Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS): Electronics Products

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the National Standards Body of India. It is established by the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 which came into effect on 23 december 1986. In 2012, The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DietY) now called Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Bureau of Indian Standardrs (BIS) hand in hand launched Compulsary Registration scheme (CRS).

WHO CAN APPLY?

This scheme states that it is mandatory for manufacturers to get their products BIS registered before launching them in Indian market. Manufacturers of the 49 products mentioned below are required to apply for grant of Registration under Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) after getting their product tested from BIS recognized labs.

STEPS INVOLVED IN BIS SMART REGISTRATION

The registration at BIS CRS can now only be achieved by series of simple steps. This facility has came into effect upon the launch of smart registration process by BIS on April 3 2019.
The steps are enlisted below:
• Login Creation.
• Test request generation.
• Online Application and Fee payment.
• Send the documents by Post to BIS department.
• Allotment to Officer.
• Scrutiny/ Approval/ Query/ Grant.

Login Credentials are generated either from the BIS website or the android app.

PROCESS TIME

Total time for BIS Registration will be approx. 30 working days, including testing time (15 working days) and BIS application processing time (15 working days).

Why ABSOLUTE VERITAS (AV)?

Absolute Veritas (AV) will handle end to end pre-registration request, sample preparation, documentation, test report and application process for BIS Certificate.