What must an MRP label show in India?

Product name, manufacturer or packer or importer name with full address, net quantity, MRP inclusive of all taxes, month and year of manufacture or packing, and consumer care details. Imported goods add country of origin and the month and year of import.

Is there a standard MRP label size?

No. The Rules set minimum character heights based on the pack's area rather than a fixed label size, so the sticker only needs to be large enough to carry every declaration at its required height.

Can I print MRP stickers at home?

Yes. Most small sellers print MRP stickers on A4 label sheets with an ordinary printer. Print at 100% scale, because "fit to page" shrinks the text and can push your declarations below the minimum character height.

Do I need a barcode on an MRP label?

Not for Legal Metrology. A barcode is required by your retail or marketplace channel, not by the Rules, but putting one on the same sticker saves printing a second label.

What is the MRP sticker format for imported goods?

The same declarations as a domestic pack, with country of origin added, the importer's name and Indian address in place of the manufacturer's, and the month and year of import instead of the manufacturing date.

MRP Label Format in India: All Declarations

The nine declarations, in the order they usually appear

The name of the commodity, meaning the common or generic name of what is inside rather than only your brand name.
The name and address of the manufacturer, packer or importer. A complete address, not just a city.
Net quantity in standard units: g, kg, ml, l, or a count for things sold by number.
The retail sale price, written as "Maximum Retail Price Rs ... inclusive of all taxes" or the shorter "MRP Rs ... incl. of all taxes".
The month and year of manufacture, packing or import.
Consumer care details: a name or designation, plus a phone number or email a buyer can actually reach.
Country of origin, which imported goods must carry.
Unit sale price, where the rules require it, so buyers can compare across pack sizes.
Any category mark your product's own law demands, such as an FSSAI licence number on food or an ISI mark where certification applies.

The Department of Consumer Affairs' Legal Metrology FAQ is the primary reference and worth reading once before you finalise a template.

The font-size rule people miss

The Rules set a minimum height for the declaration characters, scaled to the area of the pack. A small sachet gets a lower minimum than a large carton, so there is no single "use 8 pt" answer. Look up the band for your pack size rather than copying a number from a blog.

The rule that catches most sellers is the one about unit sale price: its numerals must be at least half the height of the MRP numerals. If your MRP is printed 4 mm tall, the unit sale price cannot be smaller than 2 mm.

An amendment tightened these minimums specifically so shoppers could read declarations without straining, which means enforcement officers do look at character height. It is the easiest thing to get wrong on a sticker you designed to look tidy.

What changes for imported goods

Imported packs carry two declarations domestic packs do not: country of origin, and the month and year of import in place of the manufacturing date. The importer's name and full Indian address replace the manufacturer's.

If the foreign pack already carries most declarations, an MRP sticker applied before sale is the normal way to add the Indian ones. That sticker must not cover any declaration already required on the pack.

How to make an MRP sticker

Decide the pack size and the character height

Measure your pack, find the matching band in the Rules, and set your minimum character height from it. Do this first, because it decides how much you can fit and therefore how big the sticker needs to be.

Lay out the nine declarations

Put MRP and net quantity where a shopper sees them without turning the pack. Keep the manufacturer address and consumer care details together. Leave the category mark near the bottom edge where buyers expect it.

Add a barcode if you sell through retail or a marketplace

A Code 128 or EAN-13 barcode on the same sticker means one label works at the shelf, in your warehouse and on a marketplace listing. You can generate the barcode and place it in the same layout.

Print on the right stock

MRP stickers are usually printed on A4 sheets of pre-cut labels for small runs, or on a thermal roll for larger ones. Print at 100% scale so the character heights you set survive to the printed sticker.

Where sellers get caught

Rounding the MRP up after printing is the expensive one. Selling above the printed price is an offence, and a sticker showing less than you charge is worse than no sticker at all.

Pasting a fresh MRP over an old one does not fix that. Over-labelling to raise a price is not permitted, because the Rules treat the declared price as a ceiling.

A city name is not an address. "Mumbai" will not do, because the declaration is meant to carry enough detail to identify the actual premises.

A dead consumer care number is the easiest thing to get caught on, since it is the one declaration an enforcement officer can test standing in front of you.

A note on responsibility

This is a summary of what the Rules require, not legal advice. Responsibility for compliance sits with the manufacturer, packer or importer named on the pack, and category-specific law can add declarations on top of these. Check your final artwork against the current text of the Rules, and with your local Legal Metrology office if a category rule is unclear.