How it works

To sell your products in the EU and UK, you need an authorised representative based in these regions. This representative acts as your official liaison with market authorities, ensuring that your products meet local regulations. At 24hour-AR, we streamline this process, providing you with fast and reliable representation services that allow you to confidently access these markets.

As your legal representative, we provide you with our address, which must be clearly visible on the product, packaging, or in any accompanying documentation.

Besides providing our address, as your authorised representative we also provide the following services, as described in the relevant legislation:

Verify that the EU declaration of conformity or declaration of performance and technical documentation are present, if these documents are required.

Upon request, provide market authorities with the information necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product.

Cooperate with market surveillance authorities and provide them with relevant information.

The process to sign us as your AR

These tasks are described in the AR Agreement. The step-by-step process to sign us as your authorised representative is as follows:

1. Fill in the Get Started form.

2. Follow the instructions that you receive from us to upload your technical file

  • We will confirm the annual costs for our service. Our prices can also be found here.
  • We will ask you to provide us with your company information that we need to prepare the AR Mandate.
  • We send you the AR Agreement (or Agreements if you choose both EU and UK) for your review.
  • Sounds feasible? You sign the Agreement(s).
  • You receive the invoice and instructions to upload your technical file.
  • Once the payment and technical file has been received, we review the technical file within 24 hours,

3. Once the documentation is checked and confirmed, we sign the AR Agreement and you can start using our address.

Do you want to move swiftly? You can also choose the option to Checkout immediately in the Get Started form.

Our service is fast, smooth, and professional, like a legislation Ninja!

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Why Choose 24hour-AR?

  • Speed: We offer industry-leading turnaround times, becoming your authorised representative in just 24 hours, far faster than typical providers.
  • Expert compliance: Our dedicated team knows the ins and outs of EU and UK regulations, ensuring your products are always compliant and market-ready.
  • Reliable support: With offices in both the EU and UK, we provide the local presence and support you need to operate smoothly across both markets.
  • Proactive communication: We keep you updated with any regulatory changes that could impact your products, helping you stay ahead of compliance requirements.

With Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 coming into force, every business from outside the EU selling products directly or indirectly must have either an importer or an authorised representative located in the EU.

The authorised representative acts as a liaison between the manufacturer based outside of the EU and a national authority within the EU. The tasks of the economic operator, such as verifying that there is a technical file and declaration of conformity present, are determined by the Regulation.

Sell your product in Europe directly, online, or via a fulfilment service provider confidently. We will take care of the legal requirements and regulations enforced by the EU authorities.

With offices in both the EU (Umeå, Sweden, the Netherlands) and the UK (London, England), we can provide you with both addresses, so you can do business easily anywhere in the EU and/or UK.

Additional services

  • Identify requirements: We help you find the specific regulatory requirements relevant to your products in the EU and UK markets.
  • Technical file review: Our experts thoroughly review your technical file to ensure compliance with all necessary standards and regulations.
  • Gap closure support: We identify any gaps in compliance and provide guidance on how to address them, including risk assessments, testing recommendations, and documentation improvements.
  • Compliance support for the CE/UKCA marking

With offices in the EU and the UK, we can provide you with the addresses for both markets, so you can do business easily anywhere in the EU and/or UK.

How we can help you

In addition to the EU and UK authorised representative services we offer the following services:

Find the relevant requirements for your product

  • Identify directives and standards
  • Identify requirements on:
  • the technical file
  • the required testing
  • the product marking
  • the packaging
  • the user instructions

Check your technical file on compliance with the requirements

  • Review your documentation
  • Labeling and symbols inspection
  • Inspection of test reports
  • Inspection of the user manual
  • Inspection of the risk analysis
  • CE/UKCA Declaration of Conformity examination
  • Determine what is missing

Close the gaps

  • Compliance consulting, including explaining the compliance requirements to your supplier
  • Help with drawing up the technical file and other relevant documentation
  • Product labeling, packaging labeling, and user manual support
  • Completing and creating your risk analysis and user manuals
  • Conducting mandatory testing, such as EMCD, LVD, RED tests according to all relevant standards