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UKCA Declaration of Conformity

If you want to trade your product on the UK market, it needs to be UKCA marked, which requires the assembly of a UKCA Declaration of Conformity (DoC), before the product can be legally allowed to enter this market. An Declaration of Conformity for the UK is an official document in which the manufacturer declares that the product concerned complies with the essential requirements of the applicable UK Statutory Instruments. The manufacturer will need adequate knowledge of the Statutory Instruments (legislation) , must know how to draw up and what to include in a UKCA Declaration of Conformity, and must avoid any ambiguities in their document. To do this as quickly and efficiently as possible, and to avoid legal problems, it is highly recommended to involve an expert like Certification Experts who can assemble the Declaration of Conformity UK for you.

What is a Declaration of Conformity UK?

A UKCA Declaration of Conformity is an official document in which the manufacturer declares that their product is in compliance with the essential requirements of the applicable UKCA Statutory Instruments. This document is mandatory as it is necessary to be able to acquire UKCA marking. This is also why some people refer to it as the UKCA Declaration of Conformity, Declaration of conformity UK or UKCA certificate of conformity, but these are all titles for the same document: it acts as signed proof that a product is safe to use.

When a manufacturer signs a UKCA Declaration of Conformity, they declare that the product has been designed and constructed with the appropriate conformity assessment requirements and take full responsibility for its compliance with UKCA health and safety standards. This includes (but is not limited to!) the following product groups:

aerosols meets these complex requirements for the European market.
toys
pyrotechnics
radio equipment
pressure equipment
personal protective equipment (PPE)
machinery

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How do I get a DoC for the UK?

Obtaining a Declaration of Conformity for the UK is part of the UKCA marking process, so once you start the process of obtaining the UKCA mark, assembling the UKCA declaration of conformity and drawing it up will be a natural part of this process. You can obtain the UKCA mark and thus the UKCA Declaration of Conformity by following these steps:

Identify the UKCA requirements for your product
Check whether your product meets the specific requirements
Check whether your product must be tested by a Notified Body
Test your product
Compile the technical dossier
Affix the UKCA marking and draft a Declaration of Conformity UK

Once the UKCA mark is affixed to the product, it must be supported by the Declaration of Conformity. This must be done for every product that is intended for use on the UK market and almost all products bearing a UKCA marking, before they are brought onto the market.

Drawing up the DoC itself might be difficult if you do not know what to include and what should be left out. The information required on the Declaration of Conformity UK is largely the same as what is required on an EC Declaration of Conformity, which includes (among other things):

Name/address of manufacturer and responsible authorised representative
Description of product and serial number, model or type identification
Directives and standards used for the UKCA marking certification
Statement in which you take full responsibility for the product’s compliance
Signature and the date the DoC was issued

All other information depends on what product it is that you want to trade on the UK market. It is relevant to mention at this point that it is recommended that you keep your UK Declaration of Conformity and EU Declaration of Conformity in separate documents if you have both.

Still unsure on what to include in your DoC? Certification Experts has created a UKCA Declaration of Conformity template for all products, so that we can use this to help get your DoC drawn up efficiently and quickly.

Declaration of Conformity template UK

If the UK Declaration of Conformity template is not properly drawn up, contains ambiguous statements, lacks necessary information, or any issue of such matter, it would mean your product would be traded under false safety warranty. This would make it illegal to trade your product in the UK, meaning that a faulty Declaration of Conformity in the UK could have serious consequences for you as a manufacturer. To avoid this, Certification Experts follows a UKCA Declaration of Conformity example. Using this and both our knowledge and international experience, we can precisely:

Determine specific declaration of conformity requirements
Determine applicable directives and legislation
Collect all necessary product information
Draw up the Declaration of Conformity

We can even manage the entire UKCA marking process for you, ensuring that your product will pass all steps of the UKCA conformity assessment procedure, including the compiling of the UK DoC. Let our experts take care of these issues for you.

Frequently asked questions about an UKCA Declaration of Conformity

All the answers you might need!

You, as a manufacturer, can draw up, check and sign a UKCA Declaration of Conformity yourself. However, you will need adequate knowledge of the directives and legislations, must know how to draw it up and what to include in the DoC, and must avoid any ambiguities in the document. To do this as quickly and sufficiently as possible, and to avoid legal problems, it is highly recommended to involve an expert like Certification Experts who can assemble the UKCA Declaration of Conformity for you.

Obtaining a Declaration of Conformity in the UK is part of the UKCA marking process, so once you start the process of obtaining the UKCA mark, assembling the UK Declaration of Conformity (DoC) and drawing it up will be a natural part of this process. It is possible to obtain both the marking and the DoC within 5 steps.

A Declaration of Conformity for the UK (DoC) is an official document in which the manufacturer declares that their product is in compliance with the essential requirements of the applicable UK Directives. This document is mandatory as it is necessary to be able to acquire UKCA marking. When a manufacturer signs a UKCA Declaration of Conformity, they declare that their product has been designed and constructed with the appropriate conformity assessment requirements and they take full responsibility for its compliance with UK health and safety standards.

You, as the manufacturer of the product you want to sell on the either the UK or EU market, are responsible for drawing up a coherent and truthful Declaration of Conformity (DoC). Obtaining a DoC can be a time consuming and difficult task as it takes knowledge on both your product and the UK/EU legislation. It is therefore wise to let a third party, such as Certification Experts, carry this task out for you. We can provide you with an EC Declaration of Conformity UK or UKCA Declaration of Conformity template but can also carry out the entire process for you.