The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has notified the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2026, under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. The amendment inserts sub-rule (10A) in Rule 6 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. Effective from 1 July 2026, the new provision mandates that every e-commerce entity selling imported products must provide product listings in a searchable and sortable filter clearly specifying the country of origin. The objective is to enhance transparency and enable consumers to make informed purchasing decisions when buying imported goods online. The notification clarifies that the principal rules were originally published in 2011 and last amended in December 2025. With this amendment, digital marketplaces will be required to integrate functional filters that allow consumers to identify imported products based on their country of origin, thereby strengthening consumer awareness and regulatory compliance in online retail.
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th February, 2026
G.S.R. 128(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) Amendment Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of July, 2026.
2. In the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, in rule 6, after sub-rule (10), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-
“(10A) Every e-commerce entity selling imported products shall provide the product listings of such imported products in a searchable and sortable filter specifying the country of origin.”.
[F. No. I-9/5/2023-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. 881(E), dated 2nd December, 2025.
