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.
Use the table below as a quick check of which markings are accepted in each market for construction products.
| 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 approved 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 | UKCA or CE or CE & UK(NI) |
| 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 | 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
In Northern Ireland, Environmental Health Officers can take enforcement action to remove non-compliant products from the market.
Market surveillance authorities can take action if construction products do not meet the relevant requirements.