Standard Weight and Measures
Exemptions
The rules do not apply to:
- Packages for the exclusive use of any industry as a raw material, or for the purpose of servicing any industry. Mine or quarry provided:
- Their net contents are more than 5 kg. Or 5 liters. And they are not displayed for sale at retail outlets;
- It is not yarn sold to handloom weavers;
- It is not a component, part or material used for servicing any vehicle covered under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939; and
- he package does not contain any commodity sold by number or length and displayed for sale at retail outlet;
- Commodities (excluding any drug or medicine) whose net weight is 20 gms or less or 20 milliliters or less, if sold by weight or measure;
- Any package containing fast food items packed by restaurant / hotel and the like;
- Drugs covered under the Drugs (price control) order, 1995
- Agricultural farm products in packages of above 50 kg.
Further, the Central Government may, on an application being made, permit manufacturer / packer to pack for sale the following types of pre-packed commodities for a reasonable period, relaxing any or all the provisions of these rules:
- Introductory packs;
- Innovation packs;
- Trial packs;
- Promotional packs;
- Packages on which corrective action is to be taken after a compounding or a court decision or other genuine reasons.