- Businesses will have an extra year to start using the UKCA marking, the new product safety marking in the UK
- this applies to all goods where businesses were due to begin using the UKCA marking by the end of this year (2021)
- businesses will have more time to meet their legal obligations given the continued impact of the pandemic, providing clarity and certainty
BUSINESSES have been given an additional year to apply new product safety markings for most products placed on the market in England, Scotland and Wales.
The UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking allows the UK to have control over its goods regulations, maintaining the high product safety standards expected in the UK.
Recognising the impact of the pandemic on businesses, the government has extended this deadline to 1 January 2023 to apply UKCA marks for certain products to demonstrate compliance with product safety regulations, rather than 1 January 2022.
The UKCA marking replaces the product safety labelling the UK previously used while a member of the EU, such as the CE mark.
The announcement made in August follows the government’s extensive and ongoing engagement with business groups and reflects the issues businesses have raised, particularly given the impact of the pandemic.
Businesses must take action to ensure they are ready to apply UKCA marking by 1 January 2023, the final deadline.
The government will continue to engage with manufacturers to ensure they understand what they need to do to get ready, including through a new series of webinars. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has already run several webinars in the last few months and engaged extensively through trade associations.
Made in Britain has already published guidance on adopting the UKCA mark here, here and here. Please refer to official guidance for the latest information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-ukca-marking
By Made in Britain 3 years ago | By Made in Britain