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Trading Standards fees and charges

You can find the fees and charges for various Trading Standards services below.

Weights and measures

  • Certificate of accuracy when requested following routine testing = £52
  • All equipment and other weights and measures services, including Public Weighbridge Operators = £105 per hour
  • Additional charge if site visit required = £105 per hour

Environmental search fees

  • Fees charged in respect of environmental searches carried out on request will include for up to two hours of officer time = £105 per hour (minimum charge is £50)
  • Where environmental search requests are made that incur officer's time in excess of two hours, an additional charge of £52 per officer per hour, or part thereof, will be charged.

Explosives and fireworks licences

New application

  • New application where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (1 year duration) = £202
  • New application where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (2 year duration) = £266
  • New application where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (3 year duration) = £333
  • New application where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (4 year duration) = £409
  • New application where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (5 year duration) = £463
  • New application where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (1 year duration) = £119
  • New application where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (2 year duration) = £154
  • New application where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (3 year duration) = £190
  • New application where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (4 year duration) = £226
  • New application where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (5 year duration) = £260

Renewal

  • Renewal of licence where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (1 year duration) = £94
  • Renewal of licence where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (2 year duration) = £161
  • Renewal of licence where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (3 year duration) = £226
  • Renewal of licence where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (4 year duration) = £291
  • Renewal of licence where a minimum separation distance is prescribed (5 year duration) = £357
  • Renewal of licence where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (1 year duration) = £59
  • Renewal of licence where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (2 year duration) = £94
  • Renewal of licence where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (3 year duration) = £132
  • Renewal of licence where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (4 year duration) = £166
  • Renewal of licence where no minimum separation distance is prescribed (5 year duration) = £202

Variations, replacements, transfers and extensions

  • Varying name of licensee or address of site = £40
  • Any other kind of variation = charged at a reasonable cost to the authority of having the work carried out
  • Transfer of licence or registration = £40
  • Replacement of licence or registration referred to above if lost = £40
  • Extended fireworks licence - annual licence to sell fireworks outside of the permitted periods as stated = £500

Visit explosive licence page.

Petroleum storage certificate

  • Annual fee to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity not exceeding 2,500 litres = £48 per year up to a period of ten years
  • Annual fee to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity exceeding 2,500 litres but not exceeding 50,000 litres = £65 per year up to a period of ten years
  • Annual fee to keep petroleum spirit of a quantity exceeding 50,000 litres = £137 per year up to a period of ten years 

Visit petroleum storage certificate page.

Animal feed registrations

  • Manufacture only, or manufacture and placing on the market, of feed additives referred to in Article 10(1)(a) of Regulation 183/2005 other than those specified in Regulation 2(3), or of premixtures of such additives (Approvals) = £451 one-off payment
  • Placing on the market of feed additives referred to in Article 10(1)(a) of Regulation 183/2005 other than those specified in Regulation 2(3), or of premixtures of such (Approvals) = £226 one-off payment

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Investigation fees

  • Hourly rate chargeable for Trading Standards Officer = £105 per officer
  • Hourly rate chargeable for Administrative Office = £63 per officer
  • Hourly rate chargeable for Accredited Financial Investigator = £105 per officer