Manufacturer Packer Importer Details: What to Fill In

Manufacturer packer importer details tell a buyer who made a product, who packed it and who brought it into India. Marketplaces ask for them because Indian packaging law requires them. If you make and pack your own goods, the answer is usually your own name and address in the first two sets of fields. The sections below cover the third set, and what to do when your product has no label.

What does each field mean?

Meesho's template defines each party and tells you which words to look for on the label. Its Candle Holders template marks the name, address and pincode as compulsory for all three.

For the address, the template asks for the complete address, with the street and the village, town or district, plus the pincode in its own field.

What if my product has no label?

The template covers this. If the information is not on the label, or there is no label, provide the details of the entity or person responsible for producing the product. For the packer it says that in many cases the manufacturer and packer may be the same. For the importer, it asks for whoever is responsible for importing the product.

The Importer fields are still compulsory in the template, even for goods made in India. It does not say what to write in that case, so check how your supplier panel treats locally made goods rather than inventing a name.

How does Amazon.in ask for them?

Amazon's template has separate contact fields for the manufacturer, packer and importer, each asking for contact information including address and zipcode. It defines the packer as the person who does the primary pre-packaging when it is not the manufacturer. Its examples put it all on one line: name, street, city, country and pincode, then contact number and email.

Who answers for these details?

Rule 6(1)(a) of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 requires the name and address of the manufacturer on every package. Where the manufacturer is not the packer, both must appear, and imported packages must name the importer. Rule 6(10) requires e-commerce entities to display these declarations. In the marketplace model, it says responsibility for their correctness lies with the manufacturer, seller, dealer or importer, under the conditions the rule sets out.

Meesho's template adds its own declaration: you are solely responsible for the accuracy and completeness of your listing information. So treat these fields as a legal statement, not a form to get past.