FAQ

1. What is difference between BIS and ISI?

· BIS is a quality management organization responsible for quality certification and ensuring the quality, stability, and reliability of goods for end users.

· The ISI Mark is a standard mark awarded by the Bureau of Indian Standards to signify conformity of the product with Indian standards.

· The presence of the ISI mark on a product indicates that it meets the quality standard set by BIS.

· Under the product certification scheme, BIS grants manufacturers a license to use the standard ISI Mark on products that comply with relevant Indian standards.

· The ISI Mark includes the License number as 'CM/L-XXXXXXXXXX' at the bottom and the Indian standard number at the top.

2. What are the scheme of BIS certificate?

· The Scheme of BIS is listed below:

A. Scheme – I (ISI Mark Scheme)

B. Scheme – IV (Certificate of Conformity)

C. Scheme – II (Registration Scheme)

D. Scheme – X (Certification)

3. How manufacture and trader can get BIS licence?

It involves the process as mentioned below:

· Submission of online application documents for BIS certificate.

· Test report BIS laboratory.

· Complete required test lab facility.

· Complete manufacturing machinery required.

4. How SS Global Services does helps in BIS certificate?

SS Global Services is going to help in below mention steps in certification:

· There is dedicated team for ISI certification.

· Complete documentation.

· Liosening with lab and BIS officer.

· Compliance to ISI Certificate.

· In-house required test equipment setup and training.

5. Who conduct the BIS Visit?

The branch nearby to the manufacturing factory address is going to conduct the visit at factory premises.

FOREIGN MANUFACTURER

About BIS FMCS

FMCS stands for “Foreign Manufactures Certification Scheme”.
Under FMCS, licence is granted to a foreign manufacturer for use of standard mark on a product that conforms to an Indian Standard.
It was established since year 2000 under Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS Act, 2016 and (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 for foreign manufacturers.
The Foreign Manufacturer Certification Department, headquartered in New Delhi, is responsible for granting BIS licenses to foreign manufacturers.
It is also mandatory for foreign applicants to nominate Authorized Indian Representative (AIR).

Product List

Obtaining a BIS certificate depends on consumer interest, but compliance with Indian Standards is mandatory for certain products mandated by the Central Government.
This obligation arises from various factors such as public interest, protection of human, animal, or plant health, environmental safety, prevention of unfair trade practices, and national security.
Under Scheme-1 of the certification process, there is a requirement for compulsory submission of applications for certain products.
A list of such products for which applications must be compulsorily submitted under Scheme-1 is necessary.

Process for FMCS Under Normal Procedure(Option-1)

Preparation of required documents before submission of application to BIS.
Submission of BIS application with the hard copy of documents to the FMCD.
Nomination of BIS auditor after scrutiny of application and verification visit to the premises.
Sample testing in BIS laboratory
Grant of BIS License
The entire process typically takes an estimated 180 days.

Documents Required

1. Covering Letter

2. Application form

3. Authorization letter

4. Business license

5. List of machinery (Form- I)

6. List of raw material

7. Test certificates

8. List of testing equipment of required test (Form- II)

9. Calibration certificates

10. Process flow chart

11. Layout plan

12. Location plan

13. Quality person details (appointment letter, ID proof and qualification certificates)

14. Factory test report

15. Undertaking

16. Nomination

17. Agreement

18. All India Representative Documents(AIR)

Who can apply for BIS registration Certificate?

1. According to the scheme, Manufacturers of the products are notified which is located outside India.

2. The separate registration number for the goods being produced at various locations.

FAQ

1. What is difference between BIS and ISI?

· BIS is a quality management organization responsible for quality certification and ensuring the quality, stability, and reliability of goods for end users.

· The ISI Mark is a standard mark awarded by the Bureau of Indian Standards to signify conformity of the product with Indian standards.

· The presence of the ISI mark on a product indicates that it meets the quality standard set by BIS.

· Under the product certification scheme, BIS grants manufacturers a license to use the standard ISI Mark on products that comply with relevant Indian standards.

· The ISI Mark includes the License number as 'CM/L-XXXXXXXXXX' at the bottom and the Indian standard number at the top.

2. What are the scheme of BIS certificate?

The Scheme of BIS is listed below:

1. Scheme – I (ISI Mark Scheme)

2. Scheme – IV (Certificate of Conformity)

3. Scheme – II (Registration Scheme)

4. Scheme – X (Certification)

3. How manufacturer and trader can get BIS licence?

It involves the process as mentioned below:

· Submission of offline application documents for BIS certificate in hard copy.

· Test report from BIS laboratory.

· Complete requirement of In-House test facility.

· Complete manufacturing machinery required, for the production.

4. How SS Global Services does helps in BIS certificate?

SS Global Services is going to help in below mention steps in certification.

· There is dedicated team for ISI certification.

· Complete documentation.

· Liosening with lab and BIS officer.

· Compliance to ISI Certificate.

· In-house required test equipment setup and training.

5. Who conduct the BIS Visit?

Any BIS officer across all the Branch Offices and/or any of the BIS department are going to conduct the visit at factory premises based on that particular location outside India.

About CRS

"Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012"

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) (erstwhile DeitY) has
notified "Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory
Registration) Order, 2012" on 03 October 2012 for fifteen categories of electronics
items. Fifteen more product categories were added by MeitY under this order on 07
November 2014. MeitY has also notified Indian Standard for ‘Indian Language Support for
Mobile Phones’ on 24 October 2016. Another thirteen product categories were added by
MeitY under this order on 17 August 2017. Another twelve product categories were added
by MeitY under this order on 01 April 2020. Another seven product categories were added by
MeitY under this order on 01 Oct 2020. MeitY has also notified Indian Standard for ‘Digital
Television Receiver for Satellite Broadcast Transmission – Specification’on 26 April 2023.

Solar Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices and Components Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2017

Ministry of New and Renewal Energy(MNRE) has notified five products under Solar
Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices and Components Goods (Requirements for Compulsory
Registration) Order, 2017 dated 30 August 2017

Ortho Phosphoric Acid (Quality Control) Order, 2021

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has notified one product under Ortho Phosphoric Acid
(Quality Control) Order, 2021 dated 15 June 2021, one more product has been added under
the Polyphosphoric Acid (Quality Control) Order, 2021 dated 24 December
2021.Further,one more product has been added under Trimethyl Phosphite (Quality Control)
Order, 2022 dated 05 April 2022.

Cotton Bales (Quality Control) Order, 2023

Ministry of Textiles has notified one product under Cotton Bales (Quality Control) Order,
2023 dated 28 February 2023

Schedule - II of BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018

Bureau of Indian Standards grants licence to the manufacturers to use or apply Standard Mark
with unique R-number,through registration based on self-declaration of conformity for goods
and articles as per Indian Standards. The grant of licence and its operation under Compulsory
Registration Scheme are carried out as per the conformity assessment scheme under Scheme
- II of Schedule - II of BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018'.

Product List with IS Details

Sl. No.	Product	Indian Standard number( IS No.)	Date of Implementation
1	AMPLIFIERS WITH INPUT POWER 2000W AND ABOVE	IS 616:2010	03 July 2013
2	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINE	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	03 July 2013
3	ELECTRONIC CLOCKS WITH MAINS POWER	IS 302-2-26:2014*	03 July 2013
4	ELECTRONIC GAMES (VIDEO)	IS 616:2010*	03 July 2013
5	ELECTRONIC MUSICAL SYSTEMS WITH INPUT POWER 200W AND ABOVE	IS 616:2010*	03 July 2013
6	LAPTOP/NOTEBOOK/TABLET	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	03 July 2013
7	MICROWAVE OVENS	IS 302-2-25:2014*	03 July 2013
8	OPTICAL DISC PLAYERS WITH BUILT IN AMPLIFIERS OF INPUT POWER 200W AND ABOVE	IS 616:2010*	03 July 2013
9	PLASMA/LCD/LED TELEVISIONS OF SCREEN SIZE 32"; AND ABOVE	IS 616:2010*	03 July 2013
10	PRINTERS, PLOTTERS	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	03 July 2013
11	SCANNERS	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	03 July 2013
12	SET TOP BOX	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	03 July 2013
13	TELEPHONE ANSWERING MACHINES	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	03 July 2013
14	VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS, VIDEOS MONITORS OF SCREEN SIZE 32" AND ABOVE	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	03 July 2013
15	WIRELESS KEYBOARDS	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	03 July 2013
16	CASH REGISTERS	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	13 May 2015
17	COPYING MACHINES/DUPLICATORS	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	13 May 2015
18	PASSPORT READER	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	13 May 2015
19	POINT OF SALE TERMINALS	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	13 May 2015
20	MAIL PROCESSING MACHINES/POSTAGE MACHINES/FRANKING MACHINES	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	13 May 2015
21	POWER BANKS FOR USE IN PORTABLE APPLICATIONS	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	13 May 2015
22	SMART CARD READER	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	13 May 2015
23	MOBILE PHONES	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	13 September 2015
24	SELF-BALLASTED LED LAMPS FOR GENERAL LIGHTING SERVICES	IS 16102(Part 1):2012*	13 September 2015
25	DC OR AC SUPPLIED ELECTRONIC CONTROLGEAR FOR LED MODULES	IS 15885(Part 2/Sec 13):2012*	01 Decmeber 2015
26	POWER ADAPTORS FOR AUDIO,VIDEO & SIMILAR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS	IS 616:2010*	01 Decmeber 2015
27	POWER ADAPTORS FOR IT EQUIPMENTS	IS 13252(Part 1):2010*	01 Decmeber 2015
28	FIXED GENERAL PURPOSE LED LUMINAIRES	IS 10322(Part 5/Sec 1):2012*	01 March 2016
29	UPS/INVERTORS OF RATING <= 5KVA	IS 16242(Part 1):2014*	01 March 2016
30	SEALED SECONDARY CELLS/BATTERIES CONTAINING ALKALINE OR OTHER NON-ACID ELECTROLYTES FOR USE IN PORTABLE APPLICATIONS PART 1 NICKEL SYSTEMS	IS 16046:2018*	01 June 2016
31	SEALED SECONDARY CELLS/BATTERIES CONTAINING ALKALINE OR OTHER NON-ACID ELECTROLYTES FOR USE IN PORTABLE APPLICATIONS PART 2 LITHIUM SYSTEMS	IS 16046:2018*	01 June 2016
32	INDIAN LANGUAGE SUPPORT FOR MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS	IS 16333 (Part 3) : 2016*	01 May 2018
33	Recessed LED Luminaries	IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 2) : 2012	23 May 2018
34	LED Luminaires for Road and Street lighting	IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 3) : 2012	23 May 2018
35	LED Flood Lights	IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 5) : 2013	23 May 2018
36	LED Hand lamps	IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 6) : 2013	23 May 2018
37	LED Lighting Chains	IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 7) : 2013	23 May 2018

Sl. No.	Product	Indian Standard number( IS No.)	Date of Implementation
38	LED Luminaires for Emergency Lighting	IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 8) : 2013	23 May 2018
39	UPS/Inverters of rating <= 10kVA	IS 16242 (Part 1) : 2014	23 May 2018
40	Plasma/ LCD/LED Television of screen size up-to 32	IS 616 : 2010	23 May 2018
41	Visual Display Units, Video Monitors of screen size upto 32	IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010	23 May 2018
42	CCTV Cameras/CCTV Recorders	IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010	23 May 2018
43	Adapters for household and similar electrical appliances	IS 302 (Part 1) : 2008	23 May 2018
44	USB driven Barcode readers, barcode scanners, Iris scanners, Optical fingerprint scanners	IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010	23 May 2018
45	Smart watches	IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010	23 May 2018
46	Crystalline Silicon Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) modules (Si wafer based)	IS 14286 : 2010/ IEC 61215 : 2005, IS/IEC 61730 (Part 1) : 2004 & IS/IEC 61730 (Part 2) : 2004	31 March 2019
47	Thin-Film Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) Modules (a-Si, CiGs and CdTe)	IS 16077 : 2013/ IEC 61646 : 2008, IS/IEC 61730 (Part 1) : 2004 & IS/IEC 61730 (Part 2) : 2004	31 March 2019
48	Power Invertors for use in photovoltaic power system	IS 16221 (Part 2) : 2015	30 June 2021
49	Utility-Interconnected Photovoltaic inverters	IS 16221 (Part 2) : 2015 & IS 16169 : 2014	30 June 2021
50	Storage battery	IS 16270 : 2014	01 January 2019
51	Independent LED Modules for General Lighting	IS 16103 (Part 1) : 2012	01 April 2021
52	Lighting Chain (Rope Lights	IS 10322 (Part 5/Sec 9) : 2017	01 April 2021
53	Keyboard	IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010	01 April 2021
54	Induction Stove	IS 302-2-6 : 2009	01 April 2021
55	Automatic Teller Cash dispensing machines	IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010	01 April 2021
56	USB Type External Hard Disk Drive	IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010	01 April 2021
57	Wireless Headphone and Earphone	IS 616 : 2017	01 April 2021
58	USB Type External Solid-State Storage Devices (above 256 GB capacity)	IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010	01 April 2021
59	Electronic Musical System with input power below 200 Watts	IS 616 : 2017	01 April 2021
60	Standalone Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) with output voltage 48V (max)	IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010	01 April 2021
61	Television other than Plasma/ LCD/LED TVs	IS 616 : 2017	01 April 2021
62	Rice Cooker	IS 302-2-15 : 2009	01 April 2021
63	Wireless Microphone	IS 616 : 2017	01 October 2021
64	Digital Camera	IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010	01 October 2021
65	Video Camera	IS 616 : 2017	01 October 2021
66	Webcam (Finished Product)	IS 616 : 2017	01 October 2021
67	Smart Speakers (with and without Display)	IS 616 : 2017	01 October 2021
68	Dimmers for LED products	IS 60669-2-1: 2008	01 October 2021
69	Bluetooth Speakers	IS 616 : 2017	01 October 2021
70	Ortho Phosphoric Acid	IS 798 : 2020	12 December 2021
71	Polyphosphoric Acid	IS 17439:2020	24 December 2021
72	Cotton Bales	IS 12171:2019	03 March 2023
73	Trimethyl Phosphite Technical Grade	IS 17412:2020	03 March 2023
74	Television Sets	IS 18112:2022	26 April 2023

Documents Required

Business Licenses of the Manufacture
• English Translation of the Business Licenses
• ISO Certificate 9001:2015 (If available)
• Trademark Applied For/ Certificate
• GSTin Indian Importer
• Udyam Aadhar
• Pan Card (Owner of the Organization)
• Aadhar Card (Owner of the Organization)

Standard Marking & Labeling Guidelines

Click here for guidelines for use of Standard Mark and labelling requirements under BIS Compulsory
Registration Scheme.

Notification Guidelines by BIS

BIS is operating Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) as per Scheme - II of Schedule - II of
BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Click here to refer BIS Act 2016, BIS Rules
2018, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations 2018 and various guidelines framed there
under.

MEITY Notification

▪ Electronics & Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration)
Order, 2012 Dated 7th September 2012
▪ Expansion of list of items under Electronics & Information Technology Goods (Requirements
for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 dated 13th November 2014....Read More »

MNRI Notification

▪ Ministry of New and Renewal Energy(MNRE) has notified 6 products through notification
dated 05 September 2017.
▪ Revised schedule and enforcement date of Solar Photovoltaic Systems/Devices/Components
Goods Order 2017....Read More »

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We provide consultancy services to the corporate and Importer for Electronics goods to get BIS Approval. We have experienced team having technical qualification and experience. We help organization to design products as per BIS requirements. Our organization has already completed more than 400 projects of electronics equipment’s fall under Deity. We help organizations in Testing, Documentation etc. The products covered under the notification are Laptops, Tablets; TVs and Monitors with large screen size; Amplifiers, DVD Players and Music Systems of high capacities, Printers, Scanners, Plotters, Telephone Answering Machines, Automatic Data Processing Machines largely covering Servers and Storage Devices.

Effective April 3rd, 2013 the Indian Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEIT) issued the Compulsory Registration Order 2012. Certain products are now required to comply with Indian safety standards and obtain BIS Registration for electronic products before they can be imported, distributed or sold into India.

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The number of product categories is quickly expanding. SS Global Services can determine if your products currently require BIS certification for imported goods and Online BIS certificate in India. Deity has notified “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” mandating fifteen categories of electronics items under the Compulsory Registration Scheme of Department of Consumer Affairs based on their compliance to Indian safety standards. This scheme has come into effect on 03rd July 2013.

The products covered under the notification are Laptops, Tablets; TVs and Monitors with large screen size; Amplifiers, DVD Players and Music Systems of high capacities, Printers, Scanners, Plotters, Telephone Answering Machines, Automatic Data Processing Machines largely covering Servers and Storage Devices (Total 15 items). Bureau of Indian Standards Rules includes the following products to the Schedule of the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012, namely:

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