The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the nodal body in India for developing standards applicable to products being manufactured and sold in India. It is also responsible for issuing BIS Certification and implementation of these standards and certifying products that meet the specified standards. The objective is simple – to ensure that the Indian public gets to consume and use products that are safe and reliable and are up to certain defined standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bureau was set\nup in 1986 before which the Institute responsible for standardization in\nIndia was the Indian Institute of Standards (ISI). The BIS is headquartered at\nNew Delhi with regional offices at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, and Chandigarh, and\nabout 20 branch offices spread across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BIS registration is a voluntary process wherein\nmanufacturers can apply to the Bureau to get their products certified so that\nconsumers readily accept the products thereby creating a competitive edge for\nthe brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government of India has made it mandatory for certain products to be registered with BIS keeping in mind public health and safety. Under the 0 (CRS) manufacturers of such products can neither manufacture nor sell, distribute, export, import or store for sale such products without the mandatory BIS certification<\/a> and Standard Mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The CRS has two parts to it –<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under Scheme-I, there are about 136 identified\nproducts that need to bear the ISI Mark so that the manufacturers of such\nproducts – Indian as well as foreign manufacturers – are able to commercially\nsell and distribute them in the Indian market<\/a>. In this case, the manufacturers need to obtain ISI registration and go\nthrough the mandatory process of ISI certification. The broad product\ncategories include – <\/p>\n\n\n\n The ISI certification process under normal\nprocedure is a long-drawn process which takes about 4 – 6 months to come\nthrough and under the simplified process takes about a month to complete. The\nmanufacturer needs to pay the required ISI Mark Certification costs along with\nthe application, necessary documents, and\ntest reports so that the Bureau starts the process of ISI registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under Scheme – II, there are about 42\nelectronic and Information Technology related equipment and about 6\nphotovoltaic equipment and components that have been identified for mandatory\nBIS registration. The products that feature in the compulsory listing under Scheme\n– II of CRS include –<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today\nwe will study in-depth the process for obtaining BIS certification for two\nhighlighted products from the list above-Passport Readers and Point of Sale\nTerminals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Step No. 1 – Testing of the sample. The\nmanufacturer or the applicant first need\nto send a sample of his product for testing to a BIS Approved lab in the\ncountry and submit the lab fees. The objective is to have the sample tested for\nconformance to the above-mentioned standard. The lab generates a test report\nusually within 15 days of submission of the sample.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step No. 2 – Apply online. The applicant now\nneeds to register at CRSBIS<\/a>\nto complete the application process. Completed Form VI with the signature of\nthe applicant needs to be uploaded online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step\nNo. 3 – Submit documents. Upload online all the required documents as per the\nlist mentioned in the next segment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Step\nNo. 4 – Pay the fees. Submit the required government fees or the BIS\ncertification costs online via NEFT. There is also the option of making\npayments via Demand Draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step\nNo. 5 – Sending the hard copy. After successful online submission, the hard\ncopies of the Form along with the documents, Test report in original and proof\nof submission of fees needs to be submitted at the BIS head office within 15\ndays. It is essential that the copies reach within the stipulated time else the\napplication is rejected and the manufacturer needs to reapply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Step\nNo. 6 – Bureau scrutinizes the application. The concerned department of BIS now\nevaluates the application and documents carefully. It might raise queries and\nobjections to certain shortcomings in the application. All the queries and\nshortcomings need to be answered by the applicant within the given time-frame.\nDelays caused on the part of the applicant can hinder the certification\nprocess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step\nNo. 7 – once the officials are satisfied with answers and reverts gave by the applicant, the product gets\ncertified. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a list of essential documents that are\nrequired to be submitted along with Form VI:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n The BIS might ask for additional documents like\nCritical Components and Materials list, design\nand layout of the printed circuit board, User manual and other technical\nspecifications like power output, input power, and\nwattages, etc. which need to be submitted by the applicant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to get the product BIS certified, the\nmanufacturer needs to pay fees towards testing at the lab and also government\nfees. For the products being discussed here, the fee structure is as follows:-<\/p>\n\n\n\nProduct Description<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
BIS Registration Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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