BIS Mark for Importers: Fees, Documents & Process

BIS stands for the Bureau of Indian Standards, it is a statutory body, that regulates quality standards for several products in India. As per the guidelines of BIS, manufactures, sellers and importers are required to BIS certification for the scheduled products. The main objective of BIS mark is to regulate the quality of products, which are manufactured and imported in India. We will dive deep about BIS certification process, fees, benefits and more of this. We will also focus on the why importers require BIS mark and how you can obtain it.

Let’s explore the importance or vital of BIS mark for importers, as per the BIS Act, there are list of products and categories for that BIS certification is mandatory for the importation for those goods. BIS mark helps to build trust in the marketing among customers and brand also, it overall enhances credibility of your business.

Types of BIS Certification for Importers

There are mainly 2 types of BIS certification for the importers under the BIS scheme, they are mentioned below: -

1. CRS Registration: - Compulsory registration scheme (CRS), this type of BIS scheme was introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and information Technology that mandates all the importers of any electronic goods are required to get CRS registration under BIS scheme for importing products.
2. FMCS Certification: - FMCS stands for Foreign Manufacture Certification Scheme, this is required by importers. However, importers of electronic goods are exempted as they fall under only CRS registration.

Documents Required for BIS Certification for Importers

The list of documents varies upon the type of certification for importers under BIS scheme, as we mentioned above. Here we have mentioned some of the general documents for the BIS certification-

Documents for CRS Scheme

• Nomination letter of AIR
• Test report of the product
• Undertaking regarding the product
• ISO certificate of manufacturer
• Product manual of the applied devices
• Trademark certificate (if available or required)
• Testing documents such as filled CCL and CDF
• Authorized Indian representative and affidavit (in case of foreign manufacturer)
• Trademark authorisation letter (in case brand is not owned by manufacturer)
• If the signatory person is other than head of manufacturing facility, then authorisation letter is required

Documents for FMCS Scheme

• List of manufacturing equipments
• List of machineries used in plant
• Layout plan of the manufacturing plant
• Brand document such as trademark (If applicable)
• Business license/equivalent to incorporation certificate
• Testing report of raw materials (if used in product manufacturing)
• Refundable performance bank grantee of $10,000 needs to be submitted to BIS

Process of BIS Certification for Import

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