UK Explosives Approved Body (UK-EAB)
The GB Explosives Notified Body (ENB) was replaced on 1 January
2021 by the UK Explosives Approved Body (UK-EAB). From that date,
certification of explosives for import and sale in GB has been
carried out by UK-EAB following UK regulations.
The UK government has introduced new legislation that will allow
businesses to continue to place compliant CE marked civil use
explosive products on the GB market indefinitely.
The UK Explosives Approved Body (UK-EAB) has voluntarily
suspended its accreditation and cannot accept any new applications,
amendments to current certificates or conduct quality module
audits.
Assessment and Certification
Current legislation allows you to place civil explosive products
on the market in Great Britain using either:
- CE marking
- UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking - Note: new
applications are no longer being accepted
References
Lists of certificates
Lists of UKCA and UK(NI) Certificates issued, withdrawn and
suspended (Quality Module not renewed) along with Quality Modules
issued with expiry dates are contained in an Excel spreadsheet
[xlsx, 18 kB].
The list is fully searchable and can be sorted and filtered as
required.
Please note:
- The list was updated September 2025.
- If you are in doubt whether a Certificate or Approval to Affix
the UKCA/UK(NI) Mark is still valid, please contact
us for clarification using the detailsopposite.
There are NO UK-issued CE marks valid in the UK.
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