| Process | Packer/Importer Registration |
|---|---|
| Mandatory supporting documents required | 1. Application through online
2. Registration Fee payment receipt (Rs 750) 3. Trade Licence issued by Local body 4. Partnership/Articles of Association as the case may be 5. Rent/Lease/Ownership certificate of the building 6. Building Tax receipt |
| Process description | Step 1: Submission of application through online along with supporting documents toAssistant Controller (Flying Squad) of concerned District after the payment ofregistration fee within 90 days of starting the packing/importing.
Step2: Verification of application and supporting documents by Assistantcontroller through online and after the inspection of premise forward the application to Controller, Legal Metrology through online. Step3: Issue of Registration by Controller, Legal Metrology |
| Procedure for Fees payment | Online |
| List of Reference Documents | Legal Metrology Act 2009
Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 Rules 27, Rules 32 |
| Time line for completing the process | Total time allowed for the issue o Registration – 60 working days
Time allowed to the Deputy Controller Flying Squad – 30 working days |
| Checking of Application Status | Through online |
| Key Contact Person from department | Deputy Controller (Flying Squad) of concerned District |
| Process | Packer/Importer Registration |
|---|---|
| Mandatory supporting documents required | 1. Application form
2. Registration Fee – Rs 750 3. Trade Licence issued by Local body |
| List of Reference Documents | Legal Metrology Act 2009
Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 Rules 27, Rules 32 |
| Time line for completing the process | Total time allowed for the issue of Registration – 60 working days
Time allowed to the Deputy Controller Flying Sqaud – 30 working days |
| Departmental Work Flow | Deputy Controller (FS)—- Joint Controller of the Zone concerned |
Checklist of Documents
Trade Licence issued by Local body
Regulation Of Pre-Packing And Sale Of Commodities In Packaged Form
Kerala, being a consumer state most of the products are sold in packaged form. Nowadays super markets and department stores are more popular in the place of traditional provision stores. The Central Government established the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 to regulate manufacture, packing and sale of commodities in packaged form. The Legal Metrology Department is empowered with the enforcement of these rules. Department conducts regular inspections in trade premises and books cases against those violating these rules.
- Registration of packer or importer.
- Enforcement of statutory declarations on packages.
- Prosecution of offenders altering, smudging or obliterating the price marked on packages.
- Prosecution of offenders selling packages at a price higher than the MRP.