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What is the EU CE certification?
The EU CE certification (also known as CE marking) is a product safety certification for products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA). CE stands for Conformité Européenne (European Conformity). The certification indicates that the product is in compliance with all relevant European health, safety, and environmental regulations and can be legally marketed across the EEA.
Why do I need to certify my products?
You need to certify your products if they are covered by local health, safety, or environmental regulations – this can vary depending on whether you’re trading in the EU.
Failing to certify your products means that you are not able to legally sell them.
I’m looking to sell products that require certification.
What should I do?
TBA Global can help get your products checked and certified. Get in touch with us for a free one-on-one consultation.
Not sure if you’ll need certification, or which certification you’ll need? We can discuss your needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
CE certification (Conformité Européenne, or European Conformity) is a marking system used in the European Economic Area (EEA) to indicate that a product meets EU health, safety, and environmental standards. A CE-marked product can be legally sold and distributed within the EEA.
The CE certification is required from manufacturers and/or importers selling products in the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA).
As of early 2024, the UK government has committed to recognising the CE-certification for most products indefinitely, until further notice is provided.
This means that the CE-certification will be valid for at least the entirety of 2024 for most product categories. The list of categories can be found here.
The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is designed to eventually replace the EU CE scheme and performs a similar function – the mark indicates that a product is compliant with health, safety and environmental standards in the UK.
However, the EU CE scheme remains valid as of early 2024, and the UKCA scheme largely applies to specific categories of goods such as medical equipment.
No, and businesses based in Northern Ireland will still need to use the EU CE scheme as part of the post-Brexit agreement.
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