BIS Certification — ISI Mark & CRS Registration
Quick answer: BIS mandatory coverage changes constantly — over a dozen Quality Control Orders were withdrawn between November 2025 and June 2026 alone. We confirm whether your specific product is currently covered before you pay for certification, then handle ISI (factory-inspection licence) or CRS (electronics lab-registration) end to end.
ISI mark (Product Certification, Scheme-I)
| Step | Detail |
|---|---|
| Application | Filed online on BIS Manakonline |
| Testing | At a BIS or BIS-recognised lab, or an approved in-house lab |
| Factory inspection | By a BIS officer, before licence grant |
| Grant & surveillance | Licence granted; ongoing surveillance and market-sample testing follow |
Government fees: application ₹1,000; inspection ₹7,000 per man-day plus officer travel where applicable; annual licence fee ₹1,000; a product-specific minimum marking fee paid in advance; testing charges extra. MSME concessions on the marking fee are commonly reported at 80% (micro), 50% (small) and 20% (medium) — confirm the current circular before relying on an exact figure.
BIS Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) for electronics & IT
Covers laptops, tablets, TVs, monitors, power adaptors, power banks, LED products, Bluetooth speakers, wireless earphones, CCTV equipment, batteries, solar PV modules and more — mostly notified by MeitY. Test samples at a BIS-recognised lab, file the registration online with the test report, and BIS issues a registration number for self-marking with the "Standard Mark" — no routine factory inspection, which is why CRS moves faster than ISI. Registration runs two years before renewal.
Government fees: application ₹1,000; processing fee ₹50,000 (inclusive of one test report); renewal ₹1,000; further lab testing billed separately.
Who this affects right now
Electronics importers and traders, assemblers, and manufacturers of electrical goods, furniture, steel products and cookware across Delhi-NCR's industrial belts (Bawana, Narela, Okhla, Faridabad, Kundli, Noida/Greater Noida) face real enforcement risk — customs holds on imports without valid certificates, marketplace delisting, and GeM catalogue removal for BIS-mandatory products listed without current certification.
Talk to us before you file anything
Frequently asked questions
Is BIS certification mandatory for my product?
Only if a Quality Control Order (ISI) or a CRS notification currently covers it. These orders are amended, deferred or withdrawn often — more than a dozen QCOs were rescinded between November 2025 and June 2026 alone — so what's mandatory on a given date needs checking against the current list, not what a 2024 article said.
What's the difference between ISI (Scheme-I) and CRS (Scheme-II)?
ISI involves factory inspection, a licence, and annual marking fees — used for most mandatory products. CRS is for electronics/IT goods specifically: a lab-test-based registration with self-marking and no routine factory audit, which makes it faster to obtain.
What does BIS certification cost?
ISI government fees start around ₹1,000 application plus ₹7,000 per inspection man-day plus ₹1,000 annual licence fee, before testing and a product-specific marking fee. CRS costs around ₹1,000 application plus a ₹50,000 processing fee (which includes one test report), plus any further lab charges. MSMEs get a marking-fee concession — commonly cited as 80% for micro enterprises, 50% for small — against a valid Udyam registration.
How long does BIS certification take?
Commonly quoted at 1-4 months for ISI once testing and inspection are complete; CRS is generally faster since there's no factory inspection. Neither figure is an official BIS service standard — actual timing depends on lab turnaround and application completeness.
Can an importer hold a BIS licence directly?
No — the licence or registration is issued in the manufacturer's name. A foreign factory uses the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (for ISI) or CRS registration through an Authorised Indian Representative; the Indian importer cannot hold the certificate itself.
My product's QCO was just withdrawn — do I still need BIS?
Not for that specific product once the QCO is officially rescinded, but check the exact rescission date and whether any transition period applies — several 2026 rollbacks took effect from a specific gazette date, not retroactively. We track the current QCO list rather than assume last year's requirement still holds.