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Check the tariff classification for a bottle made of mechanically produced glass, in the shape of a skull.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
You must use metric measurements (grams, kilograms, millilitres or litres)…
Some goods must be sold in fixed sizes known as ‘specified quantities’.…
Packaged goods are products that are all of these: sold sealed between 5g…
Equipment for packaged goods The equipment you use to weigh or measure…
You must put the weight or volume of your packaged goods on the label. The…
Register a new manufacturer's mark and access lists of approved and inactive measuring container bottles (MCB) marks.
Check the tariff classification for a plastic bottle equipped with an air pump and a nozzle.
Find out about operations that can be carried out on alcohol goods received and stored in bulk in an excise warehouse.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Ensuring you get what you pay for.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
UK government interpretation of the requirements for labelling e-liquids for Great Britain
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
Who can get the relief, when to check your eligibility and how to work out your discounted duty rates.
Product recall for Podium sports drinks bottle presenting a risk of choking.
How to store oil, design standards for tanks and containers, where to locate and how to protect them, and capacity of bunds and drip trays.
Rules for local authorities to follow when registering a premises to produce bottled drinking water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
If you trade in draught products, find out if you could pay a reduced rate of Alcohol Duty.
Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales
The figures you’ll need and how to use them to work out your discounted duty rates.
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