
2026 me plain kraft bag banane wali entry-level roll-fed automatic machine live supplier listings par Rs 4.5-7 lakh me milti hai. Bag-grade kraft paper Rs 35-65/kg chal raha hai, aur wahi plain carry bag B2B me Rs 3-12 piece bikta hai. Licence me BIS nahi, sirf trade licence, Udyam, GST aur SPCB ko ek written intimation chahiye.
Paper bag business me aap bechte kya ho, aur kisko?
Ek paper bag unit ek product nahi, teen alag product bechta hai, aur teenon ka machine, price aur customer alag hai.
Pehla hai plain kraft V-bottom bag, bina handle ka, jo kirana, sabzi, medical store aur takeaway food me jaata hai. Doosra hai printed bag, jispar buyer ka logo 2-colour ya 4-colour flexo me chhapta hai. Teesra hai premium tier: flat ya twisted handle wala square-bottom shopping bag, gift aur tote bag, jo garment, footwear, jewellery aur D2C packaging me use hota hai. Live IndiaMART listings (2026) me plain kraft carry bags Rs 3-12 piece par aur printed ya premium bags Rs 8-40 piece par listed hain. Yeh market listings hain, kisi ek supplier ka quote nahi, par price ki range samajhne ke liye kaafi hain.
Buyer segment banate waqt ek line saaf rakhiye: food ke saath direct contact wala bag alag compliance track hai. Bakery, mithai shop, cloud kitchen aur restaurant aapse food-grade paper aur compliant ink maangenge, jabki garment ya footwear wale sirf GSM, size aur print quality dekhenge.
Aur ek decision shuru me hi le lijiye: job work karna hai ya apna brand chalana hai. Job work me paper bade converter ka hota hai, aap sirf conversion charge lete ho, margin patla par order regular. Apna stock brand banane me price aapka, inventory risk bhi aapka, aur paper bag inventory bhaari aur bulky hoti hai. Chhote kirana buyers kaise sochte hain, iska andaza kirana store kholne wali guide se mil jaata hai.
Paper bag business shuru karne me kitna paisa lagta hai?
Machine ka type hi aapka investment tier decide karta hai, aur 2026 ki live listings me yeh char alag baskets hain.
| Tier | Machine cost (2026 live listings) | Nameplate speed | Kis bag ke liye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand + separate tools | Alag alag tools: punching, creasing, eyelet press, cutter, gum. Paper-bag machine category ka sabse sasta listed model kareeb Rs 2.9 lakh (50 pieces/hour) | bahut kam | sample, gift bag, chhota local order |
| Sheet-fed / semi-automatic | Rs 3-8 lakh (sheet-feeding square-bottom machine Rs 5.5 lakh, pasting machine Rs 8 lakh) | machine par nirbhar | mota GSM, square bottom |
| Roll-fed automatic V-bottom | Rs 4.2-13.5 lakh, common entry point Rs 4.5-7 lakh | Baby 14-inch model 200-500 bags/min (35-105 GSM), Standard model 300 bags/min tak (50-150 GSM) | plain grocery bag, optional 2 ya 4 colour inline print |
| Square-bottom handle-bag line | Rs 45 lakh se Rs 1.4 crore | 80-200 pieces/min, yaani kareeb 4,800-12,000/hour | flat ya twisted handle wala shopping bag |
Machine speeds machine builder Mohindra Mechanical Works ke apne spec pages se hain, prices IndiaMART ki live category listings se. Yeh nameplate numbers hain: changeover, reel change aur reject nikalne ke baad actual output kam baithta hai, isliye costing kabhi maximum speed par mat kariye.
Do purani baatein yahin theek kar dete hain. Ek, Rs 50,000 wali "manual paper bag machine" ab market me nahi hai; 2026 me us category ka sabse sasta listed model hi kareeb Rs 2.9 lakh ka hai, aur sasta rasta machine nahi, alag alag tools hain. Do, purani guides ek hi automatic machine ke liye 15,000 pieces/hour aur 60 kg/hour dono likhti thi. Yeh do figure aapas me nahi milte: 300 bags/min par, ek bag lagbhag 12 gram ka, matlab kareeb 216 kg/hour banta hai, 60 nahi. Isi tarah "Rs 50 lakh me 60 lakh bags saal" wali jodi bhi galat hai. 60 lakh pieces saal ka matlab hai 300 din me roz 20,000, yaani ek shift me kareeb 2,500 per hour, jise Rs 4.5-7 lakh wali roll-fed machine kai guna cover kar leti hai. Rs 50 lakh 2026 me entry square-bottom handle-bag line ka budget hai, jo ekdum alag product banati hai.
Machine ke alawa jo kharche hamesha bhool jaate hain: shed ka deposit aur rent, three-phase connection aur load sanction, ancillary equipment, pehla raw material lot, aur retail buyers ko diye jaane wale udhaar ke liye working capital. Rent, deposit aur power tariff har sheher me alag hai, isliye inka national figure dena bekaar hai; apne area ke do-teen sheds ka actual quote lijiye. Machine finance lena hai to business loan wale options pehle compare kar lijiye, kyunki EMI aapke break-even ka sabse bada fixed kharcha ban jaata hai.
Paper bag unit ke liye kaun se licence aur registration chahiye?
Sabse badi galatfehmi pehle: paper bag banane ke liye BIS certification zaroori nahi hai. Bureau of Indian Standards ki apni "Products under Compulsory Certification" (Scheme I, ISI Mark) list me 2 September 2026 tak paper ka sirf ek entry hai, Plain Copier Paper, Plain Copier Paper (Quality Control) Order, 2020 ke tehat. Kraft paper, paper sacks ya paper carry bags par koi Quality Control Order nahi hai. ISI mark lagana voluntary hai; koi bada buyer kisi specific IS ke conformity maange to woh contract ki shart hai, licence nahi.
Jo actually chahiye, woh yeh hai:
Trade licence ya shop-and-establishment registration apne municipal body se. Home-scale unit aur industrial shed ke rules alag hote hain, aur yeh ULB par depend karta hai, isliye apne ward office se hi confirm kariye.
Udyam registration MSME Ministry ke portal par, free aur self-declaration. SSI registration ab exist hi nahi karta; Udyam ne use replace kar diya hai aur portal khud kehta hai ki EM-II ya UAM wale dobara register karein. 01-04-2025 se classification limits badli hain: micro me investment Rs 2.5 crore tak aur turnover Rs 10 crore tak, small me Rs 25 crore / Rs 100 crore, medium me Rs 125 crore / Rs 500 crore. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 dono Houses se pass ho chuka hai (Rajya Sabha 3 August 2026, Lok Sabha 7 August 2026) aur assent milne ke baad memorandum file karna technically voluntary ho jayega, par scheme benefits, credit aur delayed-payment remedy ke liye registration tab bhi practical zaroorat rahegi. MSME registration check karne ka tarika alag post me hai.
GST registration, PAN aur current account. Goods ke exclusive supply par GST registration Rs 40 lakh aggregate turnover ke baad compulsory hai (Notification 10/2019-Central Tax, 7 March 2019), aur listed states me yeh limit Rs 20 lakh hai: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand. Inter-state supply karte hi registration pehle din se lena padta hai. Threshold September 2025 ke rate reform se badla nahi. GST na bharne ke nateeje alag se padh lijiye.
Entity choice. Proprietorship me ROC ka koi kaam nahi. Company ya LLP chunenge tabhi Registrar of Companies me registration lagta hai.
Pollution control me consent nahi, sirf intimation. CPCB ki sector list (24 August 2026 tak) me "cardboard or corrugated box and paper products (excluding paper or pulp manufacturing and without using boilers)" White category me hai, pollution index 20. White category units ko Air Act ki section 21(1) aur Water Act ki section 25(1) ke consent se chhoot hai, bas State Pollution Control Board ko likhit soochna deni hoti hai (G.S.R. 702(E) aur 703(E), 12 November 2024, 8 July 2026 ki G.S.R. 598(E) se substituted). Dhyan rahe: standalone printing press alag Orange-category sector hai, to poora printing setup daalne par aapki category badal jaati hai.
Food ke liye bag bana rahe hain to Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 padhiye. Food ke direct contact wala paper aur board food grade hona chahiye, contaminants se free, aur Schedule I ke standards ke mutabik (IS 6615 general purpose packing paper, IS 6622 greaseproof, IS 7161, IS 1776 folding box board, IS 2771, IS 8970). Printing ink IS 15495 ke conform honi chahiye, aur newspaper me food wrap karna in packaging rules ke tehat mana hai. Yeh obligation kanoonan food business operator par hai, aapke upar nahi, aur isliye hi bakery aur mithai wale aapse food-grade paper aur compliant ink ka proof maangte hain.
Yeh sab rules ki current position hai; apne CA aur local authority se final confirm zaroor kariye.
Kaun si machine aur kaunsa kraft paper kharidna chahiye?
Machine choose karne ka pehla sawaal price nahi, bag type hai, kyunki bag type hi GSM range aur speed tay karta hai.
Roll-fed automatic reel se seedha bag banati hai aur plain V-bottom grocery bag me sabse sasti per-piece cost deti hai. Sheet-fed aur semi-automatic pasting machines mote GSM aur square-bottom kaam ke liye better hain, par 2026 me inka price band (Rs 3-8 lakh) entry roll-fed ke upar chadh gaya hai, to "semi-auto sasta hota hai" wali soch ab galat hai. Handle wala shopping bag chahiye to woh alag class ki line hai, Rs 45 lakh se upar.
GSM machine se bandha hua hai: Baby model 35-105 GSM leti hai, Standard model 50-150 GSM. Market me bag ke liye kraft 60-250 GSM tak listed hai. Plain kraft carry bag ke liye 80-120 GSM common band hai, handle aur premium board bag 140-250 GSM me jaate hain. Matlab pehle GSM decide kijiye, phir machine, warna aapki machine woh order le hi nahi payegi jo customer maang raha hai.
Printing ek alag tier nahi, har size class ka variant hai: builder ki range me Baby, Medium aur Standard, teenon me no-print, 2-colour aur 4-colour options milte hain. Print tabhi lijiye jab branded orders ki visibility ho, kyunki wahi orders margin bhi behtar dete hain. Plate ke liye ab photopolymer flexo plates chalti hain; purani "polyester stereo" wali language ab dated hai.
Ancillary side par yeh sab market me alag alag mil jaata hai: paper punching machine, creasing machine, roll slitter, handle making aur eyelet fitting equipment, aur ek theek weighing scale. Scale ko mazaak mat samajhiye, kyunki kraft kilo me khareedte hain aur bag piece me bechte hain, to bags-per-kg hi aapki asli costing hai.
Paper ka rate: Indian Printer & Publisher ke monthly price survey (15th update, 24 August 2026) me New Delhi market me 12 BF kraft liner Rs 36-38/kg quote hua, jo 21 July 2026 ke survey se badla nahi. Bag-grade kraft ki live listings 80-150 GSM me kareeb Rs 35-65/kg par hain, aur specialty ya bleached grades Rs 100-250/kg tak jaate hain. Corrugated paperboard usi survey me Rs 59-82/kg aur SBS board Rs 86-96/kg tha. Mill se seedha lene par rate behtar milta hai par lot size bada hota hai; trader se lene par flexibility milti hai aur rate upar. Shuru me trader theek hai, volume aane par mill. Sourcing ke liye thok markets ki list kaam aati hai.
Second-hand machine par ek practical shart rakhiye: apne hi kraft reel par trial run, apne GSM par, apne bag size par, payment se pehle. Spare parts aur service kaun dega, yeh likhwa lijiye.
Kitni jagah, kitna power aur kitne log chahiye?
Machine utni jagah nahi leti jitna log sochte hain: builder ke spec pages ke mutabik Baby model ko kareeb 6x10 se 6x18 ft (60-108 sq ft) aur Standard model ko 8x18 se 10x24 ft (144-240 sq ft) chahiye.
Yaani "2,000 sq ft chahiye" wali baat machine ki nahi, storage ki hai. Reel stock, finished goods, packing aur movement space milakar hi woh number banta hai, aur yeh build-up har unit me alag baithta hai. Home-scale me kaam ho sakta hai agar municipal rules aur power connection allow karein, par binding constraint jagah hi rahegi: paper bag halka hai par bulky, aur ek din ka production hi kaafi jagah kha jaata hai.
Staffing par koi authority aaj manning norm publish nahi karti, isliye "10 log chahiye" jaisa figure dena honest nahi hoga. Role gin lijiye: machine operator, reel loading aur helper ka kaam, handle ya eyelet finishing, counting aur packing, aur ek banda field sales aur payment collection ke liye. Ek shift, plain bag aur no finishing wale setup me yeh list chhoti rehti hai; handle bag aur printing add karte hi finishing side par log badhte hain.
Location semi-urban isliye chuni jaati hai kyunki rent, wage rate aur state electricity tariff kam padte hain, aur buyer market paas hoti hai. Purani wajah "tax kam lagega" ab valid nahi: GST rates poore desh me ek jaise hain aur current rates 22 September 2025 se sab jagah lagu hue. Freight ka point zyada important hai: paper bag ka value per kg kam aur volume zyada hai, to buyer se doori seedha margin khaati hai.
Storage me ek hi dushman hai, nami. Reels aur finished bags ko floor se upar pallet par, dry godown me, plastic sheet ke neeche rakhiye. Geela ya soft kraft matlab reject, aur reject matlab dead stock.
Ek paper bag par asli margin kitna banta hai?
Seedhi baat: 18x25 cm ka plain kraft bag 100 GSM par kareeb 10-14 gram paper khata hai, matlab Rs 0.50-0.90 ka kraft, aur wahi bag B2B listings me Rs 3-12 piece par bikta hai. Bag ka size aur GSM yahan aapka assumption hai, aur paper ka weight aur cost usi se nikala gaya calculation, koi published figure nahi.
| Costing input | Value (as of 2026) | Kahan se aaya |
|---|---|---|
| Bag size aur GSM | 18x25 cm, 100 GSM, plain V-bottom | aapka assumption, badla ja sakta hai |
| Paper per bag | 10-14 gram | size aur GSM se calculation |
| Kraft rate | Rs 36-38/kg (12 BF liner, New Delhi, 24 Aug 2026); bag-grade listings Rs 35-65/kg | Indian Printer & Publisher price survey + live listings |
| Paper cost per bag | Rs 0.50-0.90 | upar ke do se calculation |
| Selling price | plain Rs 3-12, printed/premium Rs 8-40 | IndiaMART live listings, market listings hain, quote nahi |
| Conversion cost (glue, ink, handle, labour, power, wastage) | apne actual rate daaliye | iska koi national published figure nahi hai |
Chhote plain bag me paper aapke selling price ka roughly ek chauthai ya usse kam baithta hai. Baaki sab conversion aur overhead hai, aur paisa wahin bharta ya doobta hai. Purani guides me jo "cost Rs 3.40, price Rs 3.50, profit Rs 0.10" wala hisaab chalta tha, woh 2026 ke inputs ke saamne tikta hi nahi: upar wali assumption par (18x25 cm, 100 GSM) paper hi Rs 0.90 se neeche baithta hai, to ya to unka bag bahut bada tha ya conversion cost bahut zyada.
Break-even nikalne ka tareeka simple hai: mahine ka fixed kharcha (rent, salary, EMI, fixed power) ko per-bag contribution se divide kar dijiye. Ek illustration, jisme dono numbers aapki apni assumption honi chahiye: fixed kharcha Rs 1.2 lakh mahina aur contribution Rs 0.75 per bag maan lein, to break-even 1.6 lakh bags mahina, yaani 25 din me roz kareeb 6,400 bags. Ab isko machine speed ke saath rakhiye: 200 bags/min wali Baby model par 6,400 bags aadhe ghante se kam ka kaam hai. Iska matlab saaf hai, aur yahi is dhandhe ka asli sabak hai: capacity aapki problem nahi hai, order flow hai.
Ek cheez 2021 me thi hi nahi aur aaj margin ka sabse bada factor hai. 22 September 2025 se uncoated kraft paper aur paperboard (HSN 4804) par GST 12% se 18% ho gaya, jabki paper sacks, bags aur cartons (HSN 4819 10 / 4819 20) 12% se 5% par aa gaye. Matlab aap apna main raw material 18% par khareedte hain aur finished bag 5% par bechte hain, to input tax credit jama hota rehta hai. Yeh inverted duty structure hai; refund milta hai, aur GST Council ne inverted duty claims par 90% provisional refund risk-based tareeke se dene ki sifarish ki hai. Do practical baatein isse nikalti hain: refund file karne ki discipline aapke cash flow ka hissa hai, aur agar aap threshold se neeche reh kar registration nahi lete, to kraft par laga 18% seedha aapki cost ban jaata hai. Apne case ke liye rate aur refund ka treatment CA se confirm kara lijiye.
Printed aur custom-branded order plain stock bag se behtar margin isliye dete hain kyunki paper wahi rehta hai, price band upar chala jaata hai (Rs 8-40 vs Rs 3-12 in 2026 listings), aur plate charge ek baar lekar aap repeat run par kama sakte hain.
Pehla regular order kahan se milega?
2026 me is product ka price discovery B2B par hota hai: IndiaMART aur TradeIndia ki live listings par per-piece price, size, GSM aur MOQ sab likha hota hai, aur buyer wahin se shortlist karta hai.
Isliye listing pehle din se saaf honi chahiye, aur wahi discipline field selling me bhi chalti hai. Ek sample kit banaiye: har size ka ek bag, do GSM ke variants, ek printed sample. Saath me ek price list jisme size, GSM, per-piece rate, MOQ, printing plate charge, delivery terms aur payment terms likhe hon. Quote hamesha size aur GSM ke saath dijiye, warna buyer aapke Rs 6 wale bag ko kisi aur ke Rs 4 wale patle bag se compare karega aur aap bina wajah mehenge lagenge. Kraft ka rate mahine dar mahine badalta hai, isliye quote par validity date daalna aadat bana lijiye.
Local market me kirana, bakery, mithai shop, chemist, garment aur footwear showroom, jewellery counter aur cloud kitchen, sab ek hi din me cover ho jaate hain agar aap area-wise chalte hain. Repeat local accounts ke liye WhatsApp Business catalogue kaafi hai. Festival aur shaadi season me order sudden badhte hain, to us se pehle reel stock aur finishing labour ka intezaam pehle se kar rakhiye.
Ab collection wali sachchai. Retail buyers aksar maal pehle uthate hain aur payment baad me karte hain, isliye har delivery ka hisaab likha hona chahiye, warna aapka poora munafa udhaar me phansa rehta hai. Udhar ka hisaab rakhne ke liye OkCredit jaisa free digital khata app use kar sakte hain, jisme har entry ka SMS customer ko bhi jaata hai (Android app). Registered MSME ke liye recovery ka rasta bhi badalne wala hai: MSMED (Amendment) Bill, 2026 dono Houses se pass ho chuka hai (Rajya Sabha 3 August 2026, Lok Sabha 7 August 2026), aur assent milne aur notify hone ke baad hi ye duties lagu hongi: central public sector enterprises ko MSME invoices TReDS ke through settle karna, delayed-payment dispute me mediation 90 din me, uske baad arbitration referral 30 din me aur pleadings ke 90 din me award, aur chhah mahine baad court kam se kam 50% interim payment ka order de sakta hai.
Demand kaisi hai, aur rules madad karte hain ya nuksaan?
India me plastic carry bag ban nahi hua hai, sirf uski thickness badhi hai, aur yeh farq business plan me bahut mayne rakhta hai.
Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021 ke mutabik carry bag ki minimum thickness 30 September 2021 se 75 micron aur 31 December 2022 se 120 micron hai, aur non-woven plastic carry bag ke liye 30 September 2021 se 60 GSM ka floor hai. 1 July 2022 wali prohibition named single-use items par hai (straw, cutlery, plate, cup, stirrer, sweet box ke upar ki wrapping film, 100 micron se patle PVC banner waghairah), carry bags par nahi. Iska seedha matlab: aapka competitor gaya nahi hai, mehenga hua hai. Aapke paper bag ka asli price cap 120-micron wala compliant plastic bag aur 60 GSM non-woven bag hi hai.
Compostable plastic bag bhi ek alag alternative hai, aur uske liye product ko IS 17088 ke conform hona padta hai aur bechne se pehle CPCB se certificate lena padta hai. Yeh apne aap me demand ka signal hai: buyers ko compliant packaging chahiye, aur paper us list me sabse aasan option rehta hai.
Recycled content par ek myth saaf kar dete hain. Kisi Indian rule me paper ke liye minimum post-consumer recycled content ka mandate nahi hai; Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026 wala recycled-content requirement sirf plastic packaging par lagta hai. Bade retail buyers phir bhi contract me recycled percentage, food-grade certificate ya specific IS conformity maang sakte hain, to us documentation ke liye taiyaar rehna business ka hissa hai.
Market size ka koi number yahan jaan bujh kar nahi diya gaya hai: jo global kraft paper market figures blogs me ghoomte hain, unka koi live primary source verify nahi hota. Jo verify hota hai woh yeh hai, aur wahi kaafi hai: plastic alternatives par cost badhi hai, food packaging ke rules paper ko push karte hain, aur finished paper bags par GST 5% hai jabki kraft par 18%.
Is dhandhe me sabse zyada galti kahan hoti hai?
Sabse mehengi galti order flow se pehle badi machine kharidna hai. Upar ka break-even example dobara dekhiye: entry roll-fed machine ek shift me itna bana deti hai ki problem sales side par shift ho jaati hai. Machine ki EMI har mahine aati hai, order nahi.
Doosri galti plain bag par organised converters se compete karne ki koshish hai. Unka paper rate volume par tay hota hai aur aapka nahi, to plain stock bag par price war me aap haarenge. Printed aur size-specific orders wahi jagah hai jahan chhota unit tik sakta hai.
Teesri, kraft ka rate badalne par pass-through late karna. Price survey mahine dar mahine aata hai; aapka quote validity clause usse tez hona chahiye.
Chauthi, training aur wastage. Untrained operator par reject rate itna badh jaata hai ki poora contribution kha jaata hai, aur reject kraft wapas nahi bikta.
Paanchvi, nami aur dead stock. Bina demand ke bhaari stock banana paper bag me sabse aam paisa-phasane wali aadat hai.
Aur aakhir me, buyer ki objections ko pehle se answer kariye. Paper bag waterproof nahi hai, bhaari hai aur zyada jagah leti hai. Iska jawab GSM, sahi size aur handle strength se milta hai, argument se nahi.
Aksar pooche jaane wale sawaal
Paper bag business ke liye BIS certification zaroori hai kya?
Nahi. BIS ki compulsory certification list (Scheme I) me 2 September 2026 tak paper ka sirf ek entry hai, plain copier paper, Plain Copier Paper (Quality Control) Order, 2020 ke tehat. Kraft paper ya paper carry bags par koi Quality Control Order nahi hai. ISI mark voluntary hai; buyer kisi IS ke conformity maange to woh contract ki shart hoti hai.
Shuruaat me kaunsi machine leni chahiye?
Bag type se decide hota hai. Plain V-bottom grocery bag banana hai to entry roll-fed automatic Rs 4.5-7 lakh (2026 listings) me kaam kar deti hai. Handle wala square-bottom shopping bag chahiye to woh alag line hai, Rs 45 lakh se shuru. Sheet-fed ya semi-automatic Rs 3-8 lakh me hai, yaani sasti nahi, isliye sirf tab lijiye jab mota GSM ya square bottom kaam ho.
Ek paper bag par kitna profit hota hai?
18x25 cm ke 100 GSM plain bag me kareeb 10-14 gram kraft lagta hai, matlab Rs 0.50-0.90 ka paper (kraft Rs 35-65/kg, 2026); size aur GSM aapki assumption hai aur paper cost usi se nikala gaya calculation. Wahi bag live B2B listings me Rs 3-12 piece par milta hai aur printed ya premium Rs 8-40 par. Beech ka poora farq profit nahi hai; glue, handle, ink, labour, power, wastage aur overhead usi me se nikalte hain, isliye apne actual conversion rate daal kar hi hisaab lagayein.
GST registration lena hi padega?
Sirf goods supply karne walon ke liye threshold Rs 40 lakh aggregate turnover hai (listed states me Rs 20 lakh), aur inter-state supply karte hi registration pehle din se chahiye. Practically registration lena hi behtar hai, kyunki kraft paper par 18% GST lagta hai aur bags par 5%, to bina registration ke woh 18% aapki cost ban jaata hai.
Food ke liye bags banane hain to extra kya karna hoga?
Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018 ke tehat food ke direct contact wala paper food grade hona chahiye aur Schedule I ke IS standards ke mutabik (jaise IS 6615, IS 6622, IS 1776). Printing ink IS 15495 ke conform honi chahiye aur newspaper me food wrap karna mana hai. Isliye bakery aur mithai buyers aapse food-grade paper aur ink ka proof maangte hain.