Check whether you need to use the new UKCA marking
Selling goods in Great Britain
The UKCA marking applies to most goods previously subject to the CE marking. It also applies to aerosol products that previously required the ‘reverse epsilon’ marking.
The technical requirements (‘essential requirements’) you must meet – and the conformity assessment processes and standards that can be used to demonstrate conformity – are largely the same as they were for the CE marking.
The circumstances in which you can use self-declaration of conformity for UKCA marking are the same as for CE marking. If you were able to self-declare conformity for the CE marking, you will be able to do the same for the UKCA marking.
Legislative areas where self-declaration of conformity for UKCA marking is permitted
Legislation | Scope of products which can be self-declared |
Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 | All products |
Toy (Safety) Regulations 2011 | Products where all essential requirements are covered by designated standards and the manufacturer has applied these standards |
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 | All products |
Medical Devices Regulations 2002 | Some Class I devices |
Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 | All products except where designated standards for regulation 6 (2) either do not exist or have not been applied by the manufacturer. |
The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 | Category I pressure equipment |
Construction Products Regulations (Regulation (EU) 305/2011 as brought into UK law and amended) | Products within scope of System 4 |
Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 | Certain categories of recreational craft as specified in the legislation |
The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 | All products |
The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 | Any machine which is not in Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Regulations. |
The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016 | Equipment-group II, equipment category 3 |
Personal Protective Equipment Regulations (Regulation (EU) 2016/425 as brought into UK law and amended) | Category I personal protective equipment |
The UKCA marking came into effect on 1 January 2021. However, to allow businesses time to adjust to the new requirements, you will still be able to use the CE marking until 1 January 2022 in most cases.
The CE marking is only valid in Great Britain for areas where GB and EU rules remain the same. If the EU changes its rules and you CE mark your product on the basis of those new rules you will not be able to use the CE marking to sell in Great Britain, even before 31 December 2021.
