BIS Certification for Toys | Aleph INDIA

Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) is a regulatory body responsible for maintaining the Quality Standards of the products being sold in the Indian Market. BIS notifies standard amendments for various products that require necessary quality standards in their manufacturing process to ensure the best quality and consumer safety. To ensure the best quality products to be sold in the market BIS provides licenses to the manufacturers after successful completion of sample tests and surveillance of their manufacturing unit conditions. There are various products that are kept in the BIS Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS). BIS provides the ISI Mark logo to be labeled on the products after completion of the certification process. Bureau of Indian Standards released the Quality Standard guidelines for BIS Certification for Toys.

BIS Certification for Toys

As per Toys (Quality Control) Order 2020, BIS Certification is mandatory to manufacture or import toys in the Indian market. BIS grants licenses to these toy manufacturers as per Schemes I and Schedule II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. For granting the license BIS has categorized the toys into two major categories, i.e, Electric Toys & Non-Electric Toys. 

• Electric Toys: Toys that consists of Electrical components are kept in the Electric Toys category and are certified under IS 15644:2006

• Non-Electric Toys: Simple toys without any electrical components are kept in the Non-Electric Toys category and are certified under IS 9873 (Part 1):2019.

This is to be noted that the Foreign Manufacturers that are manufacturing toys and want to sell their products in the Indian market also require the necessary BIS license. These manufacturers are kept under Foreign Manufacturer Certification (FMCS) and require ISI Mark on their products to be sold in India. 

Process of BIS Certification for Toys

• After preparation of required documents fill out the application for BIS License.

• BIS Authority appoints an Auditor for site audit and sample drawing.

• A BIS-guided laboratory tests the sample and delivers the test report to the BIS Authority.

• If the sample test reports are as per standard guidelines BIS initiates the licensing process.

Fees for BIS Certification for Toys

• A one-time Application Fee of 1000/- INR is payable during grant of license.

• Annual License Fee of 1000/- INR payable during grant of license and renewal of license every year.

• Renewal Application Fee of 1000/- INR payable every year during the renewal of license.

• Annual Marking Fee with 50% payable during application and remaining 50% during grant of license along with during every renewal.

 Conclusion

This means for manufacturing or importing toys to be sold in the Indian market the manufacturer must obtain the BIS License/ ISI Mark for their products. We Aleph INDIA is one of the best BIS Registration consultants in India providing services like Products Certification, Testing Regulatory Compliances, Indian Standard Assessment like ISI Certification Services, Foreign Manufacturer Certification (FMCS), NABL Accreditation Consultancy, TEC Certification, Indian BIS, and Compulsory Registration Scheme CRS for Electronics and IT Products, WPC License and more. Reach us for any queries.