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You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
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…
The Royal Mint is one of the oldest companies in the world - supplying coins to the UK for over 1,100 years. It also produces commemorative coins, to mark events of national, historical and cultural significance, offers investment in precious...
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Ensuring you get what you pay for.
How to apply for a document to travel outside the UK if you're not British and you cannot use or get your own national passport.
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
Information for consumers and retailers about England's minimum 5p single use carrier bag (SUCB) charge from 5 October 2015.
Find out about the simplified rates of customs and excise duty used when you declare your personal goods online.
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