Electronic goods' packaging must contain QR code information

NEW DELHI: New rules for packaging of electronic goods have been announced by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Supplies on Thursday, making QR codes mandatory on the packaging that contains relevant information for products being manufactured on or after July 15.

Either the information must be mentioned as a QR code or it should be part of the packaging, says the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022 notified by the ministry. These will be effective immediately.

Citing relevant clauses and sections, the ministry said, "Provided that in the case of an electronic product which is manufactured or packed or imported after July 15, the package of such product shall, for a period of one year from such date, declare the name of the manufacturer or packer or importer, as the case may be, on the package itself and such declaration shall also inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the address and other related information."

In case such information is declared through the QR Code and not declared on the package itself, the package of such product shall, for a period of one year from such date, inform the consumers to scan the QR code for the common or generic name of the commodity and where such package contains more than one product, then for the name and number or quantity of each product.

Similar conditions are mentioned for declaring the size and quantity of the goods, telephone number and e-mail address on the package itself.

With inputs from IANS