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Trading standards calibration fees: what councils publish

Updated 2026-10-28

Several trading standards services calibrate and verify weights and weighing equipment for businesses and publish their charges. The hourly rates read on 28 October 2026 run from £57.85 to £99, with set fees for individual weights.

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Published council charges

Published trading standards calibration charges, read 2026-10-28
Charge	Authority	Published figure	Source
officer hourly rate	Essex	£99	Essex Trading Standards: calibration costs
inspector hourly rate	Manchester	£90	Manchester Trading Standards: calibration charges 2023/24
assistant hourly rate	Manchester	£64	Manchester Trading Standards: calibration charges 2023/24
weight under 25kg	Manchester	£18	Manchester Trading Standards: calibration charges 2023/24
weight 25kg or more	Manchester	£35	Manchester Trading Standards: calibration charges 2023/24
weight adjustment	Manchester	£14	Manchester Trading Standards: calibration charges 2023/24
minimum charge	Manchester	£45	Manchester Trading Standards: calibration charges 2023/24
separate certificate	Manchester	£15	Manchester Trading Standards: calibration charges 2023/24
hourly rate	Shetland	£57.85	Shetland Islands Council: weights and measures charges
weight up to 25kg	Shetland	£8.28	Shetland Islands Council: weights and measures charges
NAWI up to 6kg	Shetland	£48.55	Shetland Islands Council: weights and measures charges

Council charges are set by each authority and change with the financial year: Manchester's page is headed 2023/24. Ask the service for its current schedule before you book.

Source: Manchester Trading Standards: calibration charges 2023/24

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The Calibration Duties and Public Rates carries 11 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 8.28 to 99 GBP, read 28 October 2026.
For process calibrator, the median published figure in the Calibration Price Index is 65 GBP across 3 figures from the sources' own pages (range 50 to 120 GBP), read 28 October 2026.

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