Summary: This article deals with the relaxation granted by the Department of Consumer Affairs on September 18, 2025 to businesses dealing with pre-packaged commodities affected by recent GST rate changes. The advisory allows businesses to voluntarily affix revised MRP stickers on unsold packages manufactured before September 22, 2025, without obscuring the original MRP. This affixation of revised stickers is purely optional and addresses compliance burdens created when GST rate changes affect MRP declarations. Additionally, the compliance requirements have been simplified by waiving newspaper advertisement mandates and requiring only circulars to dealers and retailers with copies to the regulatory authority.Continue Reading From Burden to Benefit: Relief for Businesses Dealing in Pre-Packaged Commodities