Great Britain · assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
GB CLP label maker
GB CLP still reads almost exactly like EU CLP — the size table is word for word identical. The differences are in who your address must belong to, what you no longer need, and a gap that is going to widen.
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Label builder
Opens set to GB CLP. You can change the jurisdiction inside the tool at any point — the label is rebuilt against the rules of whichever one is selected.
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The label below is empty and ready. Pick a substance to fill the classification in, or type your own product name straight into the tool.
Where the product is sold or used
GB Art. 17(2): “The label shall be written in English.” Other languages are allowed provided all of them carry the same information.
Primary label language
Why is Irish not in this list?
Irish cannot be the primary language here. The H and P statement texts exist in Irish — they are printed inside the multilingual tables of CLP Annexes III and IV — but the signal word does not: signal words live in the Annex I tables, and no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish. A signal word is a mandatory label element under Art. 17(1)(d), so an Irish-primary label would be missing one. Irish is still available as the second language. For Ireland, English-primary + Irish-second is what this tool can produce lawfully.
Second language
Container & label size
Container capacity
GB CLP: for ≤ 3 L Table 1.3 asks for if possible, at least 52 × 74 mm — a target for this tier, not a minimum and each pictogram at least 10 mm, 16 mm if possible
Label size
101.6 × 50.8 mm is under the 52 × 74 mm that Table 1.3 asks for (short by 1.2 mm on the short side). This is not a breach. For packages not exceeding 3 litres the wording is “if possible, at least 52 × 74” — a target, not a minimum. Where it cannot be met, Art. 29(1)–(2) and Annex I §1.5 apply (tie-on tag, outer packaging, or a reduced set).
Product information
Supplier details
CLP Article 17 · saved locallyYour logo is placed as supplemental information beside the supplier block. It must not obscure the mandatory elements (CLP Art. 25 / OSHA HCS App C.3.1).
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Disclaimer — please confirm before downloading:
Reference layout only. A label for the GB market needs a GB supplier address. Northern Ireland follows EU CLP.
Live preview · GB CLP
Print size: 101.6 × 50.8 mm
The preview is scaled to your screen — the real print size is shown above.
Up to 274% still fits 101.6 × 50.8 mm.
Compliance check · GB CLP
- Missing: product identifier
- No pictograms — correct only if the substance is not classified for that hazard
- No signal word — correct only if the substance is not classified for that hazard
- Missing: hazard statements
- Missing: precautionary statements
- Missing: supplier name, address and phone
GB CLP Art. 32(1)
01 · What is the same
The size table is identical to the EU one
We checked the GB text on legislation.gov.uk against the EU version: Annex I Table 1.3 is reproduced word for word, including the “where possible” qualification on the 16 × 16 mm pictogram for packages up to 3 litres. The label elements, the signal words and the grouping requirement in Article 32(1) also carry over unchanged.
Assimilated CLP, Annex I, Table 1.3
02 · What is different
Address, language and the UFI
The supplier address must be in GB
There is no sentence saying so in as many words. It follows from Article 2: an importer and a distributor are defined as established within Great Britain, or in Northern Ireland for qualifying Northern Ireland goods. An EU supplier address on a product placed on the GB market does not discharge the obligation.
GB CLP Art. 2
English, expressly
Article 17(2) in the GB version reads: “The label shall be written in English.” Other languages may be added provided all of them carry the same information — the same permissive structure as the EU rule, but with English rather than the language of the market.
GB CLP Art. 17(2)
No UFI
Annex VIII was revoked in Great Britain with effect from 1 January 2024 under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. Notification to the National Poisons Information Service is voluntary. A GB label does not carry a UFI.
Northern Ireland is not GB
Under the Windsor Framework, Northern Ireland continues to apply EU CLP — including the UFI and the EU language rules. A single label intended for the whole of the United Kingdom has to satisfy both regimes at once.
03 · Divergence
The gap that is going to widen
The EU adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/2865, which for the first time puts minimum font sizes, line and character spacing, fold-out label rules and a digital labelling framework into CLP. Great Britain has not adopted it.
From the point at which those provisions apply, a label that satisfies EU CLP will carry formatting constraints that GB CLP does not impose, and one artwork for both markets stops being straightforward. Anyone maintaining a dual-market label should plan for two artworks rather than one.
The application dates in Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2439 are not verified to our standard — check Article 2 of the amending regulation directly before planning around them.
Language on this label
EN required
GB Art. 17(2): “The label shall be written in English.” Other languages are allowed provided all of them carry the same information.
The official wording of hazard statements is fixed in CLP Annex III and of precautionary statements in Annex IV, in all 24 EU languages; the United States uses the texts of 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C, which are not identical. Statement texts are never paraphrased.
Questions
Frequently asked
Is GB CLP the same as EU CLP?
For labelling geometry, effectively yes — Annex I Table 1.3 is word-for-word identical, as are the label elements and the grouping rule. The differences are the English-language requirement in Article 17(2), the need for a GB supplier address, the revocation of Annex VIII (no UFI), and the fact that Great Britain has not adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/2865.
Do I need a UFI on a GB label?
No. Annex VIII was revoked in Great Britain with effect from 1 January 2024. Notification to the National Poisons Information Service is voluntary. Northern Ireland is different: it follows EU CLP and the UFI is required there.
Can I use my EU supplier address on a GB label?
Not on its own. Importer and distributor are defined in Article 2 as established in Great Britain (or Northern Ireland for qualifying Northern Ireland goods), so a GB-market label needs a GB address for the responsible party.
What about Northern Ireland?
Northern Ireland applies EU CLP under the Windsor Framework. Practically that means the EU language rules and the UFI apply there, so a UK-wide label has to satisfy both GB CLP and EU CLP simultaneously.
Does a GB label have to be in English only?
It has to be in English. Additional languages are allowed provided all of them carry the same information.
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Sources
Reference layout only. A label for the GB market needs a GB supplier address. Northern Ireland follows EU CLP.