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• New legislation to introduce digital labelling for British businesses to cut red tape and save millions in unnecessary regulation costs
• Recognition of CE marking continued for products such as toys and machinery, easing burdens to businesses
• Digital labelling reforms made possible by Brexit and ensures the UK鈥檚 regulatory requirements are fit for the modern world

Businesses are set to benefit from reduced costs and burdens as import labels are made digital for the first time.

Digital labelling will allow businesses to put important regulatory or manufacturing information online rather than requiring them to physically print it on their products 鈥� saving time and money which can be pushed towards scaling up and growing their company.

This measure has been made possible by leaving the EU and provides greater flexibility than the EU鈥檚 regulatory requirements while better reflecting the modern and digital world of business and international trade.

This follows the Product Safety Review consultation and extensive industry engagement 鈥� looking at ways to cut costs while benefitting consumers and ensuring our regulatory system is agile and a move towards digital labelling has been something the industry have consistently called for.

Business and Trade Minister Kevin Hollinrake said:

鈥淚 know first-hand the difficulties businesses face with regulations and red tape, and what we鈥檙e announcing today will not only ease business burdens and costs but will enable them to spend their time growing their companies and creating jobs.

鈥淲e鈥檝e worked closely with multiple sectors to create policy that works for them and this is another step in the right direction to back British businesses.鈥�

The CE or UKCA marking is used on products to demonstrate the manufacturer is compliant with legal requirements. Last summer, DBT announced the intention to indefinitely recognise current EU requirements, including the CE marking, for the 18 product regulations under the department鈥檚 remit.

Following feedback from industry, we are introducing legislation to continue the recognition of CE marking indefinitely for a range of additional regulations which will benefit products including vacuum cleaners and televisions. Full list of covered regulations are below. The UK government is taking a tailored approach to product regulation to ensure the interests of UK businesses, consumers and the economy are taken into account.

This comes as part of wider range of measures as part of our smarter regulation programme, which ensures our laws and regulatory regime are better tailored in the interests of UK businesses, consumers and the economy.

This announcement does not apply to regulations for medical devices, construction products, marine equipment, rail products, cableways, transportable pressure equipment and unmanned aircraft systems, led by relevant government departments.

The indefinite recognition of current EU requirements, including the CE marking, for these 21 regulations means businesses have the flexibility to use either the UKCA or CE marking (Or reverse epsilon marking where applicable) to sell products in Great Britain.

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive:

鈥淩ecognising CE marking indefinitely is very welcome and a common sense decision that will benefit the motorist and the competitiveness of the UK automotive industry. It means that thousands of aftermarket and supply chain businesses can continue to source vital automotive parts without unnecessary additional cost and complexity, keeping costs low for consumers and ensuring vehicles are built and maintained to the highest possible standards.鈥澛�

Andrew Evans CEng MInstMC, Technical director, The GAMBICA association Ltd said:聽

鈥淯K suppliers of instrumentation, control, automation and laboratory equipment, within the membership of GAMBICA, appreciate the government鈥檚 engagement and practical steps to facilitate movement of goods across the GB border to ensure the long-term supply of critical components from a complex global supply chain.鈥澛�

Stephen Phipson, CEO of Make UK, Stephen Phipson, said:

鈥淭he addition of three further regulated sectors that will benefit from the indefinite recognition of current EU requirements including the use of CE marking, is a welcome move that manufactures who develop and sell products in these areas will very much welcome and support.鈥���

鈥淭he added introduction of a 鈥榝ast track鈥� process for products that are covered by multiple regulations, new permanent arrangements for labelling flexibility and an option for digital labelling, will all work together to help safeguard the competitiveness of manufacturers and aid the UK as a destination for investment. Make UK has called for the indefinite extension of a CE marking recognition for all UK manufactured goods to be a permanent change, and this should cover all goods and products sectors produced using a manufacturing process.鈥澛�

TechUK Director of Markets Matthew Evans said:

鈥淲e strongly support the government鈥檚 decision to allow the voluntary use of e-labelling, in line with our key recommendations during the UK鈥檚 product compliance framework review. This represents a modern and progressive approach by DBT and will undoubtedly cut compliance costs, foster innovation, and lessen environmental impact. It will also align the UK with major trading partners like the United States, China, Japan, and South Korea, improving our trading relationships.鈥�

A new 鈥楩ast-Track UKCA鈥� process will also be introduced, allowing manufacturers to use the UKCA marking to demonstrate compliance with either UKCA or recognised EU conformity processes. Where products are covered by multiple regulations, a mixture of both UKCA and CE conformity assessment procedures can be used.

This is designed to provide longer-term certainty and flexibility for businesses should the UK mandate UKCA for certain regulations in the future. 聽

Notes to Editors:

Regulations in scope of this announcement

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) regulations in scope of this announcement are:

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres Regulations 2016/1107聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Electromagnetic compatibility Regulations 2016/1091聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Lifts Regulations 2016/1093聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016/1101聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016/1105聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015/1553聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Recreational Craft Regulations 2017/737聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Radio Equipment Regulations 2017/1206聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016/1092聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011/1881聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009/ 2824聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Gas Appliances (EU Regulation) 2016/426聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008/1597聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001/1701聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Personal Protective Equipment (EU Regulation) 2016/425聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016/1153聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Non-automatic weighing instruments Regulations 2016/1152聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Measuring Container Bottles (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977 聽

For the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA):聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (鈥楾he RoHS Regulations鈥�) 聽

For the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ):

路 聽 聽 聽 聽The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010聽

For the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) [The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)]:

路 聽 聽 聽 聽The Explosives Regulations 2014

Regulations not in scope of this announcement:

The UK government is taking a tailored approach to product regulation to ensure the interests of UK businesses, consumers and the聽economy are taken into account. There are certain sectors which require a bespoke approach to conformity assessment, and therefore extending recognition of the CE marking for products under the following regulations is not being included in this legislation. This includes: 聽

For The Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC):聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Construction Product Regulations 2013聽

For The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) [- Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)]聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽The Medical Devices Regulations 2002聽

For the Department for Transport (DFT)聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽The Railways (interoperability) Regulations 2011聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment Regulations) 2016聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽The Cableway Installations Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/816) and The Cableway Installations (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/1347).聽

路 聽 聽 聽 聽The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009

路 聽 聽 聽 聽Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Regulation 2019/945