UKCA & UKNI Conformity Marks

Following the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, products that would typically display the European CE mark will be required to display the new UKCA mark if your intended market is in Great Britain.

The UKCA mark came into effect on the 1st of January 2021, although the CE mark will be accepted in most cases until 1st January 2023 to allow businesses the appropriate time to adjust.

The requirements remain largely similar to the CE mark, including the instances where self-declarations of conformity would be accepted.

Cranage Veritas is able to assist you with producing your technical documentation, and the review of your technical documentation for your products declaration of conformity.

The following product types require additional procedures prior to displaying the UKCA mark, these include:

Medical devices
Rail interoperability
Construction products
Civil explosives

If you require assistance with your UKCA / UKNI declaration or marking process, get in touch with one of our regulatory specialists to discuss your needs.

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Products that typically displayed the CE mark prior to the UK's exit from the EU will now need to display the UKCA mark. The following list of products from the UK Gov Website require standard UKCA marking procedures and can be achieved with a self-declaration of conformity.

Toy safety
Pyrotechnics
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 Equipment for use outdoors
Ecodesign
Aerosols
Low voltage electrical equipment
Restriction of hazardous substance

In order to maintain ease of trade imports and exports across the Irish and Northern Irish borders, Northern Ireland will continue to permit the sale of goods displaying the CE mark where there is harmonisation between UK and EU standards.

This means that if your good currently displays the CE mark, they can be permitted for sale in Northern Ireland if no differences in standards or regulations are observed between the CE and UKCA mark requirements.

However, if your goods have additional or differing requirements to meet UK standards, you will need to have testing or certification from either a UK Approved Body, or a Northern Ireland Notified Body.

For goods requiring CE standards, Cranage Veritas is able to assist you in certification for the CE mark, as well as the assistance in compiling your technical documentation and reviewing said documentation.

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