Trading Standards fees and charges

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

Business advice

Annual fee of four hours; to include three hours of bespoke business advice, with the balance contributing to the overall = £380. Please note we charge the annual fee in April each year. The annual fee covers the period 1 April to 31 March. This applies regardless of what time of the year your business joins the Primary Authority scheme. Businesses wishing to join later in the financial year have the option of using our hourly rate business advice service until 1 April and then switching to a full Primary Authority partnership arrangement. Businesses joining the scheme should also note that the time taken to set up the formal partnership will be invoiced against the annual fee in year one.
Work undertaken under the formal Primary Authority agreement = £95 per hour
Out of county mileage to be charged on Primary Authority related journeys = 45p per mile
Business advice provided outside of a Primary Authority agreement = £95+VAT per hour (charged in 15 minutes intervals)

Certificate of accuracy when requested following routine testing = £40
All equipment and other weights and measures services, including Public Weighbridge Operators = £95 per hour
Additional charge if site visit required = £95 per hour

Fees charged in respect of environmental searches carried out on request will include for up to two hours of officer time = £95 per hour (minimum charge is £47.50)
Where environmental search requests are made that incur officer's time in excess of two hours, an additional charge of £47.50 per officer per hour, or part thereof, will be charged

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 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

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

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

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