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Insights from new evidence on the relationship between excess weight and coronavirus (COVID-19).
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Guidance about the Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.
How to import bananas into the UK by weighing consignments and making simplified declarations.
Report you’ve changed a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or trailer chassis, weight, tyres or brakes (a ‘notifiable alteration’) or change the weight you can carry.
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Find out how to calculate the weight of your aggregate and deduct the weight of added water for Aggregates Levy.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
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.
How changes to goods vehicles before they're registered will be approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
Seeking your views on whether extra weight allowances for alternatively fuelled vehicles should be extended to purely domestic journeys, as well as international journeys.
Resources to support the commissioning and delivery of tier 2 behavioural weight management services for children, families and adults.
Find out what you need to do when importing commercial goods into Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
More people living with obesity will have access to the newest and most effective obesity drugs to help cut NHS waiting lists, following the announcement of a £40 million two-year pilot today [Wednesday 7 June].
How to use the customs value to calculate VAT for imported goods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
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