Research and analysis

Compulsory country of origin marking: impact on UK business

Examines costs and benefits to UK business of proposals to introduce compulsory origin marking within consumer product safety regulation.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 2 March 2015
• Last updated: 6 August 2015 — See all updates

Documents

Compulsory origin marking research: full report (phase 1 and 2)

Ref: BIS/15/94

PDF, 864 KB, 67 pages

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Compulsory origin marking research: annex (phase 3)

Ref: BIS/15/291

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Details

This research examines the costs and benefits of proposals to introduce compulsory country of origin marking within consumer product safety regulation.

It’s aimed at improving the evidence base. It includes a review of the literature and a series of interviews with surveillance authorities and businesses across 4 sectors:

• ceramics
• consumer electronics
• motor vehicles
• toys

The annex sets out the results of the third phase of research. Phase 3 focuses on the impact of compulsory origin marking on small businesses in the UK.

Published 2 March 2015
Last updated 6 August 2015 + show all updates

1. 6 August 2015

   Added annex setting out the results of the third phase of research.

2. 2 March 2015

   First published.