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SOLAS container weight MCA approved weighing organisations

MCA approved organisations for container weight requirements

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 27 June 2016
• Last updated: 3 November 2025 — See all updates

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MCA approved organisations

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Please find attached a list of all organisations whose method for determining the verified gross mass (VGM) of a packed container has been approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). These shippers can provide a VGM to port terminals and ships masters (or their representatives) which meet the SOLAS chapter VI amendments.

Please note: method 1 users (those who weigh the packed and sealed containers) do not require MCA approval numbers at this time.

To apply for approval: Indicative application document for container weight approval.

More information about the container weighing amendment: MGN 534 (M+F) Cargo Safety: Verifying gross mass of containers and information on how to become an approved organisation: Verification of the gross mass of packed containers by sea.

Published 27 June 2016

Last updated 3 November 2025 + show all updates

1. 3 November 2025

   Updates made Renewed VGM - Expiring October 2028: 210, 280, 213 VGMs Removed - Following no Renewal Application being received or declaration no longer required/operational: 241

2. 1 October 2025

   SOLAS container weight MCA approved weighing organisations - Gov.uk Updates (Next version to Publish - v8 on 1 October 2025): Renewed VGM - Expiring August 2028: 027, Renewed VGM - Expiring September 2028: 001, 120, 142, 208, 217, 233, 242, 247, 659, 813, 815 Renewed VGM - Expiring October 2028: 157, VGMs Removed - Following no Renewal Application being received or declaration no longer required/operational: 095, 128, 219, 221, 284

3. 3 September 2025

   Renewed VGM - Expiring June 2028: 393, Renewed VGM - Expiring July 2028: 112, 143, 147, 176, 193, Renewed VGM - Expiring August 2028: 163, 191, 207, 251, 281, 295, 514, 751, Renewed VGM - Expiring September 2028: 189, 248, Renewed VGM - Expiring October 2028: 898, Renewed VGM - Expiring November 2028: 673 VGMs Removed - Following no Renewal Application being received or declaration no longer required/operational: 52, 104, 178, 190, 200, 203, 219, 230, 258, 274, 296, 447

4. 29 July 2025

   Renewed VGM - Expiring April 2028: 451 Renewed VGM - Expiring May 2028: 311, 336, 348, 376, 388, 401, 587 Renewed VGM - Expiring June 2028: 009, 041, 045, 058, 062, 073, 083, 098, 324, 328, 365, 396, 594, Renewed VGM - Expiring July 2028: 111, 114, 117, 119, 131, 133, 136, 139, 144, 154, 158, 159, 161, 162, 173, 177, 188, 192, 334 Renewed VGM - Expiring August 2028: 155, 228, 232, 245, 246, 269, 270, 288, 294, 298 Renewed VGM - Expiring September 2028: 140, 816, Renewed VGM - Expiring October 2028: 236, 254, 897, VGMs Removed - Following no Renewal Application being received or declaration no longer required/operational: 018, 036, 056, 088, 093, 164, 202, 261, 327, 355, 374, 393, 487, 702

5. 29 May 2025

   Renewed VGM - Expiring April 2028: 495, Renewed VGM - Expiring May 2028: 306, 307, 310, 316, 319, 326, 333, 337, 346, 360, 375, 377, 389, 402, 432, 453, 729, 763, 781, 906 Renewed VGM - Expiring June 2028: 003, 007, 016, 048, 057, 061, 075, Renewed VGM - Expiring July 2028: 068, 101, 107, 428, 500 VGMs Removed - Following no Renewal Application being received or declaration no longer required/operational: 345, 370, 383, 385, 520

6. 2 May 2025

   Renewed VGM - Expiring March 2028: 554, 574, Renewed VGM - Expiring April 2028: 406, 414, 427, 430, 448, 455, 460, 468, 480, 573, 650 Renewed VGM - Expiring May 2028: 304, 342, 394 Renewed VGM - Expiring July 2028: 103, VGMs Removed - Following no Renewal Application being received or declaration no longer required/operational: 380, 410, 419, 421, 445, 474, 481, 491, 534, 560, 588, 589, 611, 640, 669, 757, 889 Company Name Change: 885

7. 26 March 2025

   Renewed VGM - Expiring February 2028: 777, 891 Renewed VGM - Expiring March 2028: 526, 528, 532, 544, 565, 572, 575, 584, 590, 592, 608, 614, 618, 630, 687, 693, 892, 893 Renewed VGM - Expiring April 2028: 483, 492 Renewed VGM - Expiring May 2028: 309, 325, 363, 369, 384, 395, 449, 530, 579 Renewed VGM - Expiring June 2028: 023 VGMs Removed - Following no Renewal Application being received or declaration no longer required/operational: 454, 543, 581

8. 3 March 2025

   New VGM - Expiring February 2028: 905 Renewed VGM - Expiring February 2028: 615, 627, 631, 633, 643, 645, 653, 670, 681, 683, 692, 697, 698, 699, 724, 769, 792 Renewed VGM - Expiring March 2028: 541, 550, 571, 576, 604, 668, 743 Renewed VGM - Expiring April 2028: 497 VGMs Removed - Following no Renewal Application being received or declaration no longer required/operational: 493, 659, 674, 728, 759, 793, 800

9. 3 February 2025

   Renewed VGMs - Expiring January 2028: 706, 709, 721, 722, 726, 737, 794 Renewed VGM - Expiring February 2028: 517, 601, 686, 700, 761 Renewed VGM - Expiring March 2028: 504, 567 Renewed VGM - Expiring June 2028: 679 VGMs Removed - Following no Renewal Application being received or declaration no longer required/operational: 523, 714, 723, 734, 746

10. 2 January 2025

    VGM733 renewed - New expiry date January 2028

11. 18 December 2024

    VGM768 renewed - New expiry date January 2028

12. 11 December 2024

    VGM509 renewed - New expiry date March 2028

13. 10 December 2024

    VGM 401 - Company Name Change

14. 4 December 2024

    VGM 658 renewed

15. 2 December 2024

    Added - VGM 903 - Transmec UK Limited

16. 14 November 2024

    Added - VGM 904 - Sedamyl UK Ltd

17. 14 October 2024

    Amendment to VGM Approval Number: 0531/GB/0826 - Jaguar Land Rover Address

18. 26 September 2024

    VGM 887 renewed approval.

19. 14 August 2024

    VGM 495 - LV Shipping LTD - updated company name and address

20. 12 August 2024

    VGM 392 added - Croda Europe Ltd

21. 6 August 2024

    VGM 323 - SHS International ADDED.

22. 17 April 2024

    VGM 141 renewed

23. 15 April 2024

    VGM 293 renewed

24. 10 April 2024

    VGM 292 - Bell, Sons & Co. (Druggist) Ltd (Bells Healthcare) - Removed. VGM 151 -Ingevity UK Ltd - Added.

25. 31 January 2024

    VGM 0031 added

26. 2 November 2023

    Details updated for VGM's 0018, 0047, 0255, 0882. VGM 0902 added and VGM0821 removed

27. 27 September 2023

    Addition of VGM 807 - Senator International Limited.

28. 30 August 2023

    Revised List of Approved Organisations - 30 Aug 2023

29. 12 May 2023

    VGM 111, 206, 238, 276, 335, 399, 901 - Added VGM 696 was showing as 697 - Amended VGM 031, 539 - Removed

30. 7 March 2023

    Further update to List of Approved Organisations as at 7 March 2023

31. 7 March 2023

    Update to list of Approved Organisations as at 7 March 2023

32. 6 March 2023

    Updated version for February 2023

33. 9 December 2022

    VGM696 added

34. 29 November 2022

    updated list added

35. 5 October 2022

    The list of MCA approved organisations has been updated - 05 October 2022

36. 8 September 2022

    Uploaded revised list of VGM approved organisation 08 09 2022

37. 9 August 2022

    Updated list of approved organisations 09 08 2022

38. 1 August 2022

    Updated list of approved organisations - 01 August 2022

39. 12 July 2022

    Uploaded a revised List of approved organisations

40. 14 June 2022

    uploaded revised version

41. 9 May 2022

    updated list for May 2022

42. 4 April 2022

    Updated List added

43. 29 March 2022

    updated list 29 03 2022

44. 11 March 2022

    Uploaded revised list of approved organisations 09 03 2022

45. 4 March 2022

    UPLOADED REVISED VERSION OF APPROVED ORGANISATIONS

46. 2 March 2022

    Uploaded amended list 02 03 2022

47. 15 February 2022

    Updated list of approved organisation

48. 12 November 2021

    Updated PDF

49. 11 August 2021

    Uploaded a new version of approved organisations

50. 5 August 2021

    Uploaded revised version of approved organisations Aug 2021

51. 24 May 2021

    Updated list of approved VGM organisations

52. 19 May 2021

    Uploaded new version of approved VGM organisations.

53. 14 January 2021

    Uploaded revised list of approved organisations dated January 2021

54. 9 November 2020

    Uploaded revised list of approved organisations

55. 2 November 2020

    Uploaded revised list of approved organisations Nov 2020

56. 31 July 2020

    Uploaded revised list of VGM approved organisations

57. 22 July 2020

    Uploaded revised VGM approval list

58. 10 July 2020

    uploaded new MCA VGM approved organisations list - July 2020

59. 28 April 2020

    Updated list of approved organisations added

60. 25 February 2020

    Updated list of approved organisations uploaded

61. 14 January 2020

    Uploaded new version of list of approved sites

62. 25 November 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations added.

63. 20 November 2019

    Updated list of approved organisation uploaded

64. 14 October 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations uploaded

65. 10 September 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations

66. 5 August 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations have been added.

67. 18 July 2019

    New list of approved sites added.

68. 7 June 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations

69. 17 May 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations

70. 1 April 2019

    Updated list of orgainsations

71. 25 March 2019

    Adding an updated list of approved organisations.

72. 27 June 2016

    First published.