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GST - MRP - additional stickers allowed up to Dec 31, 2017

Published: Nov 17, 2017

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, NOV 17, 2017: THE Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan had extended the permission to display the revised retail sale price (MRP) due to implementation of GST upto December 31, 2017. In the same context, Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan has granted permission under sub-rule (3) of rule 6 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, to affix an additional sticker or stamping or online printing for declaring the reduced MRP on the pre-packaged commodity.

In this case also, the earlier Labelling or Sticker of MRP will continue to be visible. This relaxation will also be applicable in the case of unsold stocks manufactured or packed or imported after July 1, 2017 where the MRP would reduce due to reduction in the rate of GST post July 1, 2017. The permission or relaxation will be available upto December 31, 2017.

The Union Minister had also allowed the manufacturers or packers or importers of pre-packaged commodities to declare the revised MRP in addition to the existing MRP, for three months with effect from July 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017.

Use of unexhausted packaging material or wrapper was also been allowed upto September 30, 2017 after making the necessary corrections. Considering the requests received to extend the permission for some more time it has been extended to display the revised MRP due to implementation of GST by way of stamping or putting sticker or online printing for a further period of three months, i.e. up to 31st December, 2017.