Overview#
UK RoHS is Great Britain's RoHS after Brexit. It is set by the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012. It restricts the same substances at the same limits as EU RoHS.
Key point
Same substances, same limits as EU RoHS. The British conformity mark is UKCA, though CE marking has been accepted during an extended transition.
How it works#
The restricted substances and their concentration limits match EU RoHS, so the underlying assessment of a product is the same. What changes is the conformity mark. Great Britain uses UKCA. To ease the move, CE marking has been accepted for an extended transition.
Legal basis
2012 RoHS Regulations
Substances and limits
Same as EU RoHS
Conformity mark
UKCA (CE accepted during transition)
Marking#
The mark is where UK RoHS visibly parts from EU RoHS, while the substance rules stay aligned.
EU RoHS
Demonstrated with CE marking and an EU Declaration of Conformity.
UK RoHS
Uses the UKCA mark. CE marking has been accepted for an extended transition.
How it relates to other topics#
- EU RoHS sets the substances and limits that UK RoHS mirrors.
- UK REACH is the matching post-Brexit chemicals regime.
- CE marking is the EU mark that UKCA replaces in Great Britain.