UKCA Marking
December 7, 2022 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.
UKCA Mark Deadline Extended 2 Additional Years
Companies now have until December 2024 to meet UKCA compliance requirements
On November 14, the United Kingdom announced that businesses will be given an additional two years to apply the new UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) product marking requirements.
The new deadline for UKCA marking is December 31, 2024. The deadline had been previously postponed in August 2022.
The UK’s Business Secretary Grant Shapps said the move “will give businesses the breathing space and flexibility they need at this crucial time and ensure that our future system for product safety marking is fit for purpose, providing the highest standard for consumers without harming businesses.”
The announcement cited difficult economic conditions post-pandemic, high energy prices, and international conflict as reasons for the deadline postponement, as the UK government did not want to burden businesses with the requirement to meet the prior deadline of December 31, 2022.
Read the UK government announcement online.
Incremental UKCA mark implementation across the United Kingdom
The UK government will continue to recognize CE marking until the new December 31, 2024 UKCA marking deadline, although businesses may use the UKCA marking before the deadline if they choose.
Businesses may also affix the UKCA marking and include importer information for products from EEA countries on an accompanying document or label until December 31, 2027.
Additionally, conformity assessment activities for CE marking undertaken by December 31, 2024 may be used by manufacturers as the basis for the UKCA marking until December 31, 2027.
Businesses have been able to use the UKCA mark since January 2021 to demonstrate their conformity with product standards in England, Scotland, and Wales. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, businesses placing goods on the market in Northern Ireland will continue to use CE marking, and will need to use the UKNI marking if they use a UK Conformity Assessment Body to test their products.
To understand more about the UKCA marking requirements, the UKNI marking requirements, and the UK RoHS regulation, visit our Webinar Archive and view our UK RoHS Webinar. Or contact us to learn how GreenSoft Technology helps manufacturers comply with UK RoHS and other environmental regulations.
