1. Knowing BIS CRS Registration –The Basics
- The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) acts as an apex National Standards Body to control the BIS Conformity Regulations all over the country.
- The BISCRS Registration comes under CRS (Compulsory Registration) Scheme of BIS standards that controls the import and manufacture of electronic items and IT products to India.
- The MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology), has mandated BIS CRS Registration for every manufacturer and importer to import electronic and IT products.
- The key objectives behind imposing BIS-CRS Standards are shared below-
- Ensuring safety and product safety by adhering to BIS-CRS regulationsAccelerate import trade to sell electronic and IT products without defying MeitY’s Compulsory Registration Scheme
- Increase brand reputation among targeted customers??
- Fulfilment of BIS CRS regulations to manufacture, import of IT and electronic goods
- Ensure proper testing and certification of electronic and IT products under the BIS CRS Scheme to delay customs clearance
2. Applicability of BIS-CRS Scheme on IT and Electronic Products
The Bureau of India Standard has mandated BIS CRS Certification on 15 different categories of electronic and IT products when it was implemented back in 2012. Around 15 other categories were added later in 2014.
Currently, there are 74 categories of electronic items and IT products, which require BIS CRS Registration in India.?
The PDF link to the entire list of the product category is shared below-?
Few popular product categories mentioned in the list shared above includes -
- Electronic and IT Goods
- Power Adaptors for Audio, Video Products and similar electronic equipment
- LED Luminaries, lighting chains, etc.
- Power Banks
3. Key Challenges of Not Having BIS-CRS Registration
- Unable to import BIS-CRS marked electronic items and IT products that require BIS CRS Registration in the country?
- Fails to secureconsumer safety while importing BIS-tested electronic products
- Unable to sell imported, and manufactured electronic and IT productsin the domestic market for not having BIS CRS hallmark
- Unwanted delay in customs clearance??
4. Key Benefits of Having BIS-CRS Registration
- Leverages unlocked by the Manufacturers and importers of electronic items and IT products listed by BIS under the Compulsory Registration Scheme –
- Facilitates import of electronic and IT goods without any delay in customs clearance
- Ample scope to sell BIS CRS Certified imported, and manufactured electronic goods in the domestic market
- Encourages band reputation by winning over buyer’s loyalty
- Promotes the sale of BIS CRS registered electronic and IT goods only
- Display of BIS-CRS marked label on imported electronic and IT goods after undergoing tests from BIS-recognized labs only
5. Documents Needed For BIS-CRS Registration
- Every manufacturer, and importer of electronic and IT goodsthat require BIS CRS Registration requires the following documents to get BIS CRS Certificate-
- Either of the Business license or registration certificate of the manufacturing unit
- ISO Certificate
- Authorization letter (in case, if authorized signatory is different)
- Application form
- Nomination letter of authorized India representative
- Testing Documents
- Trademark Certificate
- Layout plan of the Factory
- A detailed list of machinery involved
- Location of the factory
- Test Report from BIS recognized labs only
- Product manual of the devices which are applied for
7. Conclusion
Stay tuned with Arkca Corporate for such informative updates on the necessity of BIS CRS Registration
to import BIS-CRS hallmarked electronic goods.?
You can also reach us to get a BIS Certificate for importing
every product under the CRS scheme.
