Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme
ISI Mark Scheme
BIS Registration Scheme (CRS)
BEE Star Labelling
WPC Wireless
MTCTE and TEC
CCOE - PESO
Medical Devices - CDSCO Approvals
Hallmark
DGMS Approvals
EPR and E-Waste
CE Marking
Approvals from Bureau of Indian Standards
The Bureau of Indian Standards offers various variants Product Certification Schemes, the prominent ones being 'ISI Mark Licensing' and 'Registration (commonly known as CRS)'. Both the Schemes could be subscribed to on Voluntary basis for demonstrating compliance of their goods to Indian Standards by the manufacturers. In addition, Licensing for ISI Mark is also available for Overseas Manufacturers under Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS).
Compulsory Registration Scheme (BIS Registration)
The Registration Scheme came into existence around 2012 with the advent of India to introduce
regulation into the Electronics Sector. Designed for low risk items that could be qualified
based on self declaration, the registration scheme is commonly known as CRS (Compulsory
Registration Scheme), when it is mandated for certain goods by any regulating Ministry in
India. 'Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology' (MeitY) has notified "Electronics
and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012″on 3
Oct 2012 and with various subsequent additions various Electrical / Electronic goods have
been mandated for CRS based on their compliance to Indian Safety Standards. The Scheme has
also been subsequently invoked by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) by an Order
called the Solar Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices and Components Goods (Requirements for
Compulsory Registration) Order, 2017 and its subsequent iterations. Many items used for
Solar Photovoltaic Systems are mandated under CRS today.
The CRS is a comparatively simpler
version of certification where manufacturer could go to any of the BIS recognised labs for
testing of its products. It can file application for registration with the BIS with a copy
of Self Declaration and Test reports. Bureau of Indian Standards then registers the
manufacturers under its registration scheme who are permitted to use CRS Mark Logo with
respective registration number granted by BIS on the registered products. Detailed list of
items covered under CRS is available on BIS website https://bis.gov.in
Conformity Assurance: The conformity is ensured by regular surveillance and
testing of samples, drawn both from the market/factory.
Basic Rules
Registration granted only to
Manufacturers and not to traders / brand owners etc.
Overseas Manufacturers must have an
Authorized Indian Representative.
Manufacturer / Brand Owner etc. having
multiple factory locations for one product, would have to apply for separate BIS
registration for each factory location
Separate category of products of a
single manufacturer coming out of the same factory shall be granted independent Registration
Same product of a manufacturer
supporting different brands would need to be Registered independently for each brand.
However, products of the same category
from the same manufacturer can have different models, that could be covered under the same
Registration
Similarly, products of the same
category from the same manufacturer qualifying the Series guidelines issued by respective
regulators could be registered under the same registration as family models
Documents Required for Registration
- Legal Entity Status Document of Manufacturer (with Authenticated English Translation, if not in official Indian Language)
- Legal Entity Status Document of the Authorised Indian Representative (with Authenticated English Translation, if not in official Indian Language)
- An Authorisation / Agreement between the Manufacturer and the ALR (Format could be provided on demand) signed and stamped by CEO of the Manufacturing Unit.
- Declaration justifying similarity of family models of products (against notified series guidelines), in case the request is for approval of series
- Trade Mark Registration Copy (Brand Name Registration) along with No Objection from Trade Mark / brand Owner in favour of Factory to use the same
- Filled in Application Form, duly signed and stamped by CEO of Manufacturing Unit countersigned by the ALR
- Copy of Test Report (also Original Report) for the product from a BIS Recognised Test Lab
- Undertaking as per BIS Format signed by ALR / CEO of Manufacturing Unit
- All documents must be signed and stamped by the Manufacturer and countersigned by ALR
Testing of a Product by BIS Recognised Lab for Registration or Licensing would need the following:
- Creating registered log-in by the applicant on BIS - CRS Portal
- Raising of Test Request from BIS Portal in favour of Chosen Lab
- Submission of the samples of the product to test lab
- Documentary Inputs for testing like User Manual, Schematic Diagram, PCB Layout, transformer Construction Data, Safety Critical Components' List (CCL)
- If needed, spares or repair support may be needed to continue testing, if product does not come up after fault conditioning
- Under Smart Registration, labs would directly upload the test report to BIS
Testing Time
Typically 2 to 4 weeks (may be more for complex products / standards)
BIS Application Processing Time
Typical 15 days
*The timings given are typical only and are subject to change based on circumstances.
