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ISI certification stands for Indian Standards Institute issued by Bureau of Indian Standards Indian’ s national certifications body allow BIS licenses to manufacturers and importers for products covered under its voluntary or mandatory certifications scheme. BIS certifications assures product quality, consumer safety, and the trustworthiness of the BIS itself. Established by the Indian government under the BIS act, 1986, managed by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, food and Public Distribution.
The Bureau of Indian Standards is a standards-keeping institute in the country. BIS certification is compulsory for certain products like electrical and electronic equipment; certification is voluntary for others. Even in those products where the certification is voluntary, it is believed that it provides additional advantages for both manufacturers and consumers.
For instance, from the point of view of a manufacturer, it ensures credibility for the product, adds value to the brand, and increases market reach. For a consumer, it means that whatever he is buying is quality, reliability, and safe use for the consumer.
The Bureau of Indian Standards or BIS qualifies and certifies the product for quality management and consumers on stability and reliability and improves overall quality. An ISI mark, or Indian standard mark officially, is a standard emissary from the BIS that qualifies the ISI Mark in respect of what the product con-firms an Indian standard on.
The ISI Mark represents the sole basis on which a product conforms to quality retention for standards. For use of ISI Mark on any product manufactured under these applicable Indian standards, the Bureau conferred licenses to manufacturers for use of ISI Mark on any product manufactured, under these applicable Indian standards.
The BIS ISI Certification process for Indian manufacturers is a step by step process to validate that the products are in compliance with the relevant Indian Standards (IS) standards. This is the step by step procedure of the process;
Normal producer
To obtain BIS certification, the applicant must first prepare by meeting all requirements, including establishing in-house testing labs and preparing products according to Indian Standards, along with assembling all necessary documentation.
Following this preparation, a BIS official will inspect both the products and the manufacturing facility.
After the inspection, sealed samples of the products are sent to BIS-approved laboratories for testing.
If the products successfully meet all testing parameters, BIS approval is granted, and the certification for Indian Manufacturers is typically issued within 60 to 65 days from the application date.
Simplified producer
Firstly, the applicant has to forward a copy of previously tested samples that have been certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to Indian Standards specifications.
Secondly, the applicant has to send an application for online registration to BIS with the payment of BIS certification fees, along with other required documents.
During the course of the review of application documents, a BIS officer shall carry out inspections of the products as well as the factory/industry.
Upon inspection, sealed samples of the goods are sent to BIS-accredited laboratories for additional testing.
Finally, the BIS approves and issues a certificate within 35 to 40 days after the submission of an application based on the verification of the samples against the prescribed standards.
| S.No. | Products | IS Standards |
|---|---|---|
|
1. |
Ordinary Portland Cement, 53 Grade |
IS 12269 |
|
2. |
Sulphate Resisting Portland Cement |
IS 12330 |
|
3. |
Low heat Portland Cement |
IS 12600 |
|
4. |
Portland Pozzolana Cement-Part1 Fly-ash based |
IS 1489 (Part 1) |
|
5. |
Portland Pozzolana Cement-Part 2 Calcined clay based |
IS 1489 (Part 2) |
|
6. |
Ordinary Portland Cement, 33 Grade |
IS 269 |
|
7. |
Masonry Cement |
IS 3466 |
|
8. |
Portland Slag Cement |
IS 455 |
|
9. |
High Alumina Cement for Structural use |
IS 6452 |
|
10. |
Super sulphated cement |
IS 6909 |
|
11. |
Rapid hardening Portland cement |
IS 8041 |
|
12. |
White Portland Cement |
IS 8042 |
|
13. |
Hydrophobic Portland Cement |
IS 8043 |
|
14. |
Ordinary Portland Cement, 43 Grade |
IS 8112 |
|
15. |
Oil well Cement |
IS 8229 |
|
16. |
Residual current operated circuit breakers for house hold and
similar uses-Part 1 Circuit breakers without integral
overcurrent protection (RCCBs) |
IS 12640 (Part-1) |
|
17. |
Residual current operated circuit breakers for household and
similar uses–Part 2 Circuit breakers with integral overcurrent
protection(RCVOs) |
IS 12640 (Part-2) |
|
18. |
AC watt-hour meters, class 0.5, 1 & 2 |
IS 13010 |
|
19. |
AC static watt-hour meters, class 1 &2 |
IS 13779 |
|
20. |
AC static transformer operated watt-hour and VAR-hour
meters, class 0.2S & 0.5S |
IS 14697 |
|
21. |
Self Ballasted Lamps for General Lighting Services – Part 1 :
Safety Requirements & Part 2 : Performance Requirements |
IS 15111 (Part 1 & 2) |
|
22. |
Safety of household and similar electrical appliances – Electric iron |
IS 302 (Part 2/Sec3) |
|
23. |
Safety of household and similar electrical appliances– Electric immersion
water-heaters |
IS 302 (Part 2/Sec201) |
|
24. |
Safety of household and similar electrical appliances –Electric stoves |
IS 302 (Part 2/Sec202)
|
|
25. |
Safety of household and similar electrical appliances-Room heaters |
IS 302 (Part 2/Sec30) |
|
26. |
Switches for domestic and similar purposes |
IS 3854 |
|
27. |
Tungsten filament general service electric lamps (upto100 W) |
IS 418 |
|
28. |
PVC insulated cables for working voltages up to and including 1100V |
IS 694 |
|
29. |
Multi-purpose dry batteries |
IS 8144 |
|
30. |
Electrical Accessories-Circuit breakers for overcurrent protection for
household and similar installations |
IS 8828 |
|
31. |
Elastomer insulated cables (Part.1): For working voltages up to and
including1100 V |
IS 9968 (Part 1) |
|
32. |
Follow–up formula –complimentary foods |
IS 15757 |
|
33. |
Processed cereal based complementary foods |
IS 11536 |
|
34. |
Milk-powder |
IS 1165 |
|
35. |
Condensed milk, partly skimmed and skimmed condensed milk |
IS 1166 |
|
36. |
Sweetened ultra high temperature treated condensed milk |
IS 12176 |
|
37. |
Skimmed milk-powder, standard grade, Skimmed milk-powder, extra grade |
IS 13334 ( Part1 & Part2) |
|
38. |
Packaged Natural Mineral Water |
IS 13428 |
|
39. |
Infant milk substitutes |
IS 14433 |
|
40. |
Partly skimmed milk powder |
IS 14542 |
|
41. |
Packaged Drinking Water (Other than Packaged Natural Mineral Water) |
IS 14543 |
|
42. |
Plastic Feeding Bottles |
IS 14625 |
|
43. |
ConOil pressure stove, offset burner typetent |
IS 10109 |
|
44. |
Oil pressure stoves
|
IS 1342 |
|
45. |
Automotive vehicles –Tubes for pneumatic tyres |
IS 13098 |
|
46. |
Automotive vehicles– Pneumatic tyres for two and three-wheeled motor vehicles |
IS 15627 |
|
47. |
Automotive vehicles-Pneumatic tyres for passenger car vehicles–Diagonal and
radial ply |
IS 15633 |
|
48. |
Liquefied petroleum gas containers for automotive use |
IS 14899 |
|
49. |
Multifunction valve assembly for permanently fixed liquefied petroleum gas(LPG)
containers for automotive use |
IS 15100 |
|
50. |
Welded low carbon steel cylinders exceeding 5 litre Water capacity for low
pressure liquefiable gases Part 4 Cylinders for toxic and corrosive gases |
IS 3196 (Part4) |
|
51. |
Welded low carbon steel gas cylinder exceeding 5litre water capacity for low
pressure liquefiable gases Part1 Cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) |
IS 3196 (Part 1) |
|
52. |
Welded low carbon steel gas cylinder exceeding 5-litre water capacity for low
pressure liquefiable gases Part 2 Cylinders for liquefiable gases other than LPG. |
IS3196 (Part 2) |
|
53. |
Valve fittings for compressed gas cylinder excluding liquefied petroleum gas
cylinders |
IS 3224 |
|
54. |
Yoke Type Valve Connection for Small Medical Gas Cylinders |
IS 3745 |
|
55. |
Welded low carbon steel cylinders for low pressure liquefiable gases not
exceeding 5 litre water capacity |
IS 7142 |
|
56. |
Refillable Seamless steel gas cylinders Part1 Normalized steel cylinders |
IS 7285 (Part1) |
|
57. |
Refillable Seamless steel gas cylinders Part 2 Quenched and tempered steel
cylinders with tensile strength less than 1100 MPa (112 kgf/mm2
) |
IS 7285 (Part2) |
|
58. |
Valve fittings for gas cylinder valves for use with breathing apparatus |
IS 7302 |
|
59. |
Clinical thermometers :Part1 Solid stem type, Clinical thermometers :Part 2 Enclosed scale type |
IS 3055 ( Part1 & Part 2) |
|
60. |
Diagnostic Medical X-Ray Equipment |
IS 7620 (Part 1) |
|
61. |
Plain Hard-drawn Steel Wire For Pre-stressed Concrete: Part 1 Cold Drawn Stress relieved Wire |
IS 1785 (Part 1) |
|
62. |
Plain hard-drawn steel wire for pre-stressed concrete Part 2: As drawn wire |
IS 1785 (Part 2) |
|
63. |
Steel tubes for structural purposes |
IS 1161 |
|
64. |
Steel Tubes, Tubulars and Other Wrought Steel Fittings – Part 1 : Steel Tubes |
IS1239 (Part 1) |
|
65. |
Indented wire for Pre-stressed concrete |
IS 6003 |
1 Create a secure user account.
To proceed, applicants must create an online user account, complete registration, and continue with the application process.
2 Application submission process.
Manufacturers must next submit the completed application with all required documents, including product details, manufacturing processes, quality control measures, and test reports.
3 verifying documents
After application submission, the submitted documents are verified. The BIS reviews these documents to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
4 product testing
After the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) verifies and vets the documents, the selected products sample and then sent to BIS-recognized laboratories for testing to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and legal requirements.
5 factory visit and inspection
After BIS-recognized labs test the product samples, BIS officials will conduct a factory inspection. This inspection assesses whether the manufacturing facilities comply with established quality control systems and production processes, ensuring production capabilities meet the required standards.
6 review of test results
After the laboratory generates product sample test reviews, BIS examines the findings. If the authorities are satisfied with the product quality and issue certification, the product is considered to have met all rigorous testing standards and necessary criteria.
7 grant of ISI Certifications
Following successful quality assurance testing in the labs, products proceed to the next phase. This involves the authorities granting the ISI certificate to products and manufacturing processes that meet all required standards and compliances. Upon receiving the ISI certificate, the manufacturer is authorized to display the ISI mark on their products.
8 fees for Certifications
If the Bureau approves the manufacturer’s infrastructure, the manufacturer must then pay the minimum marking fee and annual BIS license fee within seven days.
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The ISI Mark is a certification mark issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in India. It signifies that a product conforms to the Indian Standards (IS) established by BIS. It's a mark of quality and safety.
The ISI Mark is important for several reasons:
1 Quality Assurance
2 Safety
3 Legal Requirement
4 Consumer Confidence
5 Market Access
Yes, foreign manufacturers can obtain ISI Mark certification under the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS) of BIS. The process is similar to that for domestic manufacturers, but there may be additional requirements related to import regulations and documentation.
The best source of information is the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website: www.bis.gov.in. You can also contact BIS regional offices for assistance.
I hope these FAQs are helpful! Remember that the information can change, so always refer to the official BIS website for the most up-to-date information
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