This section helps you understand all questions regarding the legal aspects of an authorised representative and the ins and outs of our services.
If you are a business from outside the EU selling products directly or indirectly on the European market and you don't have a legal point of contact yet within the EU (such as an importer), then you need an AR for many products.
If you are a business from outside the UK selling products directly or indirectly on the British market and you don't have a legal point of contact yet within the UK (such as an importer), then you need an AR for many products.
Yes, we can certainly help you with this as we offer UK AR services through subsidiary 24hour Solutions Ltd. Contact us here.
We offer services in, amongst others, the following directives and regulations.
Maybe. The below directives are special in the sense that you need to register with an AR locally in each country of sale, if you do not have an importer who is geographically placed in the country, this can be a bit of a hassle. However, we partner with other companies that help out with this part, please contact us for more information.
Having an AR is one of the many requirements that you need to comply with to access the European market. The area of compliance is very complex and most of the time the product needs to comply with several directives or regulations. Understanding the requirements are therefore essential and the very first step in CE or UKCA compliance. The 6-step UKCA/CE marking process specifically describes this as the primary first step:
You can place the address on the packaging, product and/or any accompanying document.
The review that is part of our service is only for verifying the presence of a technical file. The content as such is not reviewed on completeness and authenticity and the responsibility and liability remains with the manufacturer. A gap analysis for determining that all requirements in the directives and regulations or a full compliance check can be performed at an additional cost. Please contact us for more information.
Besides our AR and Responsible Person services, we offer testing, consulting, certification, labeling, quality assurance and inspection services. We provide ecommerce sellers simple, reliable and affordable compliance solutions for various types of products and for ecommerce marketplaces around the world. Before you list your products, you must ensure they meet the rules, regulations, and laws of the intended marketplace.
Once you have registered and made the payment, you will automatically receive an email to upload your files.
Once you have registered and made the payment, you will automatically receive an email to upload your files.
The annual fee depends on the number and type of products but the following is generally true: - Up to 20 products 1490€ - Up to 50 products 2490€ - Up to 1000 products 3490€ Please reach out to us for a quote! The fee includes guaranteed fast and professional service, and we:
Yes, that's due to Brexit. But EU businesses also need an AR in the UK
We ask you to register through our website and complete the payment. You will then automatically receive an email to upload your technical file. Once received, we review the technical file within 24 hours. After reviewing (but within the 24 hours) we send you the AR Agreement.
Amazon uses ‘responsible person’ on their website, which they mean the economic operator. This can either be the manufacturer, importer or AR. A ‘responsible person’ shall be located in the EU.
No, the legislation also applies to B2B businesses
97% of our customers would recommend 24hour-AR to a friend. The numbers don’t lie. Are you ready to become the next 24hour-AR customer to love their AR service provider?