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GST: Making sense of the changes in the Legal Metrology rules

Manufacturers/packers/ importers of pre-packaged commodity allowed to change retail sale price

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Sudipto Dey
Last week the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. A look at the key changes and what they mean for businesses

Manufacturers/packers/ importers of pre-packaged commodity allowed to declare changed retail sale price due to imposition of the GST

  • Unsold stock as on July 1, 2017 for a period of three months (July 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017) allowed to revise retail sale price (RSP) by including the increased amount of tax
  • The revised RSP can be made by way of stamping or putting sticker or online printing
  • The increase in