Businesses given more time to apply new product safety marking

The UKCA marking replaces the product safety labelling the UK previously used while a member of the EU, such as the CE mark.

Businesses will have an additional year to apply new product safety markings for most products placed on the market in England, Scotland and Wales. The UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking allows the UK to have control over its goods regulations, maintaining the high product safety standards expected in the UK.

Recognising the impact of the pandemic on businesses, the UK Government will extend this deadline to 1 January 2023 to apply UKCA marks for certain products to demonstrate compliance with product safety regulations, rather than 1 January 2022.

See: Businesses given more time to apply new product safety marking - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/businesses-given-more-time-to-apply-new-product-safety-marking

UKCA marking – Find out if you need to use the UKCA marking and how to use it

The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is a new UK product marking that is used for goods being placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). It covers most goods which previously required the CE marking, known as ‘new approach’ goods.

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 UK Government has produced guidance which explains how to use the UKCA marking. For further information on placing these goods on the market, see the guidance on placing manufactured goods on the market in Great Britain: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/placing-manufactured-goods-on-the-market-in-great-britain

The UKCA marking alone cannot be used for goods placed on the Northern Ireland market. See the guidance on placing goods on the Northern Ireland market: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/placing-manufactured-goods-on-the-market-in-northern-ireland

The UKCA marking is not recognised on the EU market. Products need a CE marking for sale in the EU. Find out how to use the CE marking: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/placing-manufactured-goods-on-the-market-in-northern-ireland

For further information see: Using the UKCA marking - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-ukca-marking