MRP to be mandatory on all e-commerce sites

NewsBharati    02-Jan-2018
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New Delhi, January 2: As the country is becoming digitalized and getting more prone to online facilities, it has been taken into consideration that online sale services should display MRP (Market Retail Price) and other related details on their products.


 

 E-commerce has grown on a high note in India. People usually prefer getting things online. Many online sites have been ordered by the authority to provide MRP on the products. It is not just pertaining to the MRP rates but also other details like the manufacturing date and expiry dates of the products.

The Consumer Affairs Ministry had made amendments regarding the display of price on the products. As per the amendments, goods displayed by the seller on e-commerce platform should contain declarations required under the rules. Along with MRP, the companies have to display the manufacturing date, expiry date, and net quantity, country of origin and consumer care details on the label. Medical devices which are declared as drugs are also brought into the purview of declarations to be made under these rules.

The companies were given a six-month deadline to comply with the new rule. The amendments were made to safeguard the interest of online consumers and for ease of doing business. Besides, the government has made the net quantity checking more scientific, while bar code has been allowed on a voluntarily basis.

The changes come in the backdrop of e-market places imposing new and complex consumer protection issues with the ministry receiving several complaints as regard to information deficit on online products/goods. Flipkart, Amazon India, Snapdeal, Grofers and Bigbasket are some of the leading e-market places entities operating in the country.

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