Construction Products Regulation in Northern Ireland
Accepted markings on construction products for different markets
Your construction products goods may require different markings for different markets. The table below illustrates the accepted markings on each market.
| Type of good | Accepted marking or combination of markings* |
|---|---|
| Placing goods on the market in Northern Ireland | |
| Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a European Union conformity assessment body |
CE |
| Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a UK-based body |
CE and UK(NI) |
| Placing goods (which are not qualifying NI goods) on the market in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) | |
| Construction product being placed on the GB market until 30 June 2025 |
UKCA or CE or CE & UK(NI) |
| Construction product placed on the GB market from 30 June 2025 |
UKCA |
| Placing qualifying NI goods on the market in GB (unfettered access) | |
| Construction product which is a qualifying NI good being placed on the GB market under unfettered access provisions from 30 June 2025 |
CE or CE & UK(NI) |
| Placing goods on the EU market | |
| Construction product being placed on the EU market |
CE |
*You may use combinations of the product markings listed in each box and your goods may be acceptable with more than one marking. However, for the EU market, the CE marking must appear without the UK(NI) indication, as goods bearing the CE & UK(NI) marking are not acceptable in the EU. This means these goods must be manufactured to EU rules, and cannot be assessed by a body based in the United Kingdom.
Market surveillance
The UK has powers to carry out market surveillance and enforcement in NI to ensure that non-compliant products can be removed from the UK market. In NI, enforcement action will continue to be taken by Environmental Health Officers. The government is developing UK databases that will help support this work.