Product labelling and packaging

If your business trades goods, you must be clear and honest on all packaging and labelling. It is against the law to be misleading in any way.

There are other laws which regulate the way in which goods are labelled, covering, for example, details of their composition or price.

Both manufacturers and retailers are responsible for respecting these laws. So before you start trading of any kind, it makes good business sense to find out which laws will affect you and how.

This guide gives you an overview of what you need to know about packaging and labelling, the product labelling and packaging rules for retailers and considerations for product packaging design.