PART 3
The Legal Metrology (PACKAGED COMMODITIES) RULES 2011:
Are there Recommended Standard Packages (quantity) of packaged commodities that you need to be aware of? (Rule 5)
In our last article, The Legal Metrology (PACKAGED COMMODITIES) RULES 2011 ( PART 2) : Mandatory Registration and the What, Who, Where, How & Why you need to know before you apply, we discussed about the scope of mandatory registration process and how to apply. Going ahead and equally important is the aspect of understanding if there are any recommended standard packages and to which products these are applicable.
One big objective of the Legal Metrology Act is protection of consumer interest , ensuring consumer ease, increasing consumer understanding so that a consumer does not make an error in judgment while consuming a packaged commodity.
Second Schedule for Consumer Ease
Under the Legal Metrology (PACKAGED COMMODITIES) RULES 2011 , Chapter II, Rule 5 Second Schedule : there are specific quantities which have been notified with respect to certain packed commodities. These specific identified packed commodities have to follow respective specified quantities in their packaging by law mandatorily.
Before we go to the numbers, lets see what the words “quantity” “net quantity” & “standard packages” mean as per The Legal Metrology (PACKAGED COMMODITIES) RULES 2011. Quantity in relation to a commodity contained in a package means the quantity by weight , measure or number of commodity contained in that package.
Net quantity in relation to commodity contained in a package means the quantity by weight , measure or number of such commodity contained in that package , excluding the packaging or wrappers.
Standard Package means a package containing the specified quantity of a package.
Below is the list of commodities that have to be packed in the specified quantities by weight , measure or number as are specified respectively.
| Sl. No. | Commodities | Quantities in which to be packed |
| 1. | Baby food | 25g, 50g, 100g, 200g, 300g, 350g, 400g, 450g,500g,600g, 700 g, 800 g, 900g, 1 kg, 2kg, 5 kg and 10 kg. |
| 2. | Weaning food. | below 50g no restriction, 50g,100g, 200g, 300g, 400g, 500g, 600g, 700g, 800g, 900g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg and 10 kg. 75g, 125g, 150g, 250g |
| 3. | Biscuits | 25g, 50g, 60g, 75g, 100g, 120g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 300g350g, 400g and thereafter in multiples of 100g up to 1 kg and thereafter in multiples of 500g upto 5 kg, |
| 4. | Bread including brown bread but excluding bun. | 50g and thereafter in of multiples 50g up to 500g and above 500g in multiples of 100g. |
| 5. | Un-canned packages of butter and margarine | below 25 g no restriction, 25g, 50 g, 100 g, 200 g, 500 g,1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, and thereafter in multiples of 5 kg. |
| 6. | Cereals and Pulses | below 100g no restriction, 100g, 200g, 500g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg and thereafter multiples of 5 kg |
| 7. | Coffee | below 25g no restriction, 25g, 50g, 75g, 100g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 500g, 750g ,1kg 1.5kg, and thereafter in multiples of 1kg. |
| 8. | Tea | below 25g no restriction, 25g, 50g, 75g, 100g, 125g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 500g, 750g, 1kg, 1.5 kg, 2kg and thereafter in multiples of 1kg. |
| 9. | Materials which may be constituted or reconstituted as beverages. | below 50 g no restriction, 50g, 75g, 100 g, 125g ,200 g, 250g, 400g, 450g,500 g, 750g, 1 kg and thereafter in multiples of 1 kg. (56g and 61 g for medical purpose only) |
| 10 | Edible Oils Vanaspati, ghee, butter oil | 50 g, 100 g, 200 g, 250g, 500 g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 3 kg, 5 kg and thereafter in multiples of 5 kg below 50g no restriction, 175g, 300g, 750g If the net quantity is declared by volume then 50ml, 100ml, 200ml, 250ml, 500ml, 1 liter, 2liter, 3 liter and 5 liter and thereafter in multiples of 5 liters and the net quantity must be declared by mass also in the same size of letters/numerals. below 50ml no restriction, 175ml, 300 ml, 750ml |
| 11. | Milk Powder. | Below 50g no restriction, 50 g, 100g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 500 g, 1 kg, and thereafter in multiples of 500 g. |
| 12. | Non-soapy detergents (powder) | Below 50g no restriction, 50 g, 75g, 100g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 400g, 500 g, 700g, 750g, 1 kg 1.5kg, 2kg and thereafter in multiples of 1kg. |
| 13. | Rice(powdered), flour, atta, Rawa and suji. | 100g, 200g, 500g, 1kg,1.25kg, 1.5kg, 1.75kg, 2kg, 5 kg and thereafter in multiples of 5 kg. |
| 14. | Salt | Below 50g in multiples of 10g, 50g, 100g, 200g, 500g, 750g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, and thereafter in multiples of 5 kg. |
| 15. | Soaps | |
| (a) Laundry Soap | 25g, 50g, 75g, 100g, 125g, 150g, and thereafter in multiples of 50g. | |
| (b) Non-soapy detergent cakes/ bars. | below 50g no restriction, 50g, 75g, 100g, 125g, 150g, 200g, 250g, 300g and thereafter in multiples of 100g | |
| (c) Toilet Soap including all kinds of bath soap (cakes). | 15g, 25g, 50g, 60g, 75g, 100g, 125g, 150g and thereafter in multiples of 50g. | |
| 16. | Aerated soft drinks, non- alcoholic beverages. | 65 ml (fruit based drinks only), 100 ml, 125ml(fruit based drinks only), 150 ml, 160ml, 175ml, 180ml, 200 ml, 240ml, 250 ml, 300 ml, 330ml , 350ml, 400ml, 475ml, 500 ml, 600ml, 750 ml, 1 liter, 1.2 liter, 1.25 liter, 1.5 liter, 1.75 liter, 2 liter, 2.25 liter, 2.5 liter, 3 liter, 4 liter and 5 liter. |
| 17. | Mineral water and drinking water | 100 ml, 150 ml, 200 ml, 250 ml, 300 ml, 500 ml, 750 ml,1 liter, 1.5 liters, 2 liters, 3 liters, 4 liter and 5 liters and in multiples of 5liter. |
| 18. | Cement in bags. | 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg, 20 kg, 25 kg, 40 kg (for White cement only) and 50 kg. |
| 19. | Paint varnish etc. | |
| (a) Paint (otherthan paste paint orsolid paint)varnish, varnishstains, enamels. | 50 ml, 100 ml, 200 ml, 500 ml, 1 liter, 2 liter, 3 liter, 4liter, 5 liters and thereafter in multiples of 5 liters. | |
| (b) Paste paint andsolid paint | 500g, 1 kg, 1.5 kg, 2 kg, 3 kg, 5 kg, 7kg and thereaftermultiple of 5 kg. | |
| (c) Base paint: | 100ml, 250ml, 400ml, 450 ml, 500 ml, 900 ml, 925 ml,950 ml, 975 ml, 1 liter, 1.5-liter, 2-liter, 2.5-liter, 3.5 liter,3.6-liter, 3.7-liter, 3.8-liter, 3.9 liter and 4 liter and norestriction above 4 liters.’ |
Sirs,
Can I packed 40g Tea under packaging commodites act
Pl inform me
Yes it is Mandatory.
and you have to follow all the mandatory declarations in terms of LMPCR 2011 and you have to procure the LMPCR license as an importer/packer /manufacturer and packers.
If you are interested to procure the same then NKG will help you please reach out us.
Very interesting subject, regards for putting up.