02 · importers and distributors
For importers and distributors.
From 11 December 2027 you will have to check each product before you place it on the market (importer, art. 19) or before you sell it (distributor, art. 20). The orders for goods sold after that date are placed during 2027.
what article 19.2 will ask you to check
- That the manufacturer has carried out the conformity assessment and has the technical documentation.
- That the product carries the CE marking and comes with the EU declaration of conformity.
- That it comes with the information and instructions of annex II in a language users understand.
- That its type, batch or serial number, the manufacturer's contact details and the end date of support are given.
- That the manufacturer has a process to handle vulnerabilities (art. 19.1 and annex I, part II).
You will also have to keep the EU declaration of conformity for ten years, or for the support period if that is longer (art. 19.6). If you learn of a vulnerability, you will have to tell the manufacturer and, if there is a significant risk, the market surveillance authorities (art. 19.5).
2.1Supplier and product checks
For each product reference you import, we check what article 19 of the CRA requires before you put it on sale, and we keep the evidence in case an authority asks. Your suppliers can upload documents and firmware straight to the platform from an invitation you send them, on a page in English.
- The art. 19 checklist for each reference, with the evidence and its status
- Firmware analysis: what is inside and which known vulnerabilities it has, to see whether the product matches its paperwork
- A technical verdict on each reference
- The EU declaration of conformity and the file archived for ten years
- Monitoring of the references while you sell them, with an alert if a serious vulnerability appears
2.2Quick check before you buy
Before you close an order, you send us a model's documentation and firmware, and we give you a technical verdict on whether, with what there is, you will be able to sell it from 11 December 2027: suitable, doubtful or not suitable, and why.
- A three-level verdict with its reasons
- What the supplier is missing, so you can ask for it
- Known vulnerabilities in the firmware