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BIS Certification
Bureau of Indian Standards

We at Setindiabiz will handle your pre-registration queries, drafting, documentation, sample preparation, apply for test reports, and process the application for BIS Certification.

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Overview of BIS Certification

BIS is a national body to grant Certification on the standard and quality of products. It is considered a mark of trust for the consumers. A standard mark on a product is an assurance of its Conformity to the specifications laid down by the Bureau. The BIS certification is optional, but the government, in the interest of Public Health and its safety, has made the certification/registration of certain products mandatory to protect Indian consumers from spurious and substandard products. It has raised the competitiveness of domestic manufacturers and provided Indian consumers with the opportunity to enjoy quality goods of world-class standard. It further aims to prevent the dumping of substandard goods in India.

We at Setindiabiz will handle your pre-registration queries, drafting, documentation, sample preparation, apply for test reports, and process the application for BIS Certification.

Types of BIS certification

  • Scheme I/ISI certification/Compulsory certification

    Scheme I/ISI certification/Compulsory certification is commonly called Compulsory Certification. The manufacturer of the products covered under Compulsory Certification must apply for a grant of license to use the standard mark on their products. The applicant could be a domestic entity or a foreign entity. The procedure for grant of compulsory Certification is provided under Scheme I of Schedule II of BIS (conformity assessment) regulations, 2018

  • Scheme II/ Compulsory registration scheme

    Under this Scheme license to use or apply a Standard Mark, through Registration based on self-declaration of conformity, may be granted by the Bureau for products manufactured in a manufacturing premise, which conforms to every requirement of the standard laid down for that product by the Bureau. BIS operates a Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) for Electronics & IT Goods for the product categories notified by the Department of Electronics & Information Technology. It aims to provide momentum to the rapidly expanding sector of electronics.

  • Scheme III/Management Systems Certification-Scheme III/Management Systems Certification

    Under this scheme Bureau grants a licence to use a Standard Mark or certificate of conformity for management systems as per Indian Standards for products/services/ processes/activities for a unit operating in a particular premise. The unit could be a factory or office. Standard Mark for different Management Systems are as under :

    • HACCP-IS 15000
    • SAMS-IS 16001
    • FSMS-IS/ISO 22000
    • EMS-IS/ISO 14001
    • SQMS-IS 15700
    • OHSMS-IS 18001
    • MDMS-IS/ISO 13485
    • EnMS-IS/ISO 50001

  • Scheme IV/ Certificate of conformity

    It is provided under the Bureau of Indian standards (conformity assessment) regulation 2018 (Scheme IV Schedule II). Manufacturers of the products covered under Compulsory Certification are required to apply for a certificate of conformity per the procedure laid down in the Scheme.” Conformity assessment” means that the product (article, process, system, service, person or body ) can demonstrate that it complies with all the requirements that may be specified relating to that product.

  • Scheme - V/Conformity assessment scheme for Grant of certificate of conformity for a batch or lot of goods and articles

    Under this Scheme Bureau grants a certificate of conformity to a person for a batch or lot of goods or articles, from now on referred to as products, conforming to specified requirements given in standard or part of standard or essential requirements, as applicable.

  • Scheme - VI/Conformity assessment scheme for Grant of certificate of conformity for services

    Under this Scheme Bureau grants a certificate of conformity to an organization providing service to a person or an organization on demonstration of service and provision of services to the specified requirements.

  • Scheme - VII/Conformity assessment scheme for grant of certificate of conformity for type approval of goods and articles

    Under this Scheme, the Bureau grants a certificate of conformity to a person for type approval of goods or articles, after this called products, based on design review or type testing. The right-to-use certificate may indicate that products manufactured with similar material, design and process under the manufacturer’s quality assurance system meets the specified requirements indicated in the certificate. There are products which require compulsory certification under Scheme I, Scheme II and Scheme IV of BIS.

Who may Apply under BIS certification ?

Only the manufacturer of a finished product has to apply for BIS certification for products. The BIS certification is based on the manufacturing location. Thus, if a manufacturer manufactures several products at multiple factories, it must file a separate application for each product for every factory location.

Essential requirement to apply for BIS certification :

The manufacturer must possess the following to apply for BIS certification/Licence :

  • Manufacturing infrastructure
  • Process controls
  • Quality control
  • Testing facility at the factory, third party laboratory testing or a combination of both

The Benefit of BIS certification :

The BIS certification/ registration is mandatory for notified products and optional for other products. But most manufacturers opt for BIS certification due to the benefits of it. The significant benefits of BIS certification are as under :

  • It is a certificate of quality assurance and ensures safety.
  • It builds consumer trust in the product and, in turn, increases sales.
  • It allows the manufacturer to use standardized ISI on their products
  • BIS certification is mandatory for certain products to ensure consumer safety from counterfeiting.
  • It enables the manufacture of the products covered under compulsory Certification to sell and market their products.
  • It leads to optimum use of resources reducing wastages and minimising the cost of production.
  • It gives a competitive edge over other manufacturers selling products without BIS certification.
  • It simplifies the comparison of products and services.
  • It conserves resources and reduces impact on the environment.
  • It improves the process and makes them more efficient.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1.What is a BIS Licence?
Q2.What is the Indian Standard?
Q3.Is it mandatory for a manufacturer to apply for a license to use the standard marks on the products?
Q4.Who formulates Indian Standards for a product?
Q5.What are the other bodies apart from BIS that develop standards?
Q6.How to verify the licence number?
Q7.What is the Scope of the Licence granted by BIS? Can a BIS licence be used for multiple products?
Q8.Can the manufacturer get the scope of the licence changed?
Q9.What happens to the BIS licence in shifting factories from one premise to another?
Q10.How does BIS ensure compliance with the condition of the licence by a manufacturer?