EU Importer Obligations for CE Marking: A Complete Compliance Guide When a product manufactured outside the European Union enters the EU market, the importer becomes a critical link in the CE marking compliance chain. Unlike distributors, who typically handle products already placed on the EU market, importers bear a distinct and legally significant set…
If you manufacture products outside the European Union and want to sell them in the EU market, you almost certainly need an authorised representative EU. This single requirement catches thousands of non-EU manufacturers off guard each year — either delaying market entry or, worse, resulting in products being pulled from sale. This guide explains exactly…
If you’re sourcing products from outside the EU and placing them on the European market, you’re not just a middleman — under EU product law, you are the importer, and that comes with a defined set of legal obligations that sit clearly on your shoulders. This isn’t a technicality. Importers have been held liable for…