Laws and regulations for selling products by amounts

Trade measurement laws apply to all retail and wholesale transactions where measurement determines price.

Selling alcohol 

Trade measurement laws regulate the retail and wholesale sale of alcohol.

Selling bread and bakery goods 

Trade Measurement laws regulate the sale of bakery lines from the time they’re manufactured or imported into Australia, to their sale at wholesale and retail markets. Bread and bakery items are typically sold prepac...

Selling cane sugar and grain 

Cane sugar and grain are traded based on quantity and quality.

Selling firewood

You can sell firewood by weight, volume or lot.

Selling fruit and vegetables 

Trade measurement laws regulate the retail and wholesale sale of fruit and vegetables.

Selling garden landscape materials 

You may sell loose garden landscape materials by volume, by weight or by lot.

Selling liquid fuels 

Trade measurement laws regulate the wholesale and retail sale of liquid fuels.

Selling meat

Meat is any part of a dead animal, including any attached bone or bone marrow, connective tissue, fat, rind, nerves, blood or skin.

Selling seafood

You must sell most seafood, when not pre-packaged, by weight.

Precious metals and stones 

Trade measurement laws regulate the buying, selling and valuating of precious stones or metals when using a measuring instrument, such as a scale.

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