Mandatory Country-of-Origin Filter for Imported Products on
E-Commerce Platforms from July 2027
(Rules to specify the definition of what constitutes
origin. Country of despatch! Country of manufacture where substantial
transformation takes place? For example, software purchased by E-commerce, what
is the country of origin? A complex question! Editor)
1.
Legal Basis:
Issued under Section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.
2.
Amendment Title:
Named as the Legal
Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Second Amendment Rules, 2026.
3.
Effective Date:
Comes into force on 1st
July 2027.
4.
Scope of Amendment:
Amends Rule 6 of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.
5.
Key Change (Sub-rule 10A):
Substitutes existing provision with a new requirement for e-commerce entities.
6.
Obligation on E-commerce Platforms:
Must ensure that all
imported products listed online include:
o A country of origin disclosure
o Presented as a searchable and sortable filter
7.
Objective:
Enhances consumer
awareness and transparency regarding the origin of imported
goods.
8.
Compliance Responsibility:
Lies specifically with e-commerce
entities offering imported products for sale.
9.
Practical Impact:
o Consumers can easily filter products by country of
origin
o Platforms need UI/UX and backend changes
to enable filtering functionality
10.
Policy Significance:
Strengthens Indias push towards informed
consumer choice and aligns with broader transparency measures
in digital commerce.
[DCA Notification G.S.R. 312(E)
dated 27 April, 2026]
G.S.R. 312(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) Second Amendment
Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the
1st day of July, 2027.
2. In the Legal Metrology (Packaged
Commodities) Rules, 2011, in rule 6 for sub-rule (10A), the following sub-rule shall
be substituted, namely:-
(10A) Every e-commerce entity offering
for sale any imported product shall, with effect from the 1st day of July,
2027, ensure that the product listing of such imported product contains a
searchable and sortable filter specifying the country of origin..
[F. No. I-9/5/2023-W&M]
Previous Sub-rule 6(10A) inserted by DCA
Notification G.S.R. 128(E) dated 13 February, 2026
(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..