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Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products

• Units of measurement

  You must use metric measurements (grams, kilograms, millilitres or litres)…

• Specified quantities

  Some goods must be sold in fixed sizes known as ‘specified quantities’.…

• Packaged goods

  Packaged goods are products that are all of these: sold sealed between 5g…

• Equipment and records

  Equipment for packaged goods The equipment you use to weigh or measure…

• Labelling packaged goods

  You must put the weight or volume of your packaged goods on the label. The…

Find out about advisory fuel rates for company car users, when you can use them, and how they're calculated.

• Updated: 21 November 2025

How to read your gas meter and convert this reading to kilowatt hours.

• Updated: 10 June 2014

This series brings together all documents relating to calorific values and density of fuels.

• Updated: 25 July 2013

This series brings together all documents relating to Calorific values

• Updated: 22 January 2013

These National Statistics provide analysis of Aggregates Levy (AGL) receipts, liabilities and tonnage in the UK. The bulletin is updated every 6 months.

• Updated: 5 January 2021

• Updated: 10 October 2022

Ensuring you get what you pay for.

• Updated: 5 March 2024

Wet line contamination involves the cross contamination of road fuel with rebated fuels, which will either be red diesel or kerosene.

• Updated: 18 November 2025

Find out what help you can get from your council to dispose of hazardous and toxic waste