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Looking for an Authorised Representative in the UK to ensure that you can keep selling to consumers in Britain? In this guide, we list companies offering UK AR services to sellers in the EU, China, the United States, and many other countries.
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What is a UK Authorised Representative?
The job responsibility of a UK Authorised Representative is to act as a proxy to handle certain administrative duties on behalf of non-UK-based companies selling products to consumers in the United Kingdom.
After Brexit, this also affects EU-based companies selling in the UK, which might be required to appoint a UK-based Authorised Representative to fulfill some administrative duties.
The role of a UK Authorised Representative include:
a. Provide a UK address for product registration and packaging labeling
b. Maintain technical document and Declaration of Conformity for 10 years
c. Represent clients in front of the national authorities and cooperate with the regulatory authority upon requests
d. Immediate notification of product incidents
e. Collecting complaint information from authorities
Do I need a UK Authorised Representative to sell products to the EU?
No, selling certain products in the EU requires an EU AR, not a UK AR. Notice that some companies, such as ProductIP.com, offer AR services both for the EU and the UK.
How much does a UK Authorised Representative charge?
The cost to hire a UK Authorised Representative is largely decided by these factors:
a. Product type – e.g. the cost of UK Authorised Representative for medical devices and cosmetics could be higher than that of low voltage appliances because the formers require more handling processes, such as registration, safety report preparation, and notification
b. Contract time – some agencies offer discounts for clients that choose a longer plan, e.g. monthly plan is more expensive than the annual plan
c. Company size – some agencies charge companies above a certain limit of employees more, i.e. companies with more than 50 or 100 employees
e. Number of products: UK ARs often charge based on the number of SKUs
In general, the price varies from around 200 GBP to 800 GBP per year. Most companies charge based on individual projects.
International Associates
International Associates (IA) is a regulatory compliance provider that offers assessment, inspection, certification, and training services to economic operators from the UK, EU, or other markets. The company is headquartered in Glasgow and has regional offices in Ireland and Thailand, as well as an extensive network of auditors around the world.
IA is able to act as an Authorised Representative or Responsible Person (for medical devices) in both the UK and also within the EU. The UK Authorised Representative services offered by IA covers general consumer products such as toys, jewelry, cosmetics, and medical devices. In particular, it includes the following aspects:
- Review of the technical file File and associated documentation and labeling
- Registration of the product with the relevant regulatory authority
- Audit support in case of a request by the regulator authority
- Vigilance reporting and monitoring
- Holding the documentation for the required period
- Cooperate with the regulatory authority upon requests
In addition, IA offers management system assessment and audit services according to the international standards and industry committees. The management and audit services cover the following:
- ISO 13485 – Quality management systems for medical devices
- SA 8000 – Management-systems approach to social performance
- Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification
- Jewelry supply chain management
- Labour Standard Assurance System (LSAS) audit
Product Categories
- Medical devices
- Cosmetics
- Toys
- Jewelry
- Electrical products
- Low voltage appliances
- Machinery
- Pressure Equipment
Company Information
- Year of Registration: Not mentioned
- Location: United Kingdom, Ireland, Thailand
UK Address: 38 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3DX, Scotland, United Kingdom
ProductIP
ProductIP is a company from the Netherlands that mainly provides product compliance services in accordance with UK and EU regulations. Currently, ProductIP has established branch offices in the UK, Germany, and China, helping manufacturers, exporters, and importers of furniture, electronics, cosmetics, and other consumer products to achieve product compliance.
The ProducIP’s UK Authorised Representative services include the following items:
- Technical documentation maintenance
- Representing clients in front of the national authorities
- Providing legit and valid UK address for product and packaging labeling
- Immediate notification of product incidents
- Collecting complaint information from authorities
In order to increase efficiency and maintain clients’ information safely, ProductIP has developed its own platform to manage the AR tasks, which allows customers to upload and maintain their technical files and other documentation. Customers can also download templates and guidance information from this platform.
Currently, ProductIP charges around 1,700 GBP (2,000 Euro) for the full set of UK AR services.
Product Categories
- Furniture
- Electronic products
- Luminaries
- Toys
- Food contact materials
- Fitness accessories
- Candles
- Cosmetics
- Construction products
Company Information
- Year of Registration: 2008
- Location: United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, China
UK Address: 8 Northumberland Avenue London WC2N 5BY, United Kingdom
Authorised Representative Service UK
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Authorised Representative Service is a company that has been offering EU representative services for the past two decades. Under the new legislation after Brexit, Authorised Representative Service started to offer UK Authorised Representative services, including the following items:
- Provide contact details and UK address
- Verify the UK Declaration of Conformity (or Declaration of Performance) and technical documentation
- Keep documents at the disposal of market surveillance authorities
- Present a risk report to clients when necessary
- Provide risk control and corrective action to remedy any non-compliance causing the risk
Authorised Representative Service is able to represent clients for their business in the UK in accordance with the following UK regulations:
- Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016
- Radio Equipment Regulations 2017
- Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011
- Regulation 2016/425 on personal protective equipment
- Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
Product Categories
- Toys
- Household appliances
- Low voltage electronics
- Radio equipment
- Personal protective equipment
- Construction materials
- Explosives
- Pressure equipment
- Machinery
Company Information
- Year of Registration: 1990’s
- Location: United Kingdom, Ireland
UK Address: Great Hucklow, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 8RG, United Kingdom
Authorised Rep Compliance
Authorised Rep Compliance is a British company that focuses on helping importers and manufacturers in ensuring product safety and compliance in the UK.
The UK authorised representative services offered by the company include the following:
- Provide a UK company name and address to place on the packaging or accompanying documentation
- Ensure importers and manufacturers carry out appropriate conformity assessment procedure
- Ensure manufacturers have fulfilled their traceability obligations.
- Ensure technical documentation can be made available to the competent national authority upon request
Product Categories
- Toys
- Electronic products
- Fitness equipment
- Child care products
- Medical devices
- Personal protective equipment
Company Information
- Year of Registration: 1995
- Location: United Kingdom, Ireland
UK Address: ARC House, Thurnham, Lancaster, LA2 0DT, United Kingdom
Independent Quality Solutions
Independent Quality Solutions (IQS) is a consulting company that specializes in offering customized solutions and technical support for importers, manufacturers, and retailers from the toy industry.
The main focus of IQS is to assist clients in developing strategies to manage the compliance of children’s toys throughout the supply chain by offering consultation and regulatory support from the aspect of product design, material safety, documentation, and marketing activities.
After the Brexit and the implementation of new legislation in the UK, IQS provide UK Authorised Representative services to support non-UK based companies, covering the following items:
- Provide UK address
- Recommendation on drafting documentation
- Maintain technical documents and Declaration of Conformity for 10 years
- Update clients with new changes in UK and EU regulations
- Guidance on UKCA labeling requirements
Product Categories
- Children’s toys
Company Information
- Year of Registration: Not mentioned
- Location: United Kingdom
UK Address: Enterprise House, Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HR, United Kingdom
Atlantic Bridge
Atlantic Bridge was founded in 1996 in Berkshire, England, to help businesses meet the growing requirements of European Regulatory Compliance, especially EU’s requirements on product safety and management systems.
Starting from 2020, Atlantic Bridge has taken on the role of authorised representative in the UK. Atlantic Bridge has successfully assisted many companies from the European Union, the United States, the Middle East, and Asia to comply with the new rules in the UK.
Atlantic Bridge also provides services for clients looking for help with:
- UKCA Marking
- Management Systems to ISO 9001 or 13485 (Medical Devices)
- Management Systems to BS EN ISO 14001
- Health and Safety Systems to meet SSIP requirements and including OHSAS 45001U
Product Categories
- Personal protective equipment
- Construction products
- Machinery
- Medical devices
- Electrical and electronic equipment
- Pressure equipment
- Equipment used in explosive atmospheres (ATEX)
Company Information
- Year of Registration: 1996
- Location: United Kingdom
UK Address: 19 Willowside, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4HJ, England, United Kingdom
Advena
Advena was founded in 1996 in the United Kingdom. The company specializes in providing authorised representative services, regulatory consulting, registration, quality management, audition, and other services for companies in the medical devices and cosmetic industry.
Advena’s UK Responsible Person services for medical devices and cosmetic companies include:
- Medical device registration with a national competent authority
- Verification of the technical documents
- Ensure appropriate conformity assessment procedure has been carried out and comply with applicable requirements
- Assist clients in meeting your product liability requirements
- Update clients with regulatory news reports by email
In addition, Advena also provides regulatory consulting services, technical support and assist customers who are placing medical devices or cosmetic products in the UK, EU, or the US FDA. These services include:
- Regulation gap analysis
- Technical document compilation
- Clinical evaluation report (CER)
- Risk management studies
- IVD technical documentation
- US FDA medical device consulting
Product Categories
- Medical devices
- Cosmetics
Company Information
- Year of Registration: 1996
- Location: United Kingdom, Malta
UK Address: Pure Offices, Plato Close, Warwick, CV34 6WE, United Kingdom
Obelis UK
Obelis UK is the subsidiary of Obelis Group from Belgium, which is a company that specializes in offering EU Authorised Representative and consulting services for customers across the globe.
Obelis UK’s Responsible Person services only cover medical devices and cosmetics. Their services for medical devices cover:
- Register devices with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
- Ensure technical documentation have been drawn up
- Maintain technical documentation for authority inspection
- Represent clients in front of the MHRA and provide information upon request
- Inform the manufacturer of complaints and incidents
Obelis UK’s services exclusively customized for customers who are looking to place cosmetics and medical devices in the UK include:
- Technical documentation revision
- Product notification
- UK product labeling instructions
- Product formulation consultation for the UK market
- Product information file (PIF), safety assessor and CPSRs
Product Categories
- Medical devices
- Cosmetics and personal care
- Food supplements
Company Information
- Year of Registration: 1988
- Location: United Kingdom, Belgium, Israel, United States
UK Address: Sandford Gate, East Point Business Park, OX4 6LB – Oxford, United Kingdom
Oxford Biosciences
Oxford Biosciences is a British company that provides compliance services to importers, manufacturers of cosmetics products in the UK or EU. The service scope of Oxford Biosciences includes safety assessment, analysis, research, and testing services to cosmetic products.
Currently, Oxford Biosciences offers both the UK and EU-based authorised representative services for companies of the cosmetic product industry. Their services for cosmetic products are provided in accordance to the UK cosmetic regulations, which include the following items:
- Provide Cosmetic Product Safety Reports (CPSR)
- Register at Cosmetic Products Notification Portal (CPNP)
- In-house Microbial Challenge testing
- Maintain Product Information File (PIF)
In addition, the company also provides management system optimization and audition services to cosmetic manufacturers according to the ISO 22716 Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetics.
Product Categories
- Cosmetics
Company Information
- Year of Registration: Not mentioned
- Location: United Kingdom
UK Address: Magdalen Centre, Robert Robinson Avenue, Oxford, OX4 4GA, United Kingdom
MSL Solution Providers
MSL Solution Providers is a consulting company that specializes in the regulatory compliance and microbiological testing of cosmetics and personal care products from the UK.
The company provides authorised representative services in accordance with UK regulations, including the following items:
- Create Cosmetic Product Safety Reports (CPSRs)
- Artwork and packaging review
- CPNP Notification
- Formulation reviews
- PIF Collation and Maintenance
- Cosmetovigilance
- Safety data sheets inspection
MSL can also offer EU Authorized Representative services, helping companies achieve products’ regulatory compliance and free flow in both the UK and EU markets.
Product Categories
- Cosmetics
- Personal care products
Company Information
- Year of Registration: 2001
- Location: United Kingdom
UK Address: Gollinrod, Walmersley, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5NB, United Kingdom
Hello, we are looking for an Authorized Representative for our e-commerce business as we are looking to apply for an IPR license.
Hi,
One of my products got delisted for not being under compliance, according to Amazon.
They want to see the following:
(a) EC Declaration of Conformity – This document can be obtained from the brand owner, EU/UK importer or EU/UK authorized representative – in line with applicable directives:
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Directive 2014/30/EU
Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/65/EU,
Low voltage directive LVD 2014/35/EU,
Radio equipment directive 2014/53/EU (RED)
I believe I have two out of four certificates, which I need to double-check with you. But, these are the other 2 that I’m missing.
Low voltage directive LVD 2014/35/EU
Radio equipment directive 2014/53/EU (RED)
But, these two directives doesn’t apply to my product and I need help to provide proof that my product doesn’t qualify for these two directives in UK. Can you help on this matter?
Hello Evan,
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