
Products sold by weight are required to be weighed with certified legal for trade scales or balances. This includes fruits and vegetables as well as jewelry. Department of Weights and Measures officials can perform audits on weighing equipment to ensure that the scale being used is in fact NTEP approved. Many scales and balances may still be marketed to be used for food applications for portion control or cooking purposes. Unless the balance specifically says it is legal for trade or NTEP approved you cannot legally use it to sell products according to weight. Approved balances will have an NTEP certificate number on them which can be used to pull up the actual document on the National Conference on Weights and Measures website describing the specific model you own or are planning to purchase. This document will also note whether its NTEP approval is for a certain mode or weighing unit. For example, a scale can have weighing specifications of 2100 g x 0.01 g but is only legal for trade at 2100 g x 0.1 g. It is important to be aware of this before you purchase a balance to ensure the scale meets your precise weighing specifications. If you are caught not abiding by these laws your scale may be siezed and you may also be fined. NTEP certification is a time consuming process which is why some balances say they are pending NTEP approval. Some manufacturers put a lot of effort into getting their equipment certified while others do not. Please be aware that just because a balance is pending approval it may not be used commercially unless it has the "Legal for Trade" label. Each unit should be properly labeled and these labels should never be removed from the scale or balance. |
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UWE AM Series
Priced at $249.00 AM-6000 - 12 x 0.005 lb |
UWE HS Series
Priced at $225.00 HS6 - 6 x 0.005 lb |
UWE APM Series
Priced at $268.00 APM15 - 30 x 0.01 lb |
UWE UFM-B Series
Priced at $445.00 UFM-B30 - 60 x 0.02 lb |
UWE UFM-F Series
Priced at $545.00 UFM-F60 - 120 x 0.02 lb |
UWE UFM-L Series
Priced at $695.00 UFM-L120 - 250 x 0.05 lb |
Intelligent ICT Series
Priced at $999.99 ICT-150 - 150 x 0.05 lb |
Intell-Industrial Series
Priced at $885.00 Titan44 - 5000 x 1 lb |
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Cas SW Series
Priced at $195.00 SW-5 - 5 x 0.002 lb |
Cas D Type Series
Priced at $273.00 3D - 6 x 0.002 lb |
Cas BW Series
Priced at $649.95 BW-60 - 150 x 0.05 lb |
Cas DL Series
Priced at $585.00 DL-150 - 150 x 0.05 lb |
Cas S2000jr Series
Priced at $255.00 S2000JR15 - 15 x 0.005 lb |
Cas AP1 Series
Starting at $273.00 AP1-15 - 15 x 0.005 lb |
Cas S2000
Priced at $315.99 S2000 - 30 x 0.01 lb |
Cas NC1 Series
Starting at $775.00 NC1-250 - 250 x 0.1 lb |
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Ohaus RA Series
Priced at $285.60 RA6US - 15 x 0.005 lb |
Ohaus RE Series
Priced at $357.70 RE15US - 30 x 0.01 lb |
Ohaus RE15CUS
Priced at $403.20 RE15CUS - 30 x 0.01 lb |
Ohaus Ranger Count
Starting at $832.80 RC3RS - 7 x 0.0002 lb |
Ohaus Defender 5000
Starting at $716.80 D~10QR5 - 25 x 0.002 lb |
Ohaus CKW Series
Starting at $1,160.00 CKW3R55 - 6 x 0.001 lb |
Defender 5000 Xtreme
Priced at $1,117.60 D~10WR3 - 25 x 0.002 lb |
Xtreme Defender 5000
Starting at $1,400.00 D~50WL4 - 100 x 0.01 lb |
Ohaus BW Series
Priced at $279.90 BW1.5US - 3 x 0.001 lb |
Ohaus VN Series
Starting at $1,150.80 4' x 4' - 2500 x 0.5 lb |
Ohaus VX Series
Priced at $1,277.50 4' x 4' - 5000 lb x 1 lb |
Ohaus 5000 Series
Starting at $2,444.00 DCL10000 - 10,000 x 5 lb |
Adventurer Pro NTEP
Starting at $495.00 AV412N - 410 x 0.1 g |
Ohaus AV212N
Priced at $495.00 AV212N - 210 x 0.1 g |
Ohaus AV53N
Priced at $503.25 AV53N - 51 g x 0.02 g |
Ohaus Voyager Pro
Starting at $1,992.00 VP612CN - 610 x 0.1 g |