The UK, after the split.
In the United Kingdom, medicine packs carry a 'UK Only' label and are no longer checked against the EU verification system, and most manufactured goods can be sold in Great Britain with either the UKCA or the CE marking.
The UK no longer runs the EU's medicine verification system. Since 1 January 2025 the EU Falsified Medicines Directive safety features do not apply anywhere in the UK, and every medicine pack for the UK market carries a 'UK Only' label. For most manufactured goods, Great Britain accepts either the UKCA or the CE marking. A UK company selling into the EU still has to meet EU rules in full, including the battery passport and the Digital Product Passport as they arrive.
United Kingdom, in three facts.
UK · EU FMD safety features disapplied since 1 January 2025 · 'UK Only' label · UKCA or CE in Great Britain · forest-risk rules not yet in force.
The EU Falsified Medicines Directive safety features were disapplied across the UK from the end of 31 December 2024, and the UK repository is no longer accessible.
Source: MHRA, wholesalers' and manufacturers' guidance (Windsor Framework)Packaging for all medicines for the UK market must carry a clearly legible 'UK Only' label.
Source: MHRA, labelling and packaging guidance (Windsor Framework)In Great Britain a business can use either the UKCA or the CE marking for most manufactured goods; recognition of the CE marking continues without an end date across 21 product regulations.
Source: GOV.UK, Using the UKCA marking
Three things changed.
Medicines carry 'UK Only'
All medicine packs placed on the UK market must carry a clearly legible 'UK Only' label. The MHRA now licenses medicines for the whole UK, replacing separate licences for Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
No EU verification scan
The EU FMD safety features were disapplied UK-wide from the end of 31 December 2024, and the UK repository was switched off. A pack may still carry a 2D barcode and serial number, but no national system checks it at the point of supply.
UKCA or CE in Great Britain
For most manufactured goods, a business can use either the UKCA or the CE marking in England, Scotland and Wales. The government has continued recognition of the CE marking without an end date across 21 product regulations.
EU rules for Northern Ireland and the EU
Goods that can use UKCA in Great Britain must still meet EU rules, including CE marking, in Northern Ireland. Anything exported to the EU meets EU law at the EU border, whatever applied at home.
The timeline, as it stands.
The UK's own deforestation regime is not in force. Schedule 17 of the Environment Act 2021 sets out the framework for forest risk commodities, but the regulations that would switch it on have not been made. UK exporters to the EU are covered by the EU's deforestation regulation regardless.
Three moves that de-risk the deadline.
Split your products by destination
List what you sell in Great Britain, in Northern Ireland and in the EU. The marking, the label and the data duties differ for each, and one product can fall under all three.
Decide how you will prove a pack is real
With the national scan gone, a UK pack's serial number is not checked by anyone unless you check it. Decide who verifies, at which point in the chain, and where the record is kept.
Plan for the EU's passports now
If you sell batteries or other in-scope products into the EU, the EU passport applies to you. The battery passport is due from 18 February 2027.
Verification the UK no longer does for you.
The UK removed the national check on medicine packs. Aeroz gives each unit a physical identity that can be verified with a tap, by you, your wholesaler or your customer, and keeps the record. The same identity carries the data an EU passport needs, so one tag serves the UK shelf and the EU border.
United Kingdom, answered.
Does the Falsified Medicines Directive still apply in the UK?
No. The EU FMD safety features stopped applying in Great Britain when the UK left the EU system, and were disapplied in Northern Ireland from 1 January 2025 under the Windsor Framework. The UK repository is no longer accessible.
What is the 'UK Only' label?
A label that all medicine packs for the UK market must carry, showing they are for sale in the UK only. It has been required since 1 January 2025.
Do I need UKCA marking to sell in Great Britain?
For most manufactured goods, no. You can use either the UKCA or the CE marking. Some product types have their own rules, so check the guidance for your product.
Does the UK have its own deforestation due-diligence law?
The framework exists in Schedule 17 of the Environment Act 2021, but the regulations needed to bring it into force have not been made. It is designed to cover commodities produced illegally under local law, which is narrower than the EU regulation.
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