How do I check my BIS certificate

What can be a BIS certificate? Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)) is a national body that operates a product certification scheme to maintain the quality, safety, and reliability of products in India. The main mission of BIS is the perfect, steady, and up-to-date evaluation and processing of licenses for recommended exports and re-exports of goods and technology from the United States.

BIS Certification is voluntary but the Government of India has made BIS certification mandatory for certain products taking into consideration public health. Overseas Manufacturers are required to have a local representative in India who will represent the manufacturer locally and will be responsible for placing the product in the market. The BIS certification is not a uniform standard or directive that applies to all products.

BIS Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) was initially presented by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) along with the Bureau of Indian Standards, in the year 2012. The scheme then covered 15 products in 2014. Under this procedure, producers must obtain their products registered before launching them in the Indian market store.

Products under this scheme:

Laptop/Notebook/tablet, Plasma/LED/LCD TV (min 32"), Microwave oven, Printers/plotters, Scanners, Set-Top Box, Visual Display Units / Video Monitors (min. 32"), Electronic Games, Optical disk players, Wireless Keyboards, Telephone answering machine, Electronic musical system (min 200W), Mains Powered electronic clocks, Amplifiers (min 2000W), Automatic data processing machines, Power adapter for IT, Power adapter for AV, Self-ballasted LED lamps, LED Control gear, Mobile Phones, POS, Cash register, Copying machine, Smart Card readers, Mail processing machines, Passport readers, Power banks, UPS/Inverter (max. 5kVA) and Fixed LED Luminaires (general purpose) and Sealed secondary cell/batteries for portable devices.

Why is it required?

Though the BIS certification scheme is voluntary, the Government of India, in public interest (for example, public health and safety, security, infrastructure requirements, mass use of goods and services) has made mandatory certification on several products through various Quality Control Orders issued from time to time under different Acts.

While BIS continues to award licenses on the diligence, the enforcement of compulsory certification is performed by the authorities notified in such quality control orders. The list of items under mandatory certification, in agreement with the identical Indian Standard Number, and the agencies accountable for enforcing the orders need to be identified for the individual employed in manufacture, store, sell or advertise these products besides under the BIS Certification Mark.

Procedures for License:

Normal Procedure – In this system, the privilege of the license is considered provided the preparatory inspection is found to be adequate, samples drawn during this inspection are found to be fitting and the applicant agrees to implement the defined scheme of testing and inspection and pay the ordered marking fee. A Preliminary inspection of the unit is taken out by BIS on a jointly agreed date, within 15 days of registration of application to check and measure the firm's manufacturing capability and controls, quality control techniques, availability of testing facilities and the technical accomplishments of the personnel during which samples of products are tested in the factory laboratory and also made for testing in labs specified for the merchandise. The license is awarded to the applicant for the varieties of the product covered under a given Indian Standard if he can manufacture and test the goods at the specified location and the sample was drawn for testing in a self-governing laboratory conforms to the related Indian Standard. The applicant is also asked to agree to operate the designated Scheme of Testing and Inspection (STI) and pay the Marking Fee during operation of the consent.

Simplified Procedure – In this procedure, the applicant is required to submit a test report(s) from specified laboratories along with the application. Sample(s) is (are) drawn through the verification visit for independent testing, however, the conformation of this sample does not form a pre-condition for grant of license. Nevertheless, the exam result is used for inspection purposes.

The simplified process is applicable for GOL for all the products except for the chase:

1. Products such as cylinders, valves, regulators, cement, etc., Where a joint inspection or approval is required from another statutory authority;

2. Products for which license is granted based on factory testing; and

3. Packaged Drinking Water (PDW) and Packaged Natural Mineral Water (PNMW)

Under different arrangements with lawful agencies, some products have been put under special certification schemes of a batch inspection carried out by BIS inspecting officers.