UK and EU compliance for goods made in China

What we check

• Certificates and test reports, verified with the lab that issued them, and checked that they cover your product.
• The marking: CE, UKCA or both, depending on where you sell.
• The Declaration of Conformity and technical documentation: that they exist, are complete and match the product.
• Labels: the details that must be on the product or its packaging, such as the manufacturer's and importer's names and addresses and a product identifier, plus instructions and safety information in the right language.
• Chemicals: what suppliers must tell you about substances of very high concern under REACH.
• Batteries: the EU Battery Regulation's marking and labelling, and the battery passport where it applies.

The rules depend on where you sell

Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the EU each have their own rules. In Great Britain, CE marking is still accepted for most products, alongside or instead of UKCA. Northern Ireland follows EU rules. In the EU, most consumer products now need an economic operator established in the EU who is responsible for them. Our guide explains the differences: CE and UKCA marking for products made in China.

When we check

Twice: when we check a factory, before you commit, so a factory that can't produce valid paperwork never reaches your shortlist; and before the goods ship, so what leaves the factory matches what was certified.

What we are, and aren't

For Chinese factories

If you make the product, we can start with a gap report on what it needs for the UK and EU markets, and help you put it right. Selling in Europe.

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