Compulsory for products under a Quality Control Order. Unlike ISO, this is statutory: selling a covered product without it is an offence, and consignments are held at customs.
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We confirm whether the product falls under a Quality Control Order and identify the applicable Indian Standard. This determines whether certification is optional or compulsory.
In-house testing capability and quality records must be in place before inspection, since inadequate testing facilities are a common cause of failure.
The application is filed and a BIS officer inspects the factory and draws samples.
Samples are tested at a recognised laboratory. On satisfactory results the licence is granted and the standard mark may be applied.
Where a Quality Control Order applies, manufacturing, importing, storing or selling the product without a valid BIS licence is an offence carrying penalties and seizure of goods. Importers face the sharper version of this: consignments of covered products are held at customs without a valid licence, with demurrage accruing daily while certification is arranged. The list of products under Quality Control Orders has expanded considerably in recent years, so a product that needed no licence when you started selling it may need one now.
BIS is a statutory product certification administered by a government body and is compulsory for covered products. ISO is voluntary management system certification issued by private accredited bodies.
Those notified under Quality Control Orders, spanning electronics, steel, cement, toys, chemicals, footwear and many others. The list is revised regularly.
Yes, through the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme, which requires an authorised Indian representative and carries a longer timeline.
For the standard mark scheme, yes. The scheme applicable to your product determines the exact process.
It is granted for a defined period and is renewable, subject to continued conformity and surveillance.
Tell us what you manufacture or import and we will confirm whether BIS applies.
