Regulatory
UK Conformity Assessed marking — UK equivalent of CE marking required for goods placed on the GB market post-Brexit.
The UK’s own guidance is careful about what the mark asserts: “UKCA and CE markings demonstrate that the manufacturer believes that their product meets the relevant product requirements.” It is a manufacturer’s claim, not a state certification, and the regimes between them span over twenty product types. The important development for anyone planning around UKCA is that it did not displace CE in Great Britain. Under The Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment) Regulations 2024 the UK continues to recognise CE marking “alongside or in place of the UKCA marking”, and the same regulations allow a “Fast-Track UKCA” route where recognised EU requirements and conformity assessment processes have been met. The mechanical rules are exact: at least 5mm high unless the legislation says otherwise, “easily visible, legible, and indelible”, and — until 11pm on 31 December 2027 — permitted on a label or an accompanying document rather than the product itself for most sectors.
Conformity marking is a self-declaration backed by evidence. In both the UK and EU regimes the manufacturer carries the responsibility: the mark records the manufacturer’s own claim, supported by a technical file and, where the legislation demands a third party, by a conformity assessment body’s involvement. Which route applies is set by the product-specific legislation, not by the marking rules in general — so the sector regulation, not this entry, is the last word for any particular product.
From the AJG lexicon archive (July 2026).
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