Weighing equipment

In Germany weighing instruments used for weighing packed containers have to be of accuracy class III (IV) of the EU Directive 2014/31/EC. When using Method No.2 weighing instruments of accuracy class III have to be used .

Verification is not a prerequisite for the use of weighing instruments for determining the gross mass of cargo containers. The weighing instruments have to be calibrated and certified. For different use, e.g. as public scales or to determine a price, an obligation to have the weighing instruments verified may apply based on verification regulation provisions. Before the acquisition of a weighing instrument, its purpose has to be thoroughly checked.

The gross mass has to be determined as accurately as possible. Tolerances are specified by the inaccuracies (maximum permissible errors in service) of the used weighing instrument.