Are you ready to use the UKCA marking?

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Are you ready to use the UKCA marking? Now we've left the EU, our new domestic goods regulation regime is in place. If you previously used the CE marking to sell certain products in Great Britain, you need to take action before 1 January 2022. The new rules include important changes to the way these products need to be labelled. You should check what you need to do on the 'Using the UKCA marking' guidance page at the earliest opportunity. At the beginning of this year, we introduced the UKCA marking for selling goods in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). There are now only six months to go until you must use the UKCA marking for most goods being sold in Great Britain that currently use the CE marking. For your products to continue being sold in Great Britain from 1 January 2022, it is essential you make sure your products comply with the UKCA marking as soon as possible. If your business manufactures, imports or distributes goods which require testing by a conformity assessment body, start the testing process early to ensure you will be ready on time. Special rules apply for medical devices, rail interoperability constituents, marine equipment and other goods. These are set out on the 'Placing manufactured goods on the market' guidance page. The CE marking continues to apply to goods sold in Northern Ireland. These may need to be accompanied by the new UKNI marking in certain circumstances. My team will be running a webinar on 20 July to help you understand how to comply with our new goods regime, you can sign up now. I want to thank you for everything you are doing to continue to adapt for selling goods across the UK. Your efforts and ambition ensure that we can continue to trade smoothly and seize new opportunities now that we have left the EU. Yours sincerely, Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Guidance and support for businesses Help is available to ensure your business is ready. I urge you to: Check whether your goods require the UKCA marking for Great Britain. Product areas covered by the UKCA can be found here. Check whether your goods require the CE marking or CE + UKNI markings for Northern Ireland. Start getting your product assessed by a UK approved conformity assessment body as soon as possible if required, to ensure this can be completed by 1 January 2022. You can find a conformity assessment body, through the UKMCAB database. Starting the conformity assessment process early to acquire the UKCA marking will ensure a smooth end to the year, when the UK will stop recognising the CE marking for most goods on the GB market. Placing goods on the market in Northern Ireland Separate rules apply in Northern Ireland.  You should continue to apply the CE marking for your goods, and you should check your legal responsibilities if you are bringing goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain. If you are placing goods on the market in Northern Ireland and are using a UK conformity assessment body to carry out mandatory testing on your product, then you will need to accompany the CE marking with a new UKNI marking. You can find further guidance on when to use the UKNI marking here. Helpline numbers You can contact the government's Business Support Helpline for free business advice. England: 0800 998 1098 Scotland: 0300 303 0660 Wales: 0300 060 3000 Northern Ireland: 0800 181 4422 Companies House is an Executive Agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. © Crown Copyright 2021.

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