Please note for exporting these products! The UK will open the UKCA certification mark to replace the CE mark!
Toys, aerosols, personal protective equipment, machinery, low-voltage electrical equipment ...... etc. are on the list.
September 1, 2020, the British government officially announced that the United Kingdom has left the European Union, January 1, 2021 officially began to use the United Kingdom Conformity Assessment (UKCA) certification mark, the end of this year will end the transition period for the use of product marking in the United Kingdom after Brexit.
So most of the products currently under the control of CE marking will have to be labeled with the UKCA mark if they are to be exported to the UK market in the future (England, Wales, and Scotland), which will be used as a mandatory access mark for products in the UK market. And all related products must comply with the "BS" beginning with the British National Standards.
The implementation of the UKCA mark, the original only need CE certification of products exported to the EU and the UK will need CE and UKCA certification, may have a significant impact on the cost of enterprise products, the need for a high degree of attention.
For UKCA a lot of foreign trade people still have some questions, today we will be a little bit of these issues, I hope to help you.
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When will the use of the UKCA mark become mandatory?
After January 1, 2021, products that meet all of the following criteria will need to use the new UKCA mark immediately.
Products manufactured for the UK market;
Products for which the use of the UKCA Mark is mandatory by law;
Products that require mandatory third party conformity assessment;
Products that have already been conformity assessed in the UK with a conformity doing zen side assessment body.
And the conformity assessment document has not been transferred from a UK body to an EU-recognized body by January 1, 2021 (if the transfer is successful it is considered to be equivalent to CE marking and can be used to continue to be sold in the UK market without the mandatory use of the UKCA mark).
Additional? -? New UKCA Marking Exemptions
These provisions do not apply to existing stock, for example, if the product has been fully manufactured and is ready to be placed on the market by January 1, 2021. In this case, products bearing the CE marking can still be sold in the UK, even if a certificate of conformity has been issued by a UK body.
From January 1, 2022, the CE marking will not be recognized in the UK. However, products bearing the CE mark can still be sold in the UK as long as they also bear the UKCA mark and comply with the relevant UK rules. There are separate rules applicable to medical devices.
Important reminder:
To give companies time to adapt to the new requirements, the CE marking can still be used in most cases until January 1, 2022.The CE marking will only be valid in the areas where the current UK and EU rules remain consistent. If the EU changes its rules and the product CE marking meets the new EU rules, then the product will not be able to be sold in the UK using the CE marking, not even until December 31, 2021.
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What are the products that will need to use the new UKCA mark?
Mainly for products sold in the U.K. The UKCA mark will apply to most goods that are currently under attack for using the CE mark. The UK is encouraging companies to be ready to use the UKCA mark as soon as possible before this date.