BIS is a national body which ensures the quality, safety and reliability of products in India. The purpose of BIS is to examine the samples of products when they are preliminary and surveillance stage. India has a total of eight central, four regional and three branch laboratories of BIS.
Government Of India Encourages BIS Registration Because Of The Following Reasons:
BIS Registration product Scheme is one of the largest schemes all over the world with over 26500 licenses covering more than 900 products. It allows the manufacturer to use the popular ISI Mark on their products which says that the product is pure and healthy. BIS Registration product scheme also operates Foreign Manufactures Certification Scheme under which overseas manufacturer can be granted a license to use the BIS standard mark.
It is crucial for the manufacturer to obtain BIS Registration as it involves the following factors-
Till now, over 350 BIS Registration have been granted for over 50 Indian standards in 40 different countries.
Documents that you need to provide for BIS registration process is divided into two parts:
First part talks about the technical information of the products available for lab test. The information manufacturer has to submit is the construction details of the product like:
In the second part you have to submit the Factory Documents & Information to complete the BIS Application Form and Process, that is, all basic information related to the manufacturing unit:
The BIS Registration procedures will take approximately 30-35 days to complete including testing time of 15-20 days and the BIS Application processing time which is 10-15 days.
The BIS Registration for the product is categorized under different types of schemes which is as follows-
The applicant needs to submit the BIS Registration or BIS Registration application along with certain documents and the requisite fees. After submitting the application an evaluation is carried out by a BIS officer where the samples are tested in the factory and drawn an independent testing report. And, if all things go well BIS Registration is provided where the sampling procedure is acceptable. BIS Registration is granted within 4 months after the submission of the application.
In the simplified procedure, the applicant along with the application for BIS Registration submits a test report of the sample from the approved lab to the BIS officer. If the test report is satisfactory then the BIS officer will verify the factory and grant certificate of registration within 30 days of submission of BIS Registration application with a required test report.
The simplified procedure is applicable for grant of license of All India First license cases and for all the products except for the following:
BIS also provides License to environmentally friendly products under a special scheme- ECO Mark Scheme where all environmental products are categorized conforming to the basic requirements under Indian Standards.
The ISI mark for overseas applicants or manufacturers is specially designed and granted under a separate scheme within 6 months period. In the year 2000 the concept of Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS) was introduced by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) with the aim to enable the overseas applicants or foreign manufacturers so that they too can use Standard Mark on their products. A BIS license that falls under this procedure can be obtained in 6 months.
In the licensing process, the following steps need to take-
After the Inspection Process, the next process is called the surveillance process in which the factory’s complete survey is conducted. The following are the steps taken for the surveillance process-
Not all electronic products or other products need BIS Registration but there are certain products that falls under the mandatory requirement. The list of products is mentioned below-
The BIS Registration will be valid for two years and can be renewed if the product and the standard are not changed. License renewal is done for the minimum period of one year and maximum up to five years. Though, the renewal depends on the annual license fee and advance minimum marking fee. In case the application for renewal is made after the validity of the license, the applicant has to pay late fee of rupees five thousand.
On October 2012, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology came with an order that says no one is allowed to manufacture or store certain goods. It issued “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (requirement for Company Registration) Order, 2012 and has given 15 categories of electronic products that are exempted from sale, import or distribution. Notify goods do not comply with the Indian Standards. Thus, it is essential for the manufacturer of the listed electronic products to apply for BIS registration by following the prescribed procedure:
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has expanded its list by adding 50 more products, all these products fall under the category of products that need Compulsory Registration.