UK Government - New product markings and conformity assessment FAQ

The purpose of this guide is to answer questions on two product marking requirements for businesses placing goods on the UK market. The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is the new product marking required to demonstrate that certain goods are compliant with the UK rules and can be placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland); it covers goods that previously required the CE marking.

These FAQs do not cover regulations for medical devices, rail interoperability, construction products, civil explosives, and products requiring eco-design and energy labelling on the market. Guidance on these can be found here: medical devices, rail interoperability, construction products, civil explosives, and products requiring eco-design and energy labelling).

The UKNI (United Kingdom Northern Ireland) marking is the new conformity marking for products placed on the market in Northern Ireland but only where a UK based conformity assessment body has been used; it also covers goods that continue to require the CE marking. It is used alongside the CE marking for goods which have undergone mandatory third-party conformity assessment by a conformity assessment based in the UK (a UK ‘notified body’).

Goods with the CE+UKNI marking cannot be sold in the EU. The CE marking is still accepted in Northern Ireland for self-declared and EU Notified Body assessed goods.

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