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UKCA Marking

October 4, 2021

Outline

  1. Due to the UK's withdrawal from the EU, the UKCA mark will be applied instead of the conventional CE mark to distribute in the UK (England, Wales and Scotland) except for Northern Ireland. The UKCA marking is started applying from January 1, 2021, it must be applied from January 1, 2023.
    At this time, the requirements, conformity assessment process, and standards of the UKCA Marking are almost the same as the CE Marking, and as with the CE Marking, Technical Documentation, Declaration of Conformity, and other documents will need to be prepared and stored.

Directive and Regulation

While the CE marking in the EU stipulates the regulations for each product category by the EU Directive (Directive), the UKCA marking stipulates the regulations for each product category by the Regulation.

<Relationship between EU directives and UK legislations (typical example)>

EU DIRECTIVES UK LEGISLATION
Directive Directive No. Legislation Legislation No.
Electromagnetic compatibility Directive 2014/30/EU The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 2016 No.1091
Low voltage Directive 2014/35/EU The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 2016 No.1101
Equipment for explosive atmospheres (ATEX) Directive 2014/34/EU The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016 2016 No.1107
Radio equipment Directive 2014/53/EU The Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 2017 No.1206
Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment Directive 2011/65/EU The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 2012 No.3032

Harmonized Standards and Designated Standards

While the CE marking in the EU, uses the "Harmonized Standards", called "EN standards" to estimate conformity to the requirements of each directive, UKCA marking in the UK uses "BS EN Standards" called "Designated Standards". (However, the EN standard in the EU and the BS EN standard in the UK are virtually identical.)

Guidance by UK Government

Refer to the guidance published by the UK government for more information.