Legal Metrology registration
Manufacturers, packers and importers of pre-packaged goods must register under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 and print the mandatory declarations — MRP, net quantity, manufacturer or importer details and consumer-care contact — on every pack.
- Issued by
- Legal Metrology department
- Law
- Legal Metrology Act 2009 and the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011
- Where to apply
- Your state Legal Metrology department; importers use the central Legal Metrology portal
TaxClue does not handle this service. It is on the checklist because many of our clients need it. Raise a request and we will try to connect you with someone who can do it, where possible.
How Legal Metrology registration works
The usual picture. Procedures, fees and forms differ by state and authority — always check the current rules before you apply.
Who needs it
- Manufacturers and packers who pack goods for retail sale
- Importers of pre-packaged commodities (registered with the Director, Legal Metrology)
- E-commerce sellers of their own packed products
Documents usually asked for
- Constitution of the business and identity proof of the owners
- GST registration and proof of the premises
- List of products with pack sizes
- Specimen labels showing the declarations
The process
- Check the declarations your labels must carry
- Apply to the state Legal Metrology controller (importers apply to the Director, Legal Metrology)
- Scrutiny of the application and labels
- Registration granted; keep labels compliant for every new pack size
What we can do today
The other registrations the same businesses need — these we handle end to end.
Registrations we handle
Often needed alongside Legal Metrology registration.
Full checklists that include it
Every registration for these industries, in order.
Read more
Our own write-ups on the subject.
- Rules 1 and 2 of the Legal Metrology (Approval of Models) Rules, 2011: commencement, the meaning of "model" and "Principal Officer", and who needs model approval before manufacturing or importing a weight or measure →
- Rules 3 and 4 of the Legal Metrology (Approval of Models) Rules, 2011: recognised laboratories, how a laboratory applies for recognition, the Director's inspection, provisional recognition, suspension and cancellation →
- Rules 5 and 19 of the Legal Metrology (Approval of Models) Rules, 2011: the application for approval of a model, the particulars and documents to attach, the 2014 application format and the testing fee as substituted in 2019 →
- Rules 6 and 7 of the Legal Metrology (Approval of Models) Rules, 2011: submitting the model to the recognised laboratory, testing at site, cost and risk, forfeiture of an unclaimed model, the provisional certificate, and what the tests examine →