The Centre says that the original MRP shall continue to be displayed and the revised price shall not overwrite on it
Following changes in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates, the Department of Consumer Affairs has now allowed manufacturers to revise the maximum retail price (MRP) on the unsold stock. This permission is valid until 31 December 2025 or until the stock is exhausted, whichever is earlier.
Manufacturers, packers, importers of pre-packaged commodities are permitted to declare the revised MRP on the unsold stock manufactured /packed / imported prior to revision of GST, after inclusion of the applicable or increased amount of tax or after reducing the reduced amount of tax, in addition to the existing retail sale price (MRP).
The original MRP shall continue to be displayed and the revised price shall not overwrite on it, as per the official notification by the government. The difference between the original and revised prices should not exceed the extent of the tax increase or decrease. The notification noted that the revised MRP can be declared by stamping, online printing or putting a sticker.
“It is also clarified that any packaging material or wrapper which could not be exhausted by the manufacturer or packer or importer prior to revision of GST, may be used for packing of material upto 31 December 2025 or till such date the packing material or wrapper is exhausted, whichever is earlier, after making corrections required in MRP on account of implementation of GST by way of stamping or putting sticker or online printing as the case may be,” the notification pointed out.
This comes after the Retailers Association of India (RAI) had written to the Department of Legal Metrology regarding the recent implementation of GST 2.0. With effect from 22 September 2025, revised GST rates require adjustments to the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of numerous pre-packaged goods already in stock.
