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Legal Metrology: Complete Guide for Manufacturers, Importers and Packers

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  If you manufacture, import, pack, distribute or sell pre-packaged products in India, Legal Metrology compliance may be an important part of your regulatory responsibilities. Legal Metrology governs standards relating to weights and measures and includes requirements for certain weighing and measuring instruments, packaged commodities, declarations on product labels and registrations or licences for specified business activities. For example, an importer bringing packaged products into India may need to assess registration requirements under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. A manufacturer of weighing or measuring instruments may need to consider model approval and the applicable manufacturing licence requirements. Businesses selling pre-packaged goods must also check whether their packaging carries the prescribed declarations. The applicable requirements depend on the product, business activity, packaging and relevant central or state rules. UMS Product Com...