UK CA Marking

The UK's departure from the European Union has brought changes to product marking requirements. While CE marking was previously the standard, the UK government introduced the UK CA Marking as its own conformity assessment marking. Understanding the intricacies of UK CA Marking is recommended for businesses placing goods on the market in Great Britain (GB).

Guidance is available from Gov.uk

In a move to provide businesses with greater flexibility, the government intends to legislate to continue the recognition of EU requirements, including CE marking, indefinitely for a range of product regulations. This means that businesses will have the option to use either the UK CA Marking or CE marking when selling products in Great Britain. This dual recognition aims to ease the transition and avoid unnecessary burdens on businesses. This has been extended to incorporate the changes within the Machinery Regulation EU 2023/1230. There is date set, at June 2026, however the principle is that a CE maked piece of machinery will be accepted in UK for the foreseeable future.

Machinery built in the UK for UK (not Northern Ireland), including assemblies of machinery (production lines) should carry UK CA marking, even if the machines making up the assembly are CE marked.

Machinery for Northern Ireland (NI) should be CE marked, whether built in UK or outside of the UK. If built in UK, an EU AR is required if supplying NI.

For further information, visit www.safemachine.co.uk.