Applies to anyone who manufactures, imports, packs or sells goods by weight, measure or number. Packaged goods must carry prescribed declarations, and enforcement is active.
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Packer, manufacturer, importer and dealer are distinct registrations. Businesses that both pack and import need more than one.
Declarations required on a pre packaged commodity include name and address of the packer or importer, common name of the commodity, net quantity, month and year of packing, retail sale price inclusive of all taxes, and consumer care details.
The application is filed with the State Legal Metrology Department, or centrally for importers.
Weighing and measuring instruments used in trade must be verified and stamped, and re-verified periodically.
Registration is straightforward. The recurring exposure is on the packaging itself. Every pre packaged commodity must carry the prescribed declarations, in the prescribed manner and minimum letter height, and inspectors check exactly this. Missing or undersized MRP declarations, absent consumer care details and incorrect net quantity statements are penalised routinely, and each non conforming package can be treated as a separate contravention. E-commerce listings attract the same requirements, which catches out sellers who label correctly on the pack but not on the product listing.
Anyone who pre packs commodities for sale, manufactures or imports them, or deals in weighing and measuring instruments used in trade.
Name and address of the packer, importer or manufacturer, common name of the commodity, net quantity, month and year of packing, retail sale price inclusive of all taxes, and consumer care contact details.
Yes. The prescribed declarations must be displayed on the online listing as well as on the package itself.
Yes, if you use weighing or measuring instruments for trade. They must be verified and stamped, then re-verified at prescribed intervals.
No. BIS certifies product quality against an Indian Standard. Legal Metrology governs quantity declarations, packaging and the accuracy of measuring instruments.
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