Planning to import and sell products in the European Union, but not sure whether your products must be CE marked? In this guide, we list toys, electronics, PPE, medical devices, batteries, machinery, and other products that fall within the scope of one or more CE marking directives and regulations in the EU.

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Planning to import electronics, toys, protective equipment, or medical devices to the European Union? If yes, then you need to ensure that your imported products are correctly CE marked.

While importers are not responsible for the actual CE marking of products, they are responsible for verifying that the manufacturer has fulfilled their CE marking requirements.

In practice, this means that importers must obtain documentation, test reports, label files, and validate these before importing CE-marked products to the EU.

Key points

• Importers are companies based in the EU introducing products from non-EU suppliers
• Importers can also be defined as manufacturers
• Importers must obtain and verify documents, test reports, and labels
• Importing incorrectly CE-marked products can result in recalls

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CE marking is required for electronics, toys, PPE, medical devices, and many other products in the European Union. Manufacturers have certain obligations when it comes to ensuring that their products are safe, tested, documented, and correctly labelled.

In this guide, we explain what manufacturers are required to do in order to ensure compliance with one or more CE marking directives, and what the consequences of failing to do so might be.

Key Points

• Manufacturers are responsible for CE marking
• They are also responsible for testing, labelling, and documentation
• Manufacturers can be located in the EU and outside
• Manufacturers must share information with importers

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