Anything a person buys from food to cars, clothes to electronics, branded to unnamed products there is always a question that wanders in one’s mind that how to know if he/she can trust the product or the company with the name product comes from. Are there any parameters by which one can estimate the luxury, quality, or grade of the product about to be bought, and if there is some kind of parameters then who decides these parameters? How your customer going to know that they can trust your brand and its products. This where BIS Certification comes into play. BIS Certification in India is considered to be the mark of trust for the buyers.
BIS Certification stands for Bureau of India Standards, under the BIS Act, 1986, the government of India established this national Indian certification body under the Indian Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Public Distribution. The organization is the largest Indian certification body and having an increasingly important role in managing, grading, and standardizing the quality standards of several consumer products. In this role, BIS as an agency is responsible for a number of key certifications in the Indian market. Moreover, it gives the BIS certification to the companies after confirming the standards of their products. Additionally, this process conducted by Bureau of India Standards certification helps the companies to put up a reputed brand image in the industry. From all these years, the BIS has become the second name of quality and genuineness. Whereas the products with BIS Certification in India also can use ISI symbols.
Under the product certification scheme – I, BIS grants license to use the standard mark or grants certificate of conformity as per conformity assessment schemes given in BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 . BIS license is only given to the factory (manufacturer of finished products), not to Distributer/Retailer . If you have multiple factories located at a different address geographically, you need to apply for the BIS license respectively from those factories separately. Factory must have the Complete Testing facilities as per ISS norms and respective SIT. The Competent testing personnel should be employed in lab to test the product(s) as per applicable Indian Standard. There should also have all manufacturing machinery/facilities at their factory premises and all arrangements/equipment in their factory premises for testing of the product(s) as per applicable ISS (Indian Standard Specifications). From receiving the raw materials to final packing, all procedure should be done in the same factory in case of any out Sourcing is required, permission from Bureau may be requested. The technical guidelines are available for all the products covered under Product Certification Scheme as ‘Product Manuals’. Product manuals include sampling guidelines, list of test equipments, Scheme of Inspection and Testing (SIT), description of scope etc. The applicant can refer this Product Manuals for BIS Certification to prepare for the audit and application submission so that chances of rejection can be avoided.
With the BIS – ISI Certificate, the companies and their products simply unlock the following motives.
- Attaining consumer trust
- Assuring consumers health
- Consumers get aware that the product is safe and out of physical harm.
Do you know that BIS-ISI Certification is mandatory in India for more than 150 products? Even though it is voluntary to get BIS, the BIS made it compulsory to attain the certificate on certain products to make sure the safety of the consumers from counterfeits and fake merchandises. Under the BIS – ISI Certification, there are various requirements which are broadly classified into two types: The mandatory BIS Certification which includes factory inspection There is voluntary BIS Certification just to achieve trust in the hearts of consumers .
Food-related products
Glass & Glassware
Cylinders and regulators
Building Materials
Primary Batteries
Rubber
Oil pressure stoves
Wire & Cables
Medical equipment
Shoe & Leather Products
Cements
Automotive
Capacitors
Aluminum
Chemical and fertilizers
Wheel Rim & Valves
Household electrical goods
Steel Products
Electric motors and transformers
There are various schemes for BIS Certification for different Indian manufactures:
Steps that take place under this procedure are the following:
- First of all, the applying party has to prepare for the BIS Certificate requirements especially setting in-house labs and prepare products as per Indian Standards with other required documents.
- Afterward, the BIS official will conduct a inspection process of products along with the factory/industry.
- Once the inspection gets completed, the sealed samples of the goods are further sent for testing at the BIS approved laboratories.
- If the product passes all the test parameters then only it gets approved from the BIS and the authority issues the BIS certificate for Indian Manufacturers in 35-40 days from the submission of the application.
This procedure of BIS Certification is much faster than compared to the regular procedure.
- Initially, the applying party submits the report of the samples already tested and approved by BIS as per Indian Standard.
- Afterward, the applicant has to submit an application and BIS Certification Cost along with other required set of documents.
- During scrutiny of application documents, the BIS official will conduct a inspection process of products along with the factory/industry.
- Once the inspection gets completed, the sealed samples of the goods are further sent for testing at the BIS approved laboratories.
- Then, if verified and approved according to the commended standards, the certificate is granted by the BIS within 60 to 65 days of application.
Now you might be wondering what is BIS Certification Cost for ISI Mark Scheme?
Below given is the fee structure/cost for the new registration of a BIS certification. The same applies to the renewal of Old Accredited BIS certificates as well.
| No. | Type of Fees/Charges | Amount | Remarks |
| 1 | APPLICATION FEE | INR 1000/- | To be paid in BIS account. |
| 2 | AUDIT CHARGES | INR 7000/- | To be paid in BIS account. |
| 3 | SAMPLE TEST FEE | As Applicable | To be paid in BIS account. (Sample test fee may vary as per products and laboratory) |
| 4 | LICENSE FEE | INR 1000/- | To be paid in BIS account. |
| 5 | MINIMUM ADVANCE MARKING FEE | As per actual | To be paid in BIS account. (Marking fee is different as per IS Standard) |
*10% Discount for MSME ON Service Fee
Apart from above, BIS certification also incurs product testing charges. It also requires investing in the factory premises especially in installation of testing machineries for in-house factory test labs which is the crucial part of the entire BIS Certification process.
Documents Requirement
Documentations requirement is very specific and generic for the BIS Certification application which includes:
- Laboratory Test Reports as per Product Standard
- Factory Registration Documents
- Manufacturing process flow chart
- In-house Testing Facilities
- Details of Authorised Signatory and other related documents.
At last, it is compulsory for the manufacturers or importers of products to take BIS – ISI Certification if their product is covered in the scope of BIS Conformity Assessment Scheme. In case of violation of conditions of license, license may be cancelled by the Bureau as per provision of Regulation 11 of BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.
We at Aleph INDIA, being single window operator for all product regulatory compliance, are serving the industry from 2013. With a deeper knowledge and vast experience, we are able to assist the importers or manufacturers to comply with all requirements so that they can easily import or sell the product in Indian Market and can make more profits.
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