Types of Legal Metrology Certifications
As per the Legal Metrology Act (LMA), the following certifications are present:
Packer License
Also known as the Packer Manufacturer License, it's a certificate that defines how you will label the package of your products. It's a license required for every product, regardless of its nature, manufactured in or imported to India.
Model Approval
The Legal Metrology Act is used through Model Approval to certify the weights and measuring products manufactured or imported into India.
Legal Metrology Certificate
You must obtain this certificate for manufacturing weights and measuring products in India. Unless your product meets the LMA standards, you won't get the right to sell it.
Dealer Certification
If you're neither the manufacturer nor the importer of the weights and measuring products but are a distributor or seller, you need dealer certification in India.
Importer Registration
Section 19 of the Legal Metrology Act 2009 says that those who wish to import weights and measuring products in India must obtain importer registration.