India Legal Metrology Declarations for Packaged Decor

Short answer: Two law-firm publications list the declarations a retail pack in India carries: manufacturer, packer or importer name and address, net quantity, month and year, maximum retail price including taxes, generic name and consumer care details. They add that declarations must be clear and prominent and may be in Hindi or English.

Not legal, customs or tax advice. General information from public pages; confirm with the authority, your customs broker or a lawyer.

How these guides were read. The official rules text could not be read by the tool used for this page, so everything below is what the two law-firm publications and the Wikipedia article say, not the gazette itself. Check the current rules with the Department of Consumer Affairs before printing.

Declarations listed for retail packs

Declaration	What the guide says
Who made, packed or imported it	Name and address of the manufacturer, packer or importer
How much is inside	Net quantity by weight, measure or number
When	Month and year of manufacture, packing or importation
Price	Maximum retail price (MRP), inclusive of all applicable taxes
What it is	Common or generic name of the commodity
Who to call	Consumer care details
Imported goods	Country of origin is also declared; declarations must be in place before customs clearance, and overseas packs lacking Indian declarations are relabelled before release
Online listings	The product listing and the packaging both show the declarations

How the declarations are shown

Topic	What the guide says
Legibility	Declarations must be clear, legible and prominent; the example given shows the MRP in bold and in a larger font than other text
Where	Every required declaration appears on the principal display panel; one whole side of a rectangular pack can be treated as that panel
Outer wrapper	An outer container or wrapper also carries the declarations unless it is transparent and the pack declarations are easily readable through it
Language	Hindi or English; a regional language of the sale area may be added if necessary
Letter height	Not stated in the article

The Wikipedia article describes the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 only generally: it replaced two earlier Acts, came into force on 1 April 2011 and is administered by the Department of Consumer Affairs [3]. It does not list pack declarations.

Pre-print label check

[ ] Name and address line says manufacturer, packer or importer, whichever applies [1]
[ ] Net quantity stated by weight, measure or number [1]
[ ] Month and year stated [1]
[ ] MRP shown including taxes, larger and bolder than surrounding text [1], [2]
[ ] Generic name and consumer care line present [1]
[ ] Everything sits on the principal display panel and on the outer wrapper if it is not transparent [2]
[ ] Online listing repeats the declarations [1]
[ ] Wording and letter height compared with the official rules text (general practice)

Questions answered

Which declarations do the law-firm guides list for a retail pack?

They list manufacturer, packer or importer name and address, net quantity, month and year of manufacture, packing or importation, maximum retail price inclusive of taxes, common or generic name and consumer care details.