Check if CE marking is accepted in Great Britain

Products the rule covers

Many products fall under more than one regulation, and you must meet every one that applies before you mark the product. Trading standards, a trade association or a testing house can help you work out which apply.

Products with their own rules

Choose between CE, UKCA and both

• If you have met EU requirements, including assessment by an EU notified body where one is needed, CE marking is all you need to sell in Great Britain.
• If you want UKCA marking, use a UK approved body where third-party assessment is required. Fast-Track UKCA also lets you apply UKCA marking on the strength of recognised EU requirements and assessments you have already met, so you do not repeat them.
• Where a regulation allows you to declare conformity yourself, you can do so against either set of requirements.
• To sell in the EU you need CE marking there, so carry both marks if you sell in both markets.
• If you make products outside the UK, the regulation may require an authorised representative established in the UK. The manufacturer stays responsible for tasks it hands over.

For most sectors, UKCA marking can sit on a label or an accompanying document instead of the product itself until 11pm on 31 December 2027. Cableways, construction products, marine equipment, medical devices, rail products, transportable pressure equipment and uncrewed aircraft systems have their own marking rules.

Import CE-marked products

Products that already carry CE marking can be placed on the market in Great Britain without adding UKCA marking or changing the conformity documents. You still take on the importer's duties.