Process of obtaining the Importer License in India
Apply for LMPC certificate online
Here is the LMPC registration procedure
LMPC registration online is impossible as no such steps exist on LMPC's official website. The offline steps are as follows:
- Get the application for Importer License from the LMPC
- Fill out the application form
- Attach the required documents
- Submit the application to the LMPC along with the LMPC certificate cost
- Get the license.
After the importer has filed the declaration, he obtains an LMPC certificate online or the Importer Registration certificate. They can show that certificate to the clearance authorities at the ports to get the product (s) imported.
LMPC certificate validity
The LMPC certificate validity for import licenses varies from one to five years.
LMPC certificate Exemptions
An LMPC certificate registration is necessary to import all pre-packaged commodities into the country. But there are some exemptions to these rules as well. The exemptions are the following:
- Commodities with a net weight or measure of 10 grams or 10 millilitres or less
- Agricultural produce in packages of more than 50 kg
- Packages containing fast food items packed by a restaurant or hotel
- Packages containing formulations covered by the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995
Also, according to the LPMC Act, regarding provisions for packages intended for retail sale, the Legal Metrology rules will not apply to the following:
- Packages with commodities weighing more than 25 kg or 25 litres, excluding cement and fertilisers, sold in bags of up to 50 kg
- Packaged commodities that are meant for industrial consumers or institutional consumers