring instruments
• Lifts
• ATEX
• Radio equipment
• Pressure equipment
• Personal protective equipment
• Gas appliances
• Machinery
• Outdoor noise
• Ecodesign
• Aerosols
• Low voltage electrical equipment
• Restriction of hazardous substances

We are happy to assist you to make the implementation easier. Right from the start, we will support you in identifying the applicable Statutory Instrument (SI) for the individual product as well as in preparing a draft UK Declaration of Conformity (DOC). The testing we carry out on your product will allow you to demonstrate compliance with the BS standards and continue to place your products on the UK market. Additional relevant information will be added to the test report as well as in the certificate. 

This information has been taken from publications of the British government on Brexit. We accept no liability for its correctness or implementation.