\n| \n Electronics and IT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Mobile chargers, power banks, LED lights, laptops<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n CRS (Scheme II)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Construction materials<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Cement, steel bars, TMT rods<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n ISI (Scheme I)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Household and safety items<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Pressure cookers, helmets, LPG cylinders<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n ISI (Scheme I)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Food and packaged goods<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Packaged drinking water, milk powder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n ISI (Scheme I)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Toys<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Children’s toys under age-based safety norms<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n ISI (Scheme I)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nIndia currently has well over 150 Quality Control Orders in force across these categories, and the government keeps adding more, so a product that was exempt last year might not be exempt today.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>When Is Product Testing Required Without BIS Certification?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nTesting without any BIS angle at all happens more often than people assume. Export-bound products often need testing against a foreign standard like CE or UL instead of an Indian one. A manufacturer might test a prototype purely for internal quality control before it ever reaches a production line. Some businesses also test voluntarily to build buyer confidence, even when the product category isn’t under a Quality Control Order and BIS Certification isn’t legally required at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>BIS Certification Requirements for Manufacturers and Importers<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nIndian manufacturers and foreign manufacturers face slightly different paths here, and getting this wrong is one of the most common filing mistakes.<\/span><\/p>\nIndian manufacturers apply directly to BIS, and for ISI Mark products, the factory itself gets audited before a licence is granted. Foreign manufacturers, on the other hand, must either register under the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme for ISI products, or appoint an Authorised Indian Representative for CRS registration, since BIS does not accept applications directly from a company with no legal presence in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Documents Required for BIS Certification and Product Testing<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nPaperwork differs slightly by scheme, but a few documents show up across almost every BIS application.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n| \n Document<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n ISI Mark (Scheme I)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n CRS (Scheme II)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Test report from a BIS-recognised lab<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Required<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Required<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Factory layout and manufacturing process details<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Required<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Not required<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Business incorporation and constitution documents<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Required<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Required<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \n Authorised Indian Representative appointment<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Only for foreign manufacturers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Required for foreign manufacturers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | | | | | | | | | |
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