UKCA | United Kingdom Conformity Assessed

Marking of products on the market of the United Kingdom

Brexit also affects the CE marking of products: During a transitional period until 30 June 2025, construction products from the EU sold on the British market may still bear the CE marking. After that, only the UKCA mark will be permitted – the newly developed British conformity mark.

With the UK’s exit from the EU, the procedure for product marking will also change. Until now, the following also applied to Great Britain: Products that are sold within the EU and for which an EU product standard exists (this applies to flooring, for example) must meet the requirements of this standard – this is verified with the CE mark.

Instead of the EU product standards, so-called Designated Standards now apply in Great Britain, which correspond to the harmonised EU product standards in terms of content. Compliance with these British standards is marked with a newly developed conformity mark – the UKCA mark. The required inspections and tests can – according to the current status – only be carried out by British certification bodies (UKCA Approved Bodies). From 30 June 2025, product labelling for construction products is only permitted with the UKCA mark, the CE mark is then no longer permitted, for other products, the recognition of the CE mark on the UK market has been extended indefinitely.

The original deadline was 1 January 2023 – the deadline (for construction products) was extended by the UK government at the end of 2022, for others at the beginning of 2023 (see also update below).

UPDATE August 2023: Extension of CE recognition in the UK does not apply to construction products

The extension of the recognition of CE-marked products in Great Britain announced by the British government on 1 August 2023 does not apply to construction products! Although many product groups may continue to be placed on the UK market with a European CE marking after December 2024 for an unlimited period of time, the December 2022 deadline for construction products remains in place: after 30 June 2025, construction products placed on the UK market must bear the UKCA marking.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/construction-products-regulation-in-great-britain

Subject to change without notice; last updated: July 26th, 2024

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PLEASE NOTE!

Unfortunately, the eco-INSTITUT cannot become an official UK-approved body, as according to current regulations, only bodies with registered offices and testing activities in the UK are recognised. However, as we are a European notified body, our measurements can be used for placing on the market in the UK at least until mid-2025 according to the above-mentioned regulation. After this date, however, UKCA certification bodies in the UK may continue to recognise our test reports as part of their assessment and discretion. Here you can find recognised UK conformity assessment bodies for construction products: UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Please note that we are a testing body for emission tests (e.g. formaldehyde, VOC) within the scope of product assessments.

The following products can be tested by eco-INSTITUT* for the requirements of the CE mark:

construction products

*The eco-INSTITUT is notified according to Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 (EU Construction Products Regulation).

Identification number: 2097

EUROPA – European Commission – Growth – Regulatory policy – NANDO

Testing laboratory for cases of essential characteristics

according to Annex V No. 3 for emissions of dangerous substances according to specification EN 16516

Test laboratory for AVCP system 3

according to Annex V No. 2 (3) for products of the

  • EN14041:2004 resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings
  • EN 14342:2013, Wood flooring and parquet – Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking

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