Trading Standards advice for businesses

The Chartered Institute for Trading Standards provides advice and guidance in the following areas.

  • underage sales
  • business information
  • consumer contracts (on and off trade premises)
  • fair trading
  • pricing
  • distance selling including online and mail order
  • food
  • product safety
  • weights and measures

This guidance can be found in the Business Companion and ranges from basic ‘getting started’ advice to more in-depth guides which go into greater detail about specific legal requirements.

Read useful government guidance about improving trader recommendation platforms, and consumer law compliance.

For further advice: