How to Start Tea Packaging Business in India

Packaging is all about branding and marketing. It is a mode of ensuring safe delivery of a product to the ultimate consumer in a good condition at the minimal overall cost. It is an art, science, and technology for protecting or enclosing products for distribution. It also helps in differentiating a product from others.

Industrial Framework

The growth of packaging industry has led to greater specialization and superiority in regard to health and environment friendliness of packing material. Packaging industry plays a greater role in reducing the cost of production and maintaining a higher quality of products.

Role of packaging Industry in Tea Industry

Tea is one of the categories of sensitive food products and has a worldwide market, therefore, it mandatory to have a good quality of packaging. Packaging not only protects or preserves the product within but also communicates a brand’s message which ultimately helps in the sale process. Prestigious packing helps in elevating the status of the entire tea trade, it contains only a tiny fraction of the tea sold worldwide. It helps in preserving their fresh aroma, freshness and natural composition.

For example Lipton is considered to be the most distributed brand in tea, it's packaging with distinct ‘yellow label’ cartons makes it instantly recognizable.

Things to be considered before executing the idea of starting tea packaging company

Types of Tea Package:

There are different types of pouches which are manufactured for packaging loose tea as explained below

Licensing and Registration required for initiating a Tea Packaging Business
 

The following licensing and registration are needed to require for initiating a Tea Packaging business:

·         Business License: The first and foremost step in incorporating this business is to obtain a license from the concerned department, as it allows the applicant to start operating in that city.

·         Business Registration: It is mandatory for the applicant to get its business registered in the form of an artificial legal entity like company or LLP.

·         GST Registration: Under GST framework, it mandatory for every business carrying out a taxable supply of goods or services and whose turnover exceeds the prescribed threshold limit to register itself under the GST and obtain GST number.

·         PF Registration:  If there are more than 20 employees in the company or manufacturing unit, then it is obligatory upon the unit management to obtain EPF registration.

·         ESI Registration: It is mandatory in India for all Businesses that employ 10 or more employees to obtain Employee’s State Insurance (ESI) registration.

·         Pollution Certificate: Every establishment is required to obtain No Objection Certificate from State Pollution Control Board before commencing its activity.

·         Health Department Perm:  It is necessary for every establishment to obtain Health Department Permits if he is planning or interested in selling his product directly to a customer.

Role of FSSAI in Tea Packaging Business

As per FSSAI act, 2006 it is mandatory for every food business operator either to get register or to obtain FSSAI Food License depending upon the nature of their business from the food authority in accordance with FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS (LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF FOOD BUSINESSES), REGULATIONS 2011.

The food authority in accordance with Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labeling) Regulations, 2011 obliged the manufacturer to disclose on the package proper label declaration, if tea is containing any added flavor.

Conclusion

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