Notification of actions for UKCA marking system compliance

The new UKCA (United Kingdom Conformity Assessed) marking system was introduced in the UK from 1 January 2021. In order to comply with the requirements of this marking system, we would like to advise you of the following.

  1. Applicable Products
    Products subject to CE marking that are sold into the UK market
    However, the UKCA marking may also be affixed on products sold outside the UK market.
  2. Measures for compliance
    We will take one of the following measures:
    a. Apply UKCA marking additionally to the product body or nameplate.
    b. Affix UKCA marking label additionally to the product body or nameplate.
    c. If either of the above-mentioned measures are not possible, UKCA marking is applied to the packaging or in the manuals, or both.
  3. Period
    The UK Government has announced an extension of the transition period to the UKCA marking system (as of 24 August 2021). However, we will take the following actions as originally planned.
    a. For existing products, the measures will be applied at any time from 1 October 2021.
    b. For new products, the measures will be applied at the time of release, which may be before 1 October 2021.
  4. UKCA marking