Brexit
Boris Johnson is set to maximize the benefits from Brexit, but both consumers and traders in the UK must brace for new disruption. This is more or less the 2022 forecast. From 1 January 2022, goods entering the UK from the EU or elsewhere will need a full customs declaration. ... Read more
UK Control Postponement on Import Products, implementation will be delayed. The UK government stated earlier this month that the start date for new import regulations for products entering into the country from the EU will be delayed. Import restrictions had been postponed until October 1, 2021. This three-month extension of the application period means that full customs declarations and controls will be implemented on January 1, 2022. New safety and security declaration controls, on the other ... Read more
UKCA mark for medical devices: The practicalities Itoro Udofia, director, Medical Health Service at TÜV SÜD, a global product testing and certification organisation, explains what you need to know about the UKCA mark. UKCA marking (UK Conformity Assessed marking) is the UK product marking requirement that is now required for any product ... Read more
UK-overhaul privacy rules in post-Brexit departure from GDPR. Britain will attempt to move away from European data protection regulations as it overhauls its privacy rules after Brexit, the government has announced. GDPR imposes strict restrictions on what data controllers can do with individuals’ personal data | Photograph: Alamy The freedom to ... Read more
Good news for companies exporting CE-marked products to the United Kingdom. Today, the UK regulator has extended the foreseen deadline for the replacement of the CE marking for the UKCA marking with one more year until the 1st January 2023. This means that exporters that sell into the UK have ... Read more
On 8 October the UK Government issued its “No Deal Readiness Report”. Whilst it is not yet known whether the UK will leave with or without a Withdrawal Agreement at the end of October, the report sets out guidance for industry across a range of sectors – including providers of ... Read more