LMPC Certificate For Importers of pre-packaged commodities in India

These are the list of document required for LMPC Certificate for pre-packaged goods

1. Identify and address proof
2. Certificate of GST registration
3. Aadhaar number
4. IEC or Importer-Exporter Code
5. Applicant’s passport size photograph
6. Declaration sample to be tagged along with the goods
7. For a company, a copy of a memorandum of articles needs to be attached

Note: EPR Certificate is also required in case pre-packaged products are being imported in plastic packaging.

• Filling of application form:- Applicants are required to file an application with relative authorities.
• Documentation:- Provide duly signed and verified documents that are required by the authorities. Documents are required to attach during the application process.
• Submission of Fee:- Once the application is filled, submit the required Fee as applicable.
• Issuance of LMPC certificate:- The LMPC certificate will be issued within 7-10 working days once the verification is completed by the governing body.

According to the Department of Consumer Affairs, you are not permitted to manufacture, market, sell, Import, pack, or distribute pre-packaged goods without mentioning certain information on the outer package.

1. Maximum Retail Price (inclusive of GST)
2. Date of manufacturing/packing/import
3. Generic name of the product
4. Date of expiry in case of food items
5. Net contents in terms of weights / volume / length
6. Details of the consumer care
7. Country of origin for imported goods
8. Quantities in which packing is made, i.e., below 5g, 5g, 10g, 20g, etc

Following declarations must be made by the importers while registering for a Legal metrology certificate. Importers who fail to declare the following are ineligible to apply for LMPC registration.

1. Whether the packing is made in standard quantities as specified in Rule 5 of Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities Rules, 2011).
2. Whether the package is a combination package or group package, or a multi-piece package.
3. Whether the package is a retail package or a wholesale package
4. Whether the package contains perishable commodities or food items
5. Whether the packed items will also be exported out of the country
6. Whether the items are being packed for specific industries only as raw material.
7. Whether the package contains fast food items
8. Whether the package contains any schedule / non-scheduled formulations covered under the Drugs (price control) order or any agricultural farm products of 50 kg and above.
9. Whether the shop/factory/premises is owned/rented.
10. Have your premises been last inspected by the inspector of the W & M Department?
11. Whether your firm has been challenged during the last three years for violating Weights & Measures laws. If Yes, the date of challan etc.?
12. Offenses for which challenged and whether it is compounded or not

The following are not considered to be a legal compulsion for having an LMPC certificate for import:

• Commodities have a net weight of 10 gms or 10 ml or less.
• Agricultural products packed in weights greater than 50 kg
• Packages containing fast food items packed by a hotel or restaurant
• Formulation-containing packages authorized by the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995
• Packaged goods targeted for institutional consumers(those who purchase the products directly from the manufacturer for use in that business) or service institutions such as airways, railways, hotels and hospitals
• Packages containing goods weighing more than 25 kg or 25 litres, with the exception of cement or fertilizer sold in bags weighing up to 50 kg.