Assessment
What is an EU Product Compliance Check?
An EU Product Compliance Check is an assessment that determines which EU product safety and conformity requirements apply to a specific non-food consumer product.
The purpose of this check is to establish:
Regulations
We'll check which EU regulations and directives apply to your product.
EN Standards
We'll check which harmonised standards (EN standards) are relevant.
Documentation
We'll let you know which compliance documents must be available.
These are the products we check:
Bags
Candles
Furniture
Gardening
Garments
Holiday
Home Appliances
Home Deco
Home Improvement
Jewellery
Kitchen & Dining
Lighting
Medical
Multimedia
Pets
Personal Protective Equipment
Shoes
Sport
Stationery
Toys
Conformity check
What is included in the EU Product Compliance Check?
You receive a written compliance summary based on the product information you provide. The check gives you a clear overview of the EU rules, CE-marking requirements, relevant EN standards and documents needed before selling your product in the EU.
Product classification under EU law
Determination of the product category and intended use from a regulatory perspective.
Identification of applicable EU regulations and directives
Assessment of which EU product safety and conformity legislation applies.
CE-marking requirement assessment
Evaluation of whether CE marking is required and under which legal framework.
Overview of required compliance documentation
Identification of documents such as risk analysis, test reports, technical documentation, and declarations of conformity.
Harmonised standards (EN standards) applicability check
Identification of relevant EN standards linked to the applicable legislation.
Written compliance summary
A clear overview of the findings and recommended next steps.
This service focuses on determining regulatory requirements. It does not include product testing, document drafting, or certification, which can be provided as follow-up services where required.
Important to know:
Before you can sell a product in the EU, it must comply with all applicable EU regulations and standards. This includes identifying relevant directives (such as CE marking requirements), preparing technical documentation, and ensuring proper labelling and safety information.
A product compliance check helps you understand which regulations apply to your specific product and whether you meet all legal requirements before entering the market. Without this, your product can be blocked at customs, removed from marketplaces, or rejected by authorities.
Compliance is not just a one-time step, it covers the entire lifecycle of your product, from design and manufacturing to import and sale.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some common questions about this service.
An EU Product Compliance Check is an assessment that identifies which EU product regulations, safety rules, conformity requirements, labelling obligations and documents apply to a specific product before it is sold in the European Union.
Manufacturers, importers, brand owners, online sellers and UK businesses selling consumer products into the EU may need an EU Product Compliance Check. It is especially useful before sourcing, production, import, marketplace listing or EU distribution.
Product compliance in the EU means that a product meets the applicable European regulations, safety requirements, labelling rules, documentation requirements and conformity procedures before it is placed on the EU market.
No. CE marking is only required for specific product categories, such as toys, electrical products, machinery, PPE and certain medical devices. An EU Product Compliance Check helps determine whether CE marking applies to your product.
The applicable EU product regulations depend on the product type, materials, intended use, target user and risk profile. Possible requirements may include GPSR, CE-marking legislation, chemical restrictions, labelling rules, technical documentation and product-specific standards.
Yes. The check can identify whether the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) applies to your product and what this means for risk assessment, technical documentation, traceability, warnings and EU product safety obligations.
Common EU product compliance documents include a product description, risk assessment, technical documentation, test reports, label information, user instructions, declarations of conformity and traceability information. The exact documents depend on the product.
Supplier documents can support EU compliance, but they may not be complete, current or specific to your product. The business placing the product on the EU market remains responsible for ensuring the product meets applicable EU requirements.
An EU Product Compliance Check should ideally be performed before production, sourcing, import or marketplace listing. Checking requirements early helps avoid delays, rejected shipments, product changes, marketplace removals or compliance issues.
Yes. UK sellers, exporters and brand owners can use an EU Product Compliance Check to understand which EU rules apply before selling products into the European Union through marketplaces, distributors or direct sales.
No. The EU Product Compliance Check identifies which regulations, standards and documents may apply. It does not include laboratory testing, certification or document drafting, but it can indicate where testing or additional documentation may be needed.
No. This service does not certify or approve the product. It provides a written compliance summary that helps you understand applicable EU requirements and the next steps needed for compliant EU market access.
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"Trying to wrap my head around GPSR and Joe made it super easy to do and understand."
Leanne
Botanical arts seller
United Kingdom
"Joe has been unbelievably helpful to keeping me up to date with ALL GPSR related compliance and questions, essential for business."
Jesse
Vinyl records seller
United States
"Very helpful in my hour of Amazon frustrations!!"
Martin
Amazon seller
"Joe and Youri are amazing. They walked me through the complex world of GPSR and CE compliance and made the process easy. Couldn't have done it without them. Highly, highly recommended."
Eugene
Wheelchair glove seller
Lithuania
"I would recommend his services to anyone looking to start selling in the EU again with the GPSR regulations in place."
Amanreet
Board game seller
"Joe is very accommodating & works with you to find solutions."
Hasan
Plastics manufacturer
Canada
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Fellenoordstraat 52 Unit 2.38, 4811TJ Breda, Netherlands
VAT
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Chamber of Commerce
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