Helmet Markings

[vitesse39]

I'm in the process of buying a Suomy Extreme helmet from Ridersdiscount.com in USA.
Now I did get it last week (but was the wrong size so is going back for exchange) anyway to get to the point, I noticed it had a blue BSI kite mark sticker on it, but no Gold ACU sticker thingy on it. Does this make it strictly speaking illegal on UK roads?

I know it's abit late now but it would be nice to know

[Taffer]

Gold sticker is only needed for track days - as long as it's kite marked and/or EC 22.05 stamped, it should be up to the job of protecting your head.

[Rubin215]

The blue BSI sticker tells you that the helmet has exceeded the old British Standard (which in itself was actually more rigorous than the current ECE 22-05 test anyway) however no one has their helmets tested in this way anymore.
If it comes with the BSI sticker on it, it must be quite old stock.
No harm in that, as long as it's been in a box somewhere dark and cool, but I would want to know why an American company are selling a BSI helmet in the first place?

Has the helmet come all the way from USA, or is it supplied from someone over here?

The Gold ACU sticker doesn't matter a monkeys; it's not a legal requirement and you can buy them off ebay these days, so no one pays them any attention anymore.