Mark Wright
Active member
There hasn?t been much in the news about the new UKCA marking which will be required for all previously CE marked products being sold into the UK market.
This is causing considerable debate between EU climbing equipment manufacturers who will likely have to have each of their products tested by a UKCA test house in the UK every year as well as having to test in accordance with the requirements of their CE status.
The big EU players, selling a lot of product into the UK market, will have to jump through the necessary hoops but I fear the smaller manufacturers, selling a small number of niche products into an already niche market place, in particular caving, may not bother. Having products tested annually just for the UK market doesn?t come cheep.
I don?t know the ins and outs of it all but it could mean, e.g. Scurion and Rude Nora have to have their range of CE marked batteries tested annualy in accordance with the requirements of both CE and UKCA if they want sell them everywhere.
Having the UKCA mark alone would not allow a UK company to sell into the NI market. To do that they would also need either a CE mark or the new UKNI marking.
UKCA marking is not, or indeed ever likely to be, accepted in the EU as an alternative to CE marking.
Companies are currently on a grace period for compliance but the new markings will be required from 1st January 2022.
Maybe Nick Williams can enlighten us on the possible ramifications and maybe sell some shares in his company?
I can?t imagine anything other than having much less choice and what limited choice we do have will be considerably more expensive.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-ukca-marking
Welcome to the Brexit.
Mark
This is causing considerable debate between EU climbing equipment manufacturers who will likely have to have each of their products tested by a UKCA test house in the UK every year as well as having to test in accordance with the requirements of their CE status.
The big EU players, selling a lot of product into the UK market, will have to jump through the necessary hoops but I fear the smaller manufacturers, selling a small number of niche products into an already niche market place, in particular caving, may not bother. Having products tested annually just for the UK market doesn?t come cheep.
I don?t know the ins and outs of it all but it could mean, e.g. Scurion and Rude Nora have to have their range of CE marked batteries tested annualy in accordance with the requirements of both CE and UKCA if they want sell them everywhere.
Having the UKCA mark alone would not allow a UK company to sell into the NI market. To do that they would also need either a CE mark or the new UKNI marking.
UKCA marking is not, or indeed ever likely to be, accepted in the EU as an alternative to CE marking.
Companies are currently on a grace period for compliance but the new markings will be required from 1st January 2022.
Maybe Nick Williams can enlighten us on the possible ramifications and maybe sell some shares in his company?
I can?t imagine anything other than having much less choice and what limited choice we do have will be considerably more expensive.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-ukca-marking
Welcome to the Brexit.
Mark