Introduction
BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) is the National Standard Body of India for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality registration of consumer products. There are fifty Electronic and IT products, notified by Govt. of India, which require to be marked with BIS Standard Safety mark before they can be manufactured / imported and sold in Indian market.
How to get BIS Registration in India?
The BIS Registration is granted by BIS office after successful safety testing of the product as per notified Indian Standard and furnishing of necessary documents.
Brand Liaison is an experienced service provider for BIS Registration for Indian as well as foreign manufacturers, who are willing to sell their electronic products in India. We assist manufacturers in completing all the formalities related to BIS Registration. For details, please check the Important Information given below.
Important Information - BIS Registration
Mandatory Product List
Below is the List of 49 products category that are identified by MEITY (44 products) and MNRE (5 products) which requires BIS Registration Certificate and is applicable to all Indian as well as Foreign Manufacturers:
Required Documents
Required Document List for BIS Registration Process is divided in 2 parts:
Costing and Timeline for Electronics and IT Products
Cost and Duration of BIS Registration for Electronics and IT Products is given as follows:
Costing and Timeline for PV Modules
Cost and Duration of BIS Registration for PV Modules / MNRE Products is given as follows:
Validity and Renewal
BIS Registration is valid for 2 years and it can be renewed subsequently. Few documents and fees will be needed to get renewal.
Series Guideline
In Single BIS Registration Application, 10 similar models (series models) of one brand can be processed together provided all models fall in series guideline. Only Set Top Box can have multiple brands of 10 series models in single BIS Registration Application.
Guidelines for Importer and Trader
BIS Registration Certificate is issued to Manufacturing Units only and no Importer or Trader can get it in their own name.
Format of BIS Certificate
Specimen copy of BIS Registration Certificate for reference purpose is as below:
Exempted Products List
If you are manufacturing or importing the product which are defined in Mandatory BIS Registration List and your product meets at least one of the following criteria
Guidelines for Marking Label
Every product must have clear marking label which cannot be removed, cannot be washed off and cannot be scratched by normal effort.
Fixing of BIS Logo on Product
All products are required to put the BIS Logo on product & packaging after getting the BIS Registration Number of that particular product (model).
Kind of Business License Required
Business License of the applicant (manufacturer) is required to get BIS Registration. Below are the features carried out by Business License:
Testing Sample Return Policy
The tested samples have to be collected back after 3 months and before 4 months from the date of issue of test report.
All other information about BIS Registration
Below is the FAQs sheet released by BIS office.
