An apparatus for filling containers with powdered material comprising a feeding station arranged to feed a plurality of said containers ; a filling station , arranged downstream of said feeding station , comprising a measuring assembly configured to fill each said container with a measured quantity of powdered material, said measuring assembly comprising at least one pair of measuring members ; a feed receptacle , arranged adjacent to said measuring assembly , said feed receptacle comprising a containment body capable of containing certain quantity of powdered material, said containment body being rotatable about a substantially vertical axis of rotation (B), characterized in that said feeding receptacle comprises at least one collection cavity made on a wall of said containment body which functions as a collection tank of said powdered material when the level of said powdered material inside said containment body is lower than a predetermined value, wherein said containment body is adapted to be translated, on actuation of a motor member , along a direction parallel to said rotation axis (B), in a step of recovery of said powdered material, said step of recovery of said powdered material occurring when the level of said powdered material inside said containment body is lower than a predetermined value; wherein each of said measuring member is adapted to alternatively collect a measured quantity of said powdered material from said feed receptacle and discharge said measured quantity of said powdered material into a relative container , wherein each of said measuring member internally shapes a calibration chamber. a feeding station arranged to feed a plurality of said containers ; a filling station , arranged downstream of said feeding station , comprising a measuring assembly configured to fill each said container with a measured quantity of powdered material, said measuring assembly comprising at least one pair of measuring members ; a feed receptacle , arranged adjacent to said measuring assembly , said feed receptacle comprising a containment body capable of containing certain quantity of powdered material, said containment body being rotatable about a substantially vertical axis of rotation (B), characterized in that said feeding receptacle comprises at least one collection cavity made on a wall of said containment body which functions as a collection tank of said powdered material when the level of said powdered material inside said containment body is lower than a predetermined value, wherein said containment body is adapted to be translated, on actuation of a motor member , along a direction parallel to said rotation axis (B), in a step of recovery of said powdered material, said step of recovery of said powdered material occurring when the level of said powdered material inside said containment body is lower than a predetermined value; wherein each of said measuring member is adapted to alternatively collect a measured quantity of said powdered material from said feed receptacle and discharge said measured quantity of said powdered material into a relative container , wherein each of said measuring member internally shapes a calibration chamber. <EOS>