Trading Standards advice for businesses

Fair trading

For help with selling goods online visit the Business Companion guide on distance sales.

For help with dealing with a complaint you may have received, visit the Business Companion guide on the sale and supply of goods.

Product safety

Take a look at the latest product recalls on the Chartered Trading Standards Institute website. These are products that have problems which could affect the safety of the user or consumer.

For details of how to get your products tested, for example toys, animal feed stuffs, contact Edinburgh Scientific Services.

New and growing businesses

Primary Authority gives companies the right to form a statutory partnership with a single local authority, which then provides robust, assured and reliable advice for other councils to take into account when carrying out inspections or dealing with non-compliance.

Email Trading Standards to find out more information about setting up a Primary Authority Partnership.

Personalised business information

Use our tool to build a pack of trading standards advice leaflets tailored to your individual business needs. 

Free business advice

Free business advice and support on topics such as marketing and finance is also available when you visit Business Gateway.

Trading Standards

Address: Waverley Court G1
4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG

Telephone: Tel: 0131 608 1100

Fax: Fax: 0131 661 2549