Guidance and regulation

Find out if you need to use the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking on products you manufacture or handle.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Updated: 24 January 2024

How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 1 August 2023

Information on OPSS product safety alerts, reports and recalls for unsafe products and resources for consumers, businesses and regulators.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 12 April 2024

What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured products you place on the market in Great Britain.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Updated: 24 January 2024

How to make sure that your products are properly checked for conformity and your technical documents are managed correctly.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Updated: 24 January 2024

Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 4 October 2021

How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 31 December 2020

If the UKCA marking applies to products you manufacture or supply, you will have specific obligations and responsibilities for compliance, depending on your role.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Updated: 24 January 2024

Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 7 November 2023

What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 28 January 2021

Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors on the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 and Regulations 2023.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 others
• Updated: 23 April 2024

What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured goods you place on the EU market.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 31 December 2020

Important Safety Message from OPSS.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 6 December 2023

Guidance for businesses.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 7 November 2023

A list of upcoming webinars on the UK’s approach to product marking and placing products on the market in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Updated: 11 March 2024

How to ensure the products you make or import comply with the law and are safe for consumers to use.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 20 September 2019

The guide, toolkit and further information for GB authorities with responsibility for consumer product safety.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 9 May 2023

What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured goods you place on the Northern Ireland market.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Updated: 24 January 2024

Guidance for businesses.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 7 November 2023

Guidance for businesses.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 7 November 2023