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Heavy! The UK will start UKCA certification! Coming into effect in 2021! Export products may face two-factor authentication!

As we all know, the United Kingdom has already left the European Union and is currently in the transitional period of Brexit, which will end at the end of 2020.

Most products currently under the control of the CE mark must be affixed with the UKCA mark if they are to be exported to the UK market (England, Wales and Scotland) in the future.

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What is UKCA certification?
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On September 1, 2020, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of the United Kingdom officially released the guidance document for the UKCA logo. From January 1, 2021, the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) logo will become the new British product logo.

From January 1, 2021, products that require the CE mark in the EU market will need to have the UKCA mark and the manufacturer's declaration of conformity to enter the UK market.
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How to introduce and use the UKCA logo?
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The UKCA mark is a product certification mark necessary for products to enter the UK market. It is suitable for most of the products that are currently CE certified.

Since January 1, 2021, the technologies and standards that products need to meet and the certification process are basically the same as the current ones.

In principle, the UCKA mark will be used from January 1, 2021, but in order to allow enterprises enough time to adapt to the new standard, in most cases, the CE mark can still be used before January 1, 2022.

After January 1, 2021, if all of the following conditions are met, your product will need to use the new UKCA mark immediately:

Sold in the UK;
Laws and regulations require UKCA logo;
Where a compulsory third-party conformity assessment is required;
The UK conformity assessment body has already conducted conformity assessment, but the conformity assessment documents have not been transferred from the UK conformity assessment body to an EU-accredited body before January 1, 2021.

The above terms do not apply to existing inventory, for example if the product has been fully produced and is ready to be placed on the market before January 1, 2021. In this case, products with the CE mark can also be sold in the UK.

Just like the CE mark, once the UK enacts a law to implement the UKCA mark, it needs to abide by the relevant rules and add a conformity mark on the product label, package and in the instruction manual.

The UKCA mark should be placed on the product, but in some cases, it can also be placed on the packaging, user manual or other related documents. The specific usage rules depend on the specific regulations applicable to the product.

*The general rules are as follows:

The UKCA mark can only be affixed to the product as the manufacturer or its authorized representative (where permitted by relevant laws);
When the UKCA mark is affixed, the manufacturer assumes full responsibility for the product's compliance with relevant laws and regulations;
Manufacturers must only use the UKCA mark to prove that the product complies with relevant UK regulations;
Manufacturers must not place any marks on third parties that might misunderstand the meaning or form of the UKCA mark;
Manufacturers must not attach other marks that affect the visibility, legibility or meaning of the UKCA mark on the product;
The UKCA mark cannot be placed on products unless there are specific requirements in legislation.

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What is the difference between UKCA certification mark and CE certification mark

The UKCA marking process basically follows the same rules and regulations as CE marking. Most manufacturers can still declare their products based on test results and other technical documents, but under certain circumstances, they need to obtain a type inspection certificate from a third party.

As for the CE certification mark, the use of third-party certification depends on the corresponding UK regulations (currently based on the equivalent CE directive).

However, it is worth noting that the UKCA certification mark has no effect in the European Union-it is just a mark of the United Kingdom.

Looking to the future, any product that needs to sell the CE mark in Europe will maintain this requirement; the UKCA trademark will not provide compliance in any EU 27 countries (ie, the EU member states after Brexit).

Although the product may eventually need to be double-labeled, it has not yet been mandatory.
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UKCA mark covers product categories

The UKCA mark applies to most products currently regulated by the CE mark and aerosol products. Among them, the medical equipment, railway interconnection, construction products and civil explosives covered by UKCA are subject to the control of the British official special rules.

The products that must apply for the UKCA mark are as follows:


Toy safety Toy safety
Recreational craft and personal watercraft
Simple pressure vessels Simple pressure vessels
Electromagnetic compatibility
Non-automatic weighing instruments
Measuring instruments
Lifts lifting equipment
ATEX AETX
Radio equipment
Pressure equipment
Personal protective equipment
Gas appliances
Machinery
Outdoor noise
Ecodesign
Aerosols aerosol products
Low voltage electrical equipment
Restriction of hazardous substances
medical devices
rail interoperability
construction products
civil explosives
Note: The above translation is for reference only
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UKCA certification application process

The UKCA certification process is the same as the EU CE certification process, generally divided into the following six steps:

Determine applicable UK regulations and standards;
Self-verification of product compliance;
Determine whether a UK Notified Body is required to conduct a conformity assessment;
Check the conformity of the product;
Save the required technical documents;
The product pastes the UKCA logo and issues UKCADoC.

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