BIS Certification
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Overview of BIS Certification
Types of BIS certification
Scheme I/ISI certification/Compulsory certification is commonly called Compulsory Certification. The manufacturer of the products covered under Compulsory Certification must apply for a grant of license to use the standard mark on their products. The applicant could be a domestic entity or a foreign entity. The procedure for grant of compulsory Certification is provided under Scheme I of Schedule II of BIS (conformity assessment) regulations, 2018
Under this Scheme license to use or apply a Standard Mark, through Registration based on self-declaration of conformity, may be granted by the Bureau for products manufactured in a manufacturing premise, which conforms to every requirement of the standard laid down for that product by the Bureau. BIS operates a Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) for Electronics & IT Goods for the product categories notified by the Department of Electronics & Information Technology. It aims to provide momentum to the rapidly expanding sector of electronics.
Under this scheme Bureau grants a licence to use a Standard Mark or certificate of conformity for management systems as per Indian Standards for products/services/ processes/activities for a unit operating in a particular premise. The unit could be a factory or office. Standard Mark for different Management Systems are as under:
HACCP-IS 15000, | SAMS-IS 16001, |
FSMS-IS/ISO 22000, | EMS-IS/ISO 14001, |
SQMS-IS 15700, | OHSMS-IS 18001, |
MDMS-IS/ISO 13485, | EnMS-IS/ISO 50001 |
It is provided under the Bureau of Indian standards (conformity assessment) regulation 2018 (Scheme IV Schedule II). Manufacturers of the products covered under Compulsory Certification are required to apply for a certificate of conformity per the procedure laid down in the Scheme." Conformity assessment" means that the product (article, process, system, service, person or body ) can demonstrate that it complies with all the requirements that may be specified relating to that product.
Under this Scheme Bureau grants a certificate of conformity to a person for a batch or lot of goods or articles, from now on referred to as products, conforming to specified requirements given in standard or part of standard or essential requirements, as applicable.
Under this Scheme Bureau grants a certificate of conformity to an organization providing service to a person or an organization on demonstration of service and provision of services to the specified requirements.
Under this Scheme, the Bureau grants a certificate of conformity to a person for type approval of goods or articles, after this called products, based on design review or type testing. The right-to-use certificate may indicate that products manufactured with similar material, design and process under the manufacturer's quality assurance system meets the specified requirements indicated in the certificate. There are products which require compulsory certification under Scheme I, Scheme II and Scheme IV of BIS.
Who may Apply under BIS certification?
Essential requirement to apply for BIS certification:
- Manufacturing infrastructure,
- Process controls,
- Quality control and
- Testing facility at the factory, third party laboratory testing or a combination of both.
The benefit of BIS certification:
- It is a certificate of quality assurance and ensures safety.
- It builds consumer trust in the product and, in turn, increases sales.
- It allows the manufacturer to use standardized ISI on their products
- BIS certification is mandatory for certain products to ensure consumer safety from counterfeiting.
- It enables the manufacture of the products covered under compulsory Certification to sell and market their products.
- It leads to optimum use of resources reducing wastages and minimising the cost of production.
- It gives a competitive edge over other manufacturers selling products without BIS certification.
- It simplifies the comparison of products and services.
- It conserves resources and reduces impact on the environment.
- It improves the process and makes them more efficient.
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) in the telecommunications sector
- Indian Road Congress (IRC) in the area of roads and bridges
- Directorate of Standardization, Ministry of Defence for defence standards
- Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO) for standardization of railway equipment & applications
- Automobile Research Association of India (ARAI) for automotive industry standards
- Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) for telecom/ICT products & services standards.
- Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for standards on food safety Indian Road Congress (IRC) in the area of roads and bridges
- Central Pollution Control Board [CPCB] for standards on the emission or discharge of environmental pollution
- Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for safety requirements & guidance for utilities and users of atomic energy
- Directorate of Marketing Inspection (DMI) for grading standards of agricultural commodities
- Central Drugs Standards Control Organization [CDSCO] the standards for drugs and medical devices
BIS also carries out market surveillance by purchasing samples of ISI-marked products to verify the product’s conformity to relevant ISS through third-party laboratory testing.