LMPC Registration

As per rule 27 of Legal Metrology Packaged Commodity rules, 2011 department of consumer affairs every person who engaged in a business of import and distribute pre-packaged commodity or goods in India must to take a LMPC registration certificate before import the pre-packaged goods or commodity in India.

What is LMPC registration?

As per rule 27 of Legal Metrology Packaged Commodity rules, 2011 department of consumer affairs every person who engaged in a business of import and distribute pre-packaged commodity or goods in India must to take a LMPC registration certificate before import the pre-packaged goods or commodity in India. This certificate is issued for the measurement unit of pre-packaged goods or commodity. 

  • This certificate is issued by Deputy Director (LM) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
  • The importer must be applied for certificate 90 days before import of the pre-packaged goods or commodity.

Why LMPC registration required?

Most of the business are dealing in a specific unit of measurement (UOM) to evaluate the business performance unit control etc. Hence there are various issue to adopt and follow the measurement. To resolve and regulate the issue the Government has pass an act called “Legal Metrology Act, 2009” with object to enhance the transparency, standard, quality etc and also to protect the consumer rights. It’s clearly dealing in weighing, measurement units, divices, goods standard, import and packaging details, necessary other declarations like packaging dates, expiry dates etc to make a transparency system to protect the public and consumer rights.     

To implement of The Legal Metrology Act, rules, standard government of India setup Department of Consumer Affairs under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The department authorized to issue certificates, implement of rules, regulations, norms, safety standard, measurement standards and other requirements required to achieve the maximum object of the Act. The legal metrology act, 2009 passed by central government and every states have a choice to accept the Act with or without changes, however some of the states are implemented their own act to deal and regulate with the issues of appropriate metrology.


Advantage of Legal Metrology Act Registration in India:

Build a bounding trust between buyer and seller:

LMPC registered seller have to follow the standards, description, measurement practice as per the Legal Metrology Act and he will never attract poor measurement exercise hence it is very difficult to start any legal action against the person who comply and registered under the measurement law. However, the when measurement are completed correctly and exactly abiding by all the rules of Legal Metrology Act it will build a trust between the buyer and seller. 

Help to get correct taxes of government:

Government charge many indirect taxes excise, Goods & Service Tax etc. to measure the assessable value the quantity of material is important and the government is needs the transparency to collect correct tax, the Legal Metrology Act helps to determine and collect the correct taxes. 

Promote good trade practice:

Legal Metrology Act, controlled illegal and dishonest trade practice, The core object of the Act, to ensure to follow the measurement standard by which automatically promoted good trade practice. 

DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION:

  • Photo, Id card and address proof of applicant
  • PAN of the firm/ company
  • Address proof i.e. rent agreement, legal ownership proof
  • Utility bill electricity/ water
  • Business constitution proof (partnership deed/ certificate of incorporation etc.)
  • MOA, AOA (in case of company)
  • List of all machinery and tools
  • Details fo commodity in which the LMPC certificate required
  • Copy of GST registration certificate