Product label checker: tick what is on your label and see which Indian declarations and marks are missing

Choose what your product is, tick each item that already appears on your pack, and the checker lists the items still missing, each with the rule behind it. It takes about two minutes with the pack in front of you.

Every pre-packaged commodity sold at retail must carry the importer's name and address, country of origin, generic name, net quantity, month and year of manufacture, MRP, unit sale price and consumer care details^[1]. These apply whatever the product is.

On the principal display panel, in English or Hindi, legible and repeated on any outer wrapper.

• Panel. Every declaration must appear on the principal display panel^[2]. See the principal display panel entry.
• Language. Hindi in Devanagari or English; other languages may be added^[2]. A pack printed only in Chinese fails.
• Legibility. Declarations must be legible and prominent, and the MRP and net quantity numerals must contrast with the background^[2].
• Outer wrapper. An outer box or sleeve must carry the declarations too, unless it is transparent and the inner label shows^[2].
• Stickers. Stickers that alter the mandatory declarations are not allowed, except a reduced-MRP sticker that does not cover the original^[2].

For electronics, it is reported that the month and year of manufacture may be placed anywhere on the retail pack if visible and legible^[10]. Full detail is in the LMPC label rules.

CRS products need the Standard Mark with the IS number and R-number; ISI products need the ISI mark with the CM/L licence number.

The usual errors are a missing R-number, the wrong IS number and print too small to read.

The R-number is the manufacturer's registration number for that factory, and it must match the licence that covers the model; it is not the importer's number. After the 2025 switch to IS/IEC 62368-1:2023, BIS's FAQ shows the mark for migrated products as "IS/IEC 62368-1" with the same R-number^[14]. The mark may be any single colour, or red, blue and black if multicolour^[3], and BIS may also require the words "self-declaration of conformity to" with the IS number^[3].

Never print the mark on samples sent for testing before grant^[15]. More in our CRS labelling guide and the R-number entry.

The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol, chemical symbols where relevant, and the producer's EPR registration number.

• Bin symbol. At least 3% of the largest side (1.5% for cylindrical cells), up to 5 cm x 5 cm; if that works out under 0.5 cm x 0.5 cm, print a 1 cm x 1 cm symbol on the packaging instead^[5].
• Hg, Cd, Pb. Under the symbol if the battery contains mercury, cadmium or lead; since 2025 not needed for cadmium up to 20 ppm or lead up to 40 ppm^[16].
• EPR number. All batteries must carry the producer's EPR registration number since 31 March 2025^[6]. For imported batteries, the number on the equipment or its packaging is enough^[17], and since 2025 a QR code or barcode, or the product brochure, may carry it after informing CPCB^[16].

Getting this wrong is not cheap: labelling non-compliance under the battery rules draws environmental compensation of Rs 20,000 for a first default^[18]. See battery EPR.

Not under the current e-waste rules. The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 contain no requirement to print a crossed-out wheeled bin symbol on electrical and electronic equipment^[7]. We read the full gazette text to check.

What the e-waste rules do require is a declaration of conformance to the hazardous-substance (RoHS) limits, with information on constituents, in the product user documentation^[7]. That is the item the checker adds for EEE.

The bin symbol still matters for most electronics because they contain a battery. Batteries fall under the battery rules, not the e-waste rules^[19], so a power bank, a phone or TWS earbuds need the bin symbol on the battery under the battery rules. Many brands also print it on the device by choice. The e-waste EPR guide covers the registration side.

Plastic packaging must name the brand owner or importer and show its EPR registration number, and marketplace listings must show the label declarations.

Rule 11(1) of the plastic rules requires the name and registration number of the producer or brand owner on plastic packaging, and applies this to importers of plastic packaging alone or with products^[20]. Recycled, compostable or biodegradable plastic has its own wording^[21]. See plastic EPR.

For online sales, e-commerce entities have been reported to be required to display the mandatory declarations since 2018^[22], and marketplace sellers must give the platform the country of origin, mandatory notices and importer details^[23]. A reported 2026 amendment adds a searchable country-of-origin filter for imported products from 1 July 2027^[24]. Our Amazon listing checklist covers the listing side.

An importer ticks: importer name and address, country of origin, "Power Bank", net quantity, MRP and the CRS Standard Mark with R-number. They mark the product as electronics, CRS, battery and EEE.

The checker returns these as missing:

1. Month and year of manufacture^[1].
2. Unit sale price^[1].
3. Consumer care name, address, phone and email^[2].
4. www.bis.gov.in on the product or pack^[12].
5. Crossed-out wheeled bin symbol on the battery^[5].
6. Battery EPR registration number or a QR code carrying it^[6].
7. RoHS declaration in the user manual^[7].

Seven fixes, most of them one line of print. The power banks guide covers the approvals behind them.

Since the Jan Vishwas amendments of 2026, a first package-declaration offence gets an improvement notice, a second a penalty of up to Rs 5 lakh, and later offences a fine of Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh^[8]. The offence covers anyone who imports, sells or offers the goods, including through e-commerce platforms.

An ignored improvement notice can lead to suspension or revocation of your registration^[8], and breaking the Packaged Commodities Rules carries a penalty of up to Rs 5 lakh plus suspension or revocation^[8]. Our LMPC penalties page covers the details.

The checker covers the general declarations and marks. Ask us through the free compliance check when:

• The product has a BEE star label. BEE labels have their own particulars, such as brand, model, star level and label series^[25]; the checker does not test them. See the BEE star label guide.
• The goods are for industrial or institutional buyers only. Those packs are exempt from the retail package rules^[1].
• One product is packed in several units. Rule 6(5) moves declarations to the main pack^[2].
• You want a QR code instead of print. QR relief for electronics was time-limited^[26]; check what applies now.
• You need the full list in one place. Use our product label checklist.