UKCA Marking in the event of a No Deal Exit from the European Union

SCCS CE certified businesses in the UK are facing one of the most significant changes in decades as the UK prepares to leave the European Union (EU). The UK is preparing to leave the EU on 31 December 2020, Should the UK leave the EU without a deal, the government will immediately introduce UK Conformity Assessed Marking (UKCA Marking) on exit day, although the CE Marking of construction products will still be permitted for a limited time period. The legislation that will make this change has already been drafted and will become UK law once the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 December 2020.

Summary

–  From 1 January 2021, construction products placed on the GB market should be marked with UKCA marking ⎯ or CE marking until 31 December 2021

• From 1 January 2022, construction products placed on the GB market must be UKCA marked from a UK Approved Body

• Construction products placed on the EU market must be CE marked from an EU Notified Body

• The UKCA marking will not be recognised in the EU market, and the UKCA marking will not be valid in the NI market

• CE marking by an EU Notified Body is valid in the EU and NI, and valid in GB until 31st of December 2021

• UK Approved Bodies are not able to issue CE mark certificates after 1 January 2021. From 1 January 2021, construction products placed on the NI market should be marked with

CE marking from an EU Notified Body or CE and UKNI marked from a UK Approved Body KNI marking is never applied on its own, it always accompanies the CE mark

• UKNI marking by a UK Approved Body is not valid in the EU