Legal For Trade Defined

Products sold by weight are required to be weighed with certified weighing equipment.  In the United States, you need to look for NTEP approval with a valid certificate of conformance number. Many of the items our customers use legal for trade scales for include fruits and vegetables, coffee, candy, pharmaceuticals and jewelry.  Department of Weights and Measures officials can perform audits on weighing devices to ensure that the scale being used is in fact NTEP approved with proper inspections.  Many scales and balances may still be marketed to be used for food applications such as portion control or general purpose weighing. 

Type 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, an NTEP Approved 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 in NTEP mode.  If you are caught not abiding by these laws your scale may be seized and you may also be fined. Businesses can also be required to shut down until a properly inspected, certified scale is ready for operation.

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 should never be removed from the scale or balance. Removal will void certification.

Ohaus RA Series

Priced at $285.60

RA6US - 15 x 0.005 lb
RA15US - 30 x 0.01 lb

Ohaus RE Series

Priced at $357.70

RE15US - 30 x 0.01 lb
RE30US - 60 x 0.02 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
RC6RS - 13 x 0.0005 lb
RC12LS - 26 x 0.001 lb

Ohaus Defender 5000

Starting at $716.80

D~10QR5 - 25 x 0.002 lb
D~25QR5 - 50 x 0.005 lb
D~50QL5 - 100 x 0.01 lb
D~100QL5 - 250 x 0.05 lb
D~250QX5 - 500 x 0.1 lb

Ohaus CKW Series

Starting at $1,160.00

CKW3R55 - 6 x 0.001 lb
CKW6R55 - 15 x 0.002 lb
CKW15L55 - 30 x 0.005 lb
CKW30L55 - 60 x 0.01 lb

Defender 5000 Xtreme

Priced at $1,117.60

D~10WR3 - 25 x 0.002 lb
D~25WR3 - 50 x 0.005 lb

Xtreme Defender 5000

Starting at $1,400.00

D~50WL4 - 100 x 0.01 lb
D~100WL4 - 250 x 0.02 lb
D~250WX4 - 500 x 0.05 lb

Ohaus BW Series

Priced at $279.90

BW1.5US - 3 x 0.001 lb
BW3US - 6 x 0.002 lb
BW6US - 15 x 0.005 lb
BW15US - 30 x 0.01 lb

Ohaus VN Series

Starting at $1,150.80

4' x 4' - 2500 x 0.5 lb
4' x 4' - 5000 x 1 lb

Ohaus VX Series

Priced at $1,277.50

4' x 4' - 5000 lb x 1 lb
5' x 5' - 5000 lb x 1 lb

Ohaus 5000 Series

Starting at $2,444.00

DCL10000 - 10,000 x 5 lb
DCL20000 - 20,000 x 10 lb
DCL50000 - 50,000 x 20 lb

Adventurer Pro NTEP

Starting at $495.00

AV412N - 410 x 0.1 g
AV612N - 610 x 0.1 g
AV812N - 810 x 0.1 g
AV2101N - 2100 x 1 g
AV4101N - 4100 x 1 g
AV6101N - 6100 x 1 g
AV8101N - 8100 x 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
also "Legal for trade" for prescription filling

Ohaus Voyager Pro

Starting at $1,992.00

VP612CN - 610 x 0.1 g
VP2102CN - 2100 x 0.1 g
VP4102CN - 4100 x 0.1 g
VP4102DCN - 4100 x 0.1 g
VP6102CN - 6100 x 0.1 g
VP4101CN - 4100 x 0.1 g
VP6101CN - 6100 x 0.1 g
VP8101CN - 8100 x 0.1 g

UWE AM Series

Priced at $249.00

AM-6000 - 12 x 0.005 lb
AM-15K - 30 x 0.01 lb
AM-30K - 60 x 0.02 lb

UWE HS Series

Priced at $225.00

HS6 - 6 x 0.005 lb
HS15 - 15 x 0.01 lb
HS30 - 30 x 0.02 lb

UWE APM Series

Priced at $268.00

APM15 - 30 x 0.01 lb
APM30 - 60 x 0.02 lb
APM60 - 150 x 0.05 lb
APM150 - 300 x 0.1 lb

UWE UFM-B Series

Priced at $445.00

UFM-B30 - 60 x 0.02 lb
UFM-B60 - 150 x 0.05 lb
UFM-B150 - 300 x 0.1 lb

UWE UFM-F Series

Priced at $545.00

UFM-F60 - 120 x 0.02 lb
UFM-F120 - 250 x 0.05 lb
UFM-F300 - 600 x 0.1 lb

UWE UFM-L Series

Priced at $695.00

UFM-L120 - 250 x 0.05 lb
UFM-L300 - 600 x 0.1 lb
UFM-L600 - 1200 x 0.2 lb

Intelligent ICT Series

Priced at $999.99

ICT-150 - 150 x 0.05 lb
ICT-300 - 300 x 0.1 lb
ICT-500 - 500 x 0.1 lb

Intell-Industrial Series

Priced at $885.00

Titan44 - 5000 x 1 lb

Cas SW Series

Priced at $190.00

SW-5 - 5 x 0.002 lb
SW-10 - 10 x 0.005 lb
SW-20 - 20 x 0.01 lb
SW-50 - 50 x 0.02 lb

Cas BW Series

Priced at $560.00

BW-60 - 150 x 0.05 lb
BW-150 - 300 x 0.1 lb

Cas DL Series

Priced at $475.00

DL-150 - 150 x 0.05 lb

Cas EB Series

Priced at $625.00

EB-150 - 60 x 0.02 lb
also performs 150 x 0.05 lb

Cas S2000jr Series

Priced at $275.00

S2000JR15 - 15 x 0.005 lb
S2000JR30 - 30 x 0.01 lb
S2000JR60 - 60 x 0.02 lb

Cas AP1 Series

Starting at $292.50

AP1-15 - 15 x 0.005 lb
AP1-60 - 30 x 0.01 lb
also performs 60 x 0.02 lb

Cas S2000

Priced at $321.75

S2000 - 30 x 0.01 lb
also performs 60 x 0.02 lb

Cas NC1 Series

Starting at $596.25

NC1-250 - 250 x 0.1 lb
NC1-500 - 500 x 0.2 lb
NC1-1000 - 1000 x 0.5 lb