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How to import bananas into the UK by weighing consignments and making simplified declarations.
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.
Lists for local authorities.
Find your nearest weighbridge if you need to weigh your van, lorry, trailer, tractor or other vehicle
Ensuring you get what you pay for.
Resources for business.
Guidance for Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) examiners conducting vehicle weight checks.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
MCA approved organisations for container weight requirements
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
Find out how to calculate the weight of your aggregate and deduct the weight of added water for Aggregates Levy.
Guidance for businesses and market surveillance authorities.
Analysis: differences between the current Directive 2009/23/EC and the new Directive 2014/31/EU, for non-automatic weighing instruments.
Information for businesses.
Apply to become or identify an approved manufacturer authorised to carry out conformity assessment.
Weights and Measures Act 1985 and subsequent Deregulation Order 1999 (as amended).
Main changes and implications, including the required actions for organisations with type examination or conformity assessment certificates issued by NMRO.
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