# CE to UKCA: How to Convert Your Technical File for the GB Market

Having CE marking does not mean you're ready for the UK Great Britain market. UKCA requires its own Declaration of Conformity referencing UK designated standards, and in some cases a UK Approved Body rather than an EU Notified Body. The conversion process is more than a logo swap — here's what you actually need to change.


## Transcript

### A CE mark doesn't work in Great Britain

Since January 2021, CE marking no longer grants market access in Great Britain — you need UKCA. That's not a logo swap: UKCA needs its own Declaration of Conformity, its own standards references, and sometimes its own UK Approved Body. Here's what conversion involves.

### Four things that must change

Four things change: cite UK designated standards, not EU harmonised ones. Write a new UKCA Declaration of Conformity referencing UK statutory instruments. Swap any EU Notified Body for a UKAS-accredited UK Approved Body. Use the UKCA mark's own format — it can't sit alongside CE.

### Making the conversion efficient

Map each EU harmonised standard in your CE file to its UK designated equivalent — usually a direct swap. Draft a parallel UKCA DoC, replacing directive references with UK statutory instruments. Find a UKAS-accredited Approved Body early if needed.

Tags: UKCA, CE marking, UK compliance, technical file, Brexit