India to mandate Country-of-Origin filter on e-commerce listings of imported goods by July 2027
The Department of Consumer Affairs will require all e-commerce platforms selling imported products to offer a searchable, sortable Country of Origin filter from 1 July 2027. Retailers and marketplace partners face a multi-year UI and catalog data overhaul to comply.
India's Department of Consumer Affairs mandates all e-commerce platforms selling imported products to provide a searchable, sortable Country of Origin filter on listings, effective 1 July 2027. Retailers must coordinate platform UI updates and marketplace partners for timely compliance.
Why this matters
Extends India's push for origin transparency on e-commerce, building on prior GeM and Legal Metrology rules requiring Country of Origin disclosure on product pages. Now elevates origin from a label field to a first-class shopper filter.
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