Trading Standards advice for businesses

Helping businesses to understand the law

The role of trading standards is to make trading safe and fair for everyone. 

If you run a business, it's important that you understand all the laws that apply to you. 

You can find free, impartial legal guidance for businesses on the Business Companion website 

What trading standards cover

There's a range of legislation and subjects, including: 

• business and consumer scams
• goods and services descriptions and price marking
• iIllegal and rogue traders
• hallmarking
• illegal tobacco
• lettings advice.
• mail-forwarding businesses
• online, mail order and telephone sales
• product safety
• weights and measures
• underage sales

More information

Read more about how we regulate environmental health and trading standards