BIS certification ensures your product meets India's quality, safety, and reliability standards. Without it, your product cannot be manufactured, imported, or sold in India — and non-compliance can result in seizure, fines, and legal action. Compliance4India handles your entire BIS certification journey, from eligibility check to licence grant.
BIS administers multiple certification schemes depending on your product type and whether you are an Indian or foreign manufacturer. Here is every scheme explained.
Mandatory for 380+ products including cement, steel, electrical appliances, LPG cylinders, packaged drinking water, and more. Requires factory inspection and ongoing annual surveillance.
Mandatory — Scheme ICompulsory for 80+ electronic and IT products — LED TVs, laptops, mobile chargers, power banks, smartwatches, Bluetooth speakers. Lab-test based, no factory inspection for most products.
Mandatory — Scheme XForeign Manufacturers Certification Scheme — for overseas factories selling products in India. BIS officials visit your factory abroad. We act as your Authorised Indian Representative (AIR).
Foreign manufacturersMandatory since June 2021 for gold jewellery sold in India. Certifies purity of gold, silver, and platinum jewellery through BIS-recognised Assaying and Hallmarking Centres (AHC).
Jewellery sectorVoluntary certification for products that meet specified environmental criteria throughout their lifecycle. Helps brands demonstrate environmental responsibility to consumers and regulators.
VoluntaryWe manage every step — from eligibility check to final licence. You stay focused on your business while we handle the complexity.
We review your product, HS code, and applicable Indian Standards to confirm which BIS scheme applies and whether certification is mandatory for you — at no charge.
Our team prepares the complete BIS application — forms, technical documentation, product literature, manufacturing flow charts, and all supporting documents — with your inputs.
We coordinate sample testing at BIS-recognised laboratories across India. We brief your team on exactly which samples to send, in what quantity, and how to pack them to avoid rejection.
Before BIS officials arrive for factory inspection, we conduct a detailed virtual training session with your production and QC team so nothing is missed on audit day.
We accompany or remotely support the BIS factory inspection, handle on-the-spot queries from BIS officials, and ensure all compliance evidence is presented correctly.
If BIS raises queries after inspection, we respond on your behalf promptly. We track your application all the way through to the final grant of your BIS licence.
BIS licences require periodic renewal and annual surveillance. We set renewal reminders and manage the full renewal process so you never face a compliance lapse.
We guide you through exactly what to prepare. Here are the standard documents required for most BIS certification applications.
Over 250 businesses — from MSMEs to Fortune 500 companies — have trusted SCPL for their regulatory compliance needs since 2005.
SCPL has navigated Indian regulatory requirements since 2005 — we know every BIS process inside out.
Including GE India, Piramal Group, Cipla, Haier, and Garuda Aerospace — from MSMEs to MNCs.
We act as Authorised Indian Representative (AIR) for overseas clients across China, Germany, USA, UAE, South Korea, and more.
Our pre-audit training and documentation review ensures applications go in right the first time — no costly delays.
No — only products listed under compulsory certification categories require mandatory BIS certification. You can check the BIS website for the full list, or use our free eligibility checker below.
Yes, through the FMCS scheme. However they must appoint an Authorised Indian Representative (AIR) who liaises with BIS on their behalf. Compliance4India can act as your AIR for the complete process.
Products under compulsory categories sold without BIS certification can be seized. Under the BIS Act 2016, penalties include fines up to Rs 2 lakh and imprisonment up to 2 years for repeat offences.
ISI Mark applies to industrial and consumer goods like cement, steel, and electrical appliances — it requires a factory inspection. CRS applies to electronic and IT products and is primarily lab-test based, with no mandatory factory inspection for most categories.
CRS registration typically takes 30 to 60 days. ISI Mark certification takes 3 to 6 months. FMCS for foreign manufacturers takes 4 to 8 months depending on product complexity and factory readiness.
Yes — each product requires a separate application, but we manage multiple simultaneous applications efficiently with a single point of contact at Compliance4India.
Our experts will review your product and tell you exactly what is required — free of charge. Over 250 businesses have trusted Compliance4India for their BIS certification. Let us handle yours.
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