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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…
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Find the measurement unit codes for Data Elements 2/3 and 4/4 when making a declaration to the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 20).
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Use these general provisions to help you determine the origin of your products.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
Examples of how and when to adjust the customs value for commercial level and quantity when using Methods 2 or 3 if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end user.
Find out how and when to make a delayed supplementary declaration if you’re using simplified declarations to bring goods into Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Ensuring you get what you pay for.
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.
Check what you need to do if you're sending, receiving and storing VAT invoices in an electronic format.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
How to use Method 1 to work out the customs value of your imported goods if you're an importer or clearing agent.
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods which qualify for lower or no Customs Duty.
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application.
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