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CTOnews.com, November 17 (Xinhua) recently, the British government has updated the rules for the use of the UKCA logo again, "The deadline for when businesses need to use the UKCA mark has been extended. You can continue to use the CE marking and reversed epsilon marking on the GB market until 31 December 2024." (the period for companies to use the UKCA logo has been extended, according to Theil Terminal Lab and others. Until December 31, 2024, companies can continue to use the CE logo and the inverted epsilon (Greek letter ε) logo in the GB market)

Note: unless different minimum sizes are stipulated in the relevant laws, the height of the UKCA logo is at least 5mm. This extension is the second extension of the mandatory use period of the UKCA logo on the UK government website. Previously, on August 24, 2021, the British government extended the mandatory use of UKCA to January 1, 2023. CTOnews.com has been informed that under the latest requirements, the deadline for companies to use the UKCA logo will be extended again, and the CE logo can continue to be used in the GB market until December 31, 2024.

The UKCA product logo came into effect on January 1, 2021 and has been officially used as a compliance logo for telecommunications products to enter the UK market. At present, products entering the UK market before December 31, 2024 can still use the CE logo, that is, products that meet the CE logo requirements when launched in the UK market before this date do not need to be re-evaluated or certified in accordance with the requirements of UKCA.

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After Brexit, CE certification is no longer used as the entry symbol of the British market, but UKCA certification is adopted as the compulsory access symbol of British market products. The UK UKCA (UK conformity Assessment) logo is a new UK product logo that will be used for goods put on the market in the UK (England, Wales and Scotland). The UKCA logo will apply to most goods currently restricted by the CE logo. (note: the Northern Ireland market cannot use the UKCA logo alone, but the CE logo. )

Product categories under UKCA certification: toy safety, cruise and private boats, simple pressure vessels, electromagnetic compatibility, non-automatic weighing instruments, measuring instruments, elevators, explosion-proof equipment, radio equipment, pressure equipment, personal protective equipment, gas appliances, machinery, outdoor noise, ecological design, aerosols, low-voltage electrical equipment, hazardous material restrictions.

Products covered by the UKCA logo, but there are some special rules: medical devices, railway interoperability, construction products, civil explosives.

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