**Executive Summary**
The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Third Amendment Rules, 2026, issued on May 29, 2026, introduce specific updates to declaration and registration requirements for importers and companies. The amendment allows Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) Tier-2 and Tier-3 to make mandatory declarations at bonded warehouses and mandates annual digital updates of company particulars. These rules come into force immediately upon their publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Declarations and Warehousing**
* Importers using Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) Tier-2 and Tier-3 certified operators are permitted to make mandatory declarations at bonded warehouses within India.
* All retail packages must bear the mandatory declarations required under these rules before they leave the bonded warehouses of the certified AEO operators.
* AEO Tier-2 and Tier-3 operators are administered by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs to expedite customs clearance for compliant importers and exporters.
* **Corporate Accountability and Registration**
* Companies must provide the name of the Director who is specifically responsible for any violations under the Act and its associated rules.
* Registration certificates issued under these rules shall remain valid until they are officially cancelled.
* **Annual Reporting Requirements**
* Companies and firms are required to update their details annually via an online portal provided for this purpose.
* The annual update must include changes in particulars such as address, the number of products manufactured, packed, or imported during the previous year, and the country of origin.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Importers (AEO Tier-2 and Tier-3 certified)**
**Impact**
They are granted the flexibility to complete mandatory labeling and declarations within bonded warehouses, which is intended to facilitate faster customs clearance.
**Action Required**
Ensure that all retail packages are fully compliant with mandatory declaration requirements before they are moved out of the bonded warehouse.
**Stakeholder: Companies and Firms**
**Impact**
They are subject to stricter reporting and accountability standards, including the requirement for annual digital disclosures and the formal naming of a responsible Director.
**Action Required**
Submit annual updates on the online portal regarding company address, country of origin, and product volumes from the previous year; additionally, designate a Director responsible for legal violations.
**Stakeholder: Directors of Companies**
**Impact**
Individual Directors will be held directly responsible for violations of the Legal Metrology Act and its rules.
**Action Required**
Ensure organizational compliance with all packaged commodity regulations to avoid personal liability for company violations.
Key Entities Referenced
Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Third Amendment Rules, 2026: The specific amendment rules notified to modify packaging and declaration requirements for importers and companies.
Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011: The principal regulation being amended concerning mandatory declarations on packaged goods and registration validity.
Legal Metrology Act, 2009: The primary legislation providing the statutory authority for the Central Government to frame and amend rules for packaged commodities.
Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) Tier-2 and Tier-3: A certification category for importers allowed to make mandatory declarations at bonded warehouses to expedite customs clearance.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs: The regulatory body responsible for administering the Authorised Economic Operators program mentioned in the rules.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 377] िई दिल्ली, िुक्रर्ार, मई 29, 2026/ज्य ष्े ि 8, 1948
No. 377] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026/JYAISTHA 8, 1948
उपभोक्त ा मामल,े खाद्य और सार्िव जिक जर्तरण मत्रं ालय
(उपभोक्त ा मामल ेजर्भाग)
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 29 मई, 2026
सा.का.जि. 418(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, जर्जधक मापजर्ज्ञाि अजधजियम, 2009 (2010 का 1) की धारा 52 की
उपधारा (2) के खडं (ञ) और (थ) के साथ पठित उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, जर्जधक माप जर्ज्ञाि
(पैकि म ेंरखी र्स्ट्तुएं) जियम, 2011 का और संिोधि करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जियम बिाती है, अथावत ् :-
1. सजं िप्त िाम और प्रारंभ - (1) इि जियमों का संजिप्त िाम जर्जधक माप जर्ज्ञाि (पैकि म ें रखी र्स्ट्तुएं) तीसरा संिोधि
जियम, 2026 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र में उिके प्रकािि की तारीख को प्रर्ृत होंगे।
2. जर्जधक माप जर्ज्ञाि (पैकि में रखी र्स्ट्तुए)ं जियम, 2011 (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात ् मलू जियम कहा गया ह)ै के
जियम 4 म,ें स्ट्पष्टीकरण को उसके (1) के रूप म ें क्रमांदकत दकया िाएगा और इस प्रकार क्रमादं कत स्ट्पष्टीकरण-1 के पश्चात
, जिम्नजलजखत स्ट्पष्टीकरण अतं ः स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथावत:्
3818 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“स्ट्पष्टीकरण -2.- िंकाओं को िरू करिे के जलए, आयातकों को भारत में प्राजधकृत आर्थवक प्रचालक ठियर-2 और ठियर-3
प्रमाजणत प्रचालकों को बंजधत भांडागार म ेंअजिर्ायव घोषणाए ंकरि े की अिुज्ञा िी िाएगी:
परन्द्त ु दक प्राजधकृत आर्थवक प्रचालक ठियर-2 और ठियर-3 प्रमाजणत प्रचालकों के बंजधत भांडागार को छोड़ि े से
पूर्व फुिकर पैकेि में इि जियमों के अधीि सभी अजिर्ायव घोषणाएं जर्जिर्िवष्ट होंगी।
ठिप्पण: प्राजधकृत आर्थवक प्रचालक ठियर 2 और प्राजधकृत आर्थवक प्रचालक ठियर 3, प्राजधकृत आर्थवक प्रचालक ह ैंिो केंरीय
अप्रत्यि कर और सीमा िल्ु क बोडव द्वारा अिुपालि आयातकों और जियावतकों के जलए सीमा िुल्क जिकासी म ें तेिी लाि े के
जलए प्रिाजसत ह।ैं “।
3. मलू जियमों के, जियम 27 म,ें––
(i) उपजियम (2) म,ें खडं (ग) के पश्चात, जिम्नजलजखत खंड अतं ः स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथावत्:
“(घ) अजधजियम और तिधीि बिाए गए जियमों के अधीि उल्लंघिों के जलए उत्तरिायी कंपिी के जििेिक का िाम ।“;
(ii) उपजियम (3) म,ें जिम्नजलजखत परंतुक अंतः स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथावत्:
“परन्द्तु दक कंपिी या फमव दकन्द्ही भी जर्जिजष्टयों में पठरर्तवि के साथ अपिे ब्यौरो को र्ार्षवक रूप से अद्यति करेगी,
जिसके जलए पूर्व र्षव के िौराि जर्जिर्मवत, पैक या आयात दकए िािे र्ाले उत्पािों को उिकी संख्या के साथ, पते और
मूल ििे के साथ र्ार्षवक रूप स ेअद्यति करिे के जलए ऑिलाइि पोिवल पर जर्कल्प उपलब्ध कराया िाएगा ।“;
(iii) उपजियम (4) के पश्चात, जिम्नजलजखत उपजियम अंतः स्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथावत्:
“(5) रजिस्ट्रीकरण प्रमाणपत्र रद्द होिे तक जर्जधमान्द्य रहगें े।“।
[फा. सं. I-19/50/2022- डब्ल्यू एंड एम]
अिुपम जमश्रा, अपर सजचर्
ठिप्पण: मलू जियम, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उपखडं (i) म ें सख्ं या सा.का.जि. 202 (अ), तारीख 7
माच,व 2011 द्वारा प्रकाजित हुए थे और अंजतम बार संख्या सा.का.जि. 312 (अ), तारीख 27 अप्रैल, 2026 द्वारा
संिोजधत हुए थे।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th May, 2026
G.S.R. 418(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clauses (j) and (q) of sub-
section (2) of section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010), the Central Government hereby makes the
following rules further to amend the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, namely:––
1. Short title and commencement.–– (1) These rules may be called the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities)
Third Amendment Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules), in
rule 4, Explanation shall be numbered as (1) thereof and after Explanation-1 as so numbered, the following Explanation
shall be inserted, namely:––
“Explanation-2.–– For the removal of doubts, the importers shall be allowed to make mandatory declarations at
bonded warehouses of Authorised Economic Operators Tier-2 and Tier-3 certified operators in India:
Provided that the retail packages shall have all mandatory declarations specified under these rules before leaving
the bonded warehouses of Authorised Economic Operators Tier-2 and Tier-3 certified operators.
Note: Authorised Economic Operators Tier 2 and Authorised Economic Operators Tier 3 are the Authorised
Economic Operators administered by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs to speed up customs
clearance for compliant importers and exporters.”.
3. In the principal rules, in rule 27,––
(i) in sub-rule (2), after clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:––
“(d) the name of the Director of the company responsible for violations under the Act and rules made thereunder.”;
(ii) to sub-rule(3), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:––
“Provided that the company or firm shall update annually its details with change in any particulars for which an
option on the online portal shall be made available to update annually with address, products with their number
to be manufactured, packed or imported during the previous year and country of origin.”;
(iii) after sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:––
“(5) The registration certificates shall remain valid until cancelled.”.
[F. No. I-19/50/2022-W&M]
ANUPAM MISHRA, Addl. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide
number G.S.R. 202 (E), dated the 7th March, 2011 and was last amended vide number G.S.R. 312(E), dated 27th
April, 2026.
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