Central regulation

Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules — Yarn Cone & Fabric Bale Labelling

Pre-packaged yarn cones and fabric bales sold by weight/length must declare manufacturer name, MRP, net quantity, manufacturing month/year, country of origin and consumer-care contact on every package.

Definition

Pre-packaged yarn cones and fabric bales sold by weight/length must declare manufacturer name, MRP, net quantity, manufacturing month/year, country of origin and consumer-care contact on every package.

What it means in practice

Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules — Yarn Cone & Fabric Bale Labelling is administered by Department of Consumer Affairs / State Controller of Legal Metrology. The obligation is grounded in Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 (as amended 2022) (Rule 6 — Mandatory declarations).

Often missed — Kolhapur weavers selling cones to local merchants may not realise this applies once dispatch leaves the unit in pre-packed form.

Triggers (applicability predicates)

These predicates are evaluated by Compliance Radar's applicability engine against a business profile to decide whether this rule applies.

Deadlines and penalty

Cadence: one_time

Penalty for default: Non-compliant declarations: penalty Rs 25,000 (1st offence), Rs 50,000 (2nd), Rs 1 lakh (subsequent) under LM Act Sec 36.

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