# How does a Verra credit from India get an Article 6 label?

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Verra adds Article 6 labels to VCUs the host country has authorised for specific uses under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. For an Indian project that means a letter of authorization from India first; you then follow Verra's Article 6 Label Guidance v1.0 and submit its Letter of Authorization Checklist with the label request.

## Do you need the label at all?

Often not. VCS Standard v5.0 says VCUs used for voluntary market purposes do not need Article 6 or other Paris-related labels, though labelled VCUs can be used voluntarily too. The label matters when a buyer will use the credit toward another country's target, CORSIA or another international purpose that requires authorisation and a corresponding adjustment.

## The steps

1. Check your activity is on India's list of activities approved for Article 6.2.
2. Apply to India's National Designated Authority for a letter of authorization that states the authorised uses.
3. Check the letter against Verra's Article 6 Letter of Authorization Checklist for Project Proponents.
4. Submit that checklist with your request for an Article 6 Authorized label, following the Article 6 Label Guidance v1.0.
5. Point your buyer to Verra's "Choosing the Right Article 6 Label" resource, as there is more than one label type.

## The rules that come with it

VCUs used under Article 6 or CORSIA must meet every requirement of those mechanisms, including on double counting and corresponding adjustments. Verra states these apply equally to Annex I and non-Annex I countries.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible does not prepare or file Article 6 applications or Verra label requests. It gives carbon credit eligibility signals from your records and keeps the energy and fuel evidence a project file needs.

- [India host country authorisation letter](https://senseible.earth/answers/india-host-country-authorization-letter)
- [India's approved Article 6.2 activities](https://senseible.earth/answers/india-article-6-2-approved-activities)
- [Authorised or mitigation contribution credits](https://senseible.earth/answers/authorised-vs-mitigation-contribution-credits)
- [Carbon credits](https://senseible.earth/carbon-credits)

Sources: [Verra, Verified Carbon Units Labels: CCP, Article 6 and other labels](https://verra.org/programs/verified-carbon-standard/verified-carbon-units-labels/), [Verra, VCS Standard v5.0 (16 December 2025): Sections 3.22.1 to 3.22.2](https://verra.org/documents/vcs-standard-v5-0/)

Last reviewed 2026-11-03. Verra may revise the Article 6 Label Guidance and checklist, and India may revise its activity list; check both before applying.