Registered Trademarks

There are two Made in Britain Registered Trademarks at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) across 30 product classes:

Made in Britain Trademark	Made in Britain Northern Ireland Trademark

The Made in Britain Registered Trademarks are designed to unite British manufacturing sectors and help consumers, buyers and specifiers identify products made by our members.

The registered trademarks unite, support, and promote all manufacturers who produce products in the geographical territory of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Made in Trademarks helps manufacturers to leverage proximity, transparency, responsibility and high quality in recognised trademarks. 

Our nationwide Buying British Survey conducted by OnePoll in March 2024 found that 79% of UK companies today recognise the official Made in Britain Trademark amid rising business demand for British products. For consumers, the Made in Britain Trademark was recognised by over half (56%) of those surveyed in 2024, up from 50% last year.

As an organisation, Made in Britain aims to raise awareness of all British and Northern Irish manufacturing sectors and communicate this strategically in a positive way to businesses and consumers in the UK and overseas.

Blacker Yarns and The Natural Fibre Company

British Drum Company

Wrought Iron and Brass Bed Co.

Who can use the registered Made in Britain Trademarks?

Only members of Made in Britain are licensed to use the official, protected Trademarks. All companies that apply to use the Made in Britain or the Made in Britain Northern Ireland Registered Trademarks are asked to submit written evidence of where they manufacture their products. A Made in Britain Trademark is accredited to businesses that manufacture goods in Great Britain or Northern Ireland.

Made in Britain adheres to advice on country of origin labelling included in the Trade Descriptions Act 1968. Country of origin is the country where a product last underwent a final treatment or process resulting in a substantial change. You can read our Terms & Conditions, and eligibility for membership of Made in Britain.

Payment of the annual membership fees includes the licence to use the trademark, which has already been prepared in multiple versions and file types so designers can use it across packaging, in print, on products and in social media. Members receive a handbook explaining how to make the mark look correct across hundreds of applications. 

Ramer

Pitchmark

Velopresso

Where are the Made in Britain Trademarks used?

Made in Britain is an internationally-recognised registered trademark which promotes and acknowledges the very best of British manufacturing. The Made in Britain Trademarks can appear on any UK-made goods, from fabrics to foods and tools to machinery.

Made in Britain is a trademark used by manufacturers, but it’s trusted by people right through the whole supply chain. Distributors like to see the Made in Britain logo on email signatures and letterheads because it’s a clear sign that your business is meeting certain standards and can be trusted to deliver. Retailers like to see it because it proves that the garments they’re going to put on their racks are high quality. Shoppers are reassured when they see it on swing tags and labels because it stands for safety, quality, and value.

Benmor Medical (UK)

What More UK (Wham)

Fracino

Older versions of the Made in Britain Trademark

You may notice some older versions of the Made in Britain Trademark still in use. Some members have been with us for many years and have tooled up machinery with the Trademark that are not up to date.

These 'vintage' Trademarks uses are still registered and belong to Made in Britain. Older versions of the Made in Britain Trademark are also registered at the UK Intellectual Property Office.

Example of an older version of the Made in Britain Trademark
Courtesy of Craemer UK

Made in Britain & Made in Britain Northern Ireland are Trademarks, registered at the UK Intellectual Property Office. The rules for registered trademarks are contained in Section 49 of the Trade Marks Act 1994. To comply with the registered trademark rules, members that manufacture in Northern Ireland must use the Trademark ‘Made in Britain Northern Ireland’ to identify their products. Members manufacturing in Great Britain must use the registered Trademark ‘Made in Britain’ to identify their products. View the 2014 registration of the Made in Britain Registered Trademarks.