Update on UKCA and CE
Published: 13 December 2022
As many of you may have spotted, the UK Government has recently postponed the application of compulsory UKCA marking to goods intended for supply within the UK market. Details of this postponement which now sees the implementation pushed back until the end of December 2024, can be found here:- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/businesses-to-be-given-uk-product-marking-flexibility
In terms of how this may affect the yachting market, we contacted Alasdair Reay of HPI Verification Services, the approved certifying body for UKCA and CE for the UK. We asked the simple question of how the postponement would affect:-
- Supply of new boats (built to CE conformity).
- Import of used boats (already carrying CE conformity).
Alasdair very kindly replied to confirm:-
Yes and yes. Basically, a (valid) CE mark is an acceptable means of showing compliance with the UK regs until 2025. No hairs need be split. Thereafter, until 1/1/2028, the CE mark is still an acceptable means but only if the approval was given before 2025.
You can find further information about the revised enforcement dates on the HPI website here:- https://www.hpi-ceproof.com/ce-certification-2/rcr. The page also includes a simple flow chart to help you determine whether the boat may require a UKCA mark in the future.
