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Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products

• Units of measurement

  You must use metric measurements (grams, kilograms, millilitres or litres)…

• Specified quantities

  Some goods must be sold in fixed sizes known as ‘specified quantities’.…

• Packaged goods

  Packaged goods are products that are all of these: sold sealed between 5g…

• Equipment and records

  Equipment for packaged goods The equipment you use to weigh or measure…

• Labelling packaged goods

  You must put the weight or volume of your packaged goods on the label. The…

How to work out the weight of plastic packaging components and each material used to make them, to check if you must register for Plastic Packaging Tax and include them on your return.

• Updated: 30 June 2023

What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.

• Updated: 20 September 2024

• Updated: 25 March 2015

• Updated: 6 April 2016

Find out when you can use rebated diesel, biodiesel or kerosene in vehicles and other machinery.

• Updated: 18 January 2024

Resources to support the commissioning and delivery of tier 2 behavioural weight management services for children, families and adults.

• Updated: 10 November 2021

Now the National Measurement Office.

• Updated: 15 April 2021

Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

• Updated: 8 July 2021