CE marking is a mandatory European product marking and certification system. When affixed to a product and product packaging, CE marking indicates that a particular product complies with all applicable European product safety, health and environmental requirements within the CE marking system. CE marking covers approximately half of all U.S. products exported to Europe.

The CE marking system promotes free trade to and within Europe by providing a single set of safety and environmental requirements a product must meet. Before the CE marking system was developed, manufacturers and exporters to and within Europe had to comply with multiple, and sometimes conflicting sets of national regulatory requirements.

Products complying with CE marking are now accepted and presumed to be safe in 30 European countries.

This is a market of 455 million people with a GNP over $9 trillion. CE marking is accelerating as a globally accepted system for ensuring product safety and that environmental requirements are met.

Possible extension to other areas of the world are being negotiated at this time.