The UK to recognize CE-marked weighing and measuring instruments

Before Brexit, products placed on the United Kingdom (UK) market had to comply with the European Union (EU) directives and bear a CE mark, stemming from the French "conformité européenne" meaning "European conformity", to demonstrate compliance with these directives (when applicable). After Brexit, the UK has implemented new UK regulations as a replacement for the EU directives. The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) mark was introduced as the new compliance mark for the UK market. The UK implemented a transition period ending on December 31, 2024, giving manufacturers and importers time to implement the new UK regulations into their business operations.

However, on 24 January 2024, the UK government announced that it intends to legislate to continue recognition of EU requirements, including the CE marking, indefinitely for a range of product regulations this spring.

During a meeting on February 6 between NIST OWM and the UK Weighing Federation (UKWF), Mr. Turner from the UKWF confirmed that if the recognition of the CE marking is indeed adopted in the UK legislation, US manufacturers can place these products on the UK market if these products meet the European directives and bear a CE marking. This includes weighing and measuring instruments used for legal metrological applications.

Medical devices that fall under the EU Medical Device Regulation are excluded from the recognition of EU requirements.

For more information, visit the UK Government website at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-ukca-marking#full-publication-update-history