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.
- SourceLegal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 (as amended 2022) — Rule 6 — Mandatory declarationsconsumeraffairs.nic.in
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.
- SourceLegal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 (as amended 2022) — Rule 6 — Mandatory declarationsconsumeraffairs.nic.in
Triggers (applicability predicates)
These predicates are evaluated by Compliance Radar's applicability engine against a business profile to decide whether this rule applies.
sells_packaged_goods=true
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.
Citations
- SourceLegal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 (as amended 2022) — Rule 6 — Mandatory declarationsconsumeraffairs.nic.in