Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) was introduced by the ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) along with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on 3 Oct 2012. The Scheme currently covers more than 60 products that needs to be tested as per Indian Standards (IS) in order to be sold in India.
The number of products is expected to reach the mark of 150 within the next 3 to 6 years. The Compulsory Registration Scheme states that all listed electronic & IT products, whether being imported or manufactured should be tested as per the relevant standards in a BIS certified laboratories as per mentioned conditioned and shall get the approval by the BIS body.
Conformity to the standard is ensured through the testing of products in the equipped laboratories followed by Submission to BIS Authority. The Product Registration Schemes of BIS aims to provide Consumer assurance of quality, safety, and reliability of products so that buyers have peace of mind.
BIS (CRS) Scheme and its Importance
Why It is So important…
As per the Order, no person shall manufacture or store for sale, import, sell or distribute goods which do not conform to the Indian Standard specified in the Order.
All foreign manufacturers and Indian manufacturers of regulated electronic & IT products who intend to export / import / Sell within India are required to obtain a BIS product certification license. In the absence of which manufacturers cannot legally supply or export to the Indian market and doing so will be considered a violation of the law punishable under the BIS Act.
Procedure to attain License:-
Generally there are 4 key steps to get your products safety registered.
- Generation of BIS Portal Window
- Submission of samples in Testing Laboratory
- Preparation of relevant Documents
- Submission of Test Report in BIS and attain the License.
Scheme - II (Registration Scheme)
| Sl. No. | Product | Indian Standard number( IS No.) | Date of Implementation |
| 1 | AMPLIFIERS WITH INPUT POWER 2000W AND ABOVE | IS 616:2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 2 | AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINE | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 3 | ELECTRONIC CLOCKS WITH MAINS POWER | IS 302-2-26:2014* | 03 July 2013 |
| 4 | ELECTRONIC GAMES (VIDEO) | IS 616:2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 5 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL SYSTEMS WITH INPUT POWER 200W AND ABOVE | IS 616:2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 6 | LAPTOP/NOTEBOOK/TABLET | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 7 | MICROWAVE OVENS | IS 302-2-25:2014* | 03 July 2013 |
| 8 | OPTICAL DISC PLAYERS WITH BUILT IN AMPLIFIERS OF INPUT POWER 200W AND ABOVE | IS 616:2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 9 | PLASMA/LCD/LED TELEVISIONS OF SCREEN SIZE 32″; AND ABOVE | IS 616:2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 10 | PRINTERS, PLOTTERS | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 11 | SCANNERS | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 12 | SET TOP BOX | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 13 | TELEPHONE ANSWERING MACHINES | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 14 | VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS, VIDEOS MONITORS OF SCREEN SIZE 32″ AND ABOVE | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 15 | WIRELESS KEYBOARDS | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 03 July 2013 |
| 16 | CASH REGISTERS | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 13 May 2015 |
| 17 | COPYING MACHINES/DUPLICATORS | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 13 May 2015 |
| 18 | PASSPORT READER | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 13 May 2015 |
| 19 | POINT OF SALE TERMINALS | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 13 May 2015 |
| 20 | MAIL PROCESSING MACHINES/POSTAGE MACHINES/FRANKING MACHINES | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 13 May 2015 |
| 21 | POWER BANKS FOR USE IN PORTABLE APPLICATIONS | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 13 May 2015 |
| 22 | SMART CARD READER | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 13 May 2015 |
| 23 | MOBILE PHONES | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 13 September 2015 |
| 24 | SELF-BALLASTED LED LAMPS FOR GENERAL LIGHTING SERVICES | IS 16102(Part 1):2012* | 13 September 2015 |
| 25 | DC OR AC SUPPLIED ELECTRONIC CONTROLGEAR FOR LED MODULES | IS 15885(Part 2/Sec 13):2012* | 01 Decmeber 2015 |
| 26 | POWER ADAPTORS FOR AUDIO,VIDEO & SIMILAR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | IS 616:2010* | 01 Decmeber 2015 |
| 27 | POWER ADAPTORS FOR IT EQUIPMENTS | IS 13252(Part 1):2010* | 01 Decmeber 2015 |
| 28 | FIXED GENERAL PURPOSE LED LUMINAIRES | IS 10322(Part 5/Sec 1):2012* | 01 March 2016 |
| 29 | UPS/INVERTORS OF RATING <= 5KVA | IS 16242(Part 1):2014* | 01 March 2016 |
| 30 | SEALED SECONDARY CELLS/BATTERIES CONTAINING ALKALINE OR OTHER NON-ACID ELECTROLYTES FOR USE IN PORTABLE APPLICATIONS | IS 16046:2015* | 01 June 2016 |
| 31 | INDIAN LANGUAGE SUPPORT FOR MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS | IS 16333 (Part 3) : 2016* | 01 May 2018 |
| 32 | Recessed LED Luminaries | IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 2) : 2012 | 23 May 2018 |
| 33 | LED Luminaires for Road and Street lighting | IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 3) : 2012 | 23 May 2018 |
| 34 | LED Flood Lights | IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 5) : 2013 | 23 May 2018 |
| 35 | LED Hand lamps | IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 6) : 2013 | 23 May 2018 |
| 36 | LED Lighting Chains | IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 7) : 2013 | 23 May 2018 |
| 37 | LED Luminaires for Emergency Lighting | IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 8) : 2013 | 23 May 2018 |
| 38 | UPS/Inverters of rating <= 10kVA | IS 16242 (Part 1) : 2014 | 23 May 2018 |
| 39 | Plasma/ LCD/LED Television of screen size up-to 32 | IS 616 : 2010 | 23 May 2018 |
| 40 | Visual Display Units, Video Monitors of screen size upto 32 | IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010 | 23 May 2018 |
| 41 | CCTV Cameras/CCTV Recorders | IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010 | 23 May 2018 |
| 42 | Adapters for household and similar electrical appliances | IS 302 (Part 1) : 2008 | 23 May 2018 |
| 43 | USB driven Barcode readers, barcode scanners, Iris scanners, Optical fingerprint scanners | IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010 | 23 May 2018 |
| 44 | Smart watches | IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010 | 23 May 2018 |
| 45 | Crystalline Silicon Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) modules (Si wafer based) | IS 14286 : 2010/ IEC 61215 : 2005, IS/IEC 61730 (Part 1) : 2004 & IS/IEC 61730 (Part 2) : 2004 | 31 March 2019 |
| 46 | Thin-Film Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) Modules (a-Si, CiGs and CdTe) | IS 16077 : 2013/ IEC 61646 : 2008, IS/IEC 61730 (Part 1) : 2004 & IS/IEC 61730 (Part 2) : 2004 | 31 March 2019 |
| 47 | Power Invertors for use in photovoltaic power system | IS 16221 (Part 2) : 2015 | 30 June 2020 |
| 48 | Utility-Interconnected Photovoltaic inverters | IS 16221 (Part 2) : 2015 & IS 16169 : 2014 | 30 June 2020 |
| 49 | Storage battery | IS 16270 : 2014 | 01 January 2019 |
| 50 | Standalone LED Modules for General Lighting | IS 16103 (Part 1) : 2012 | 01 April 2021 |
| 51 | Lighting Chain (Rope Lights) | IS 10322 (Part 5/Sec 9) : 2017 | 01 April 2021 |
| 52 | Keyboard | IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010 | 01 April 2021 |
| 53 | Induction Stove | IS 302-2-6 : 2009 | 01 April 2021 |
| 54 | Automatic Teller Cash dispensing machines | IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010 | 01 April 2021 |
| 55 | USB Type External Hard Disk Drive | IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010 | 01 April 2021 |
| 56 | Wireless Headphone and Earphone | IS 616 : 2017 | 01 April 2021 |
| 57 | USB Type External Solid-State Storage Devices (above 256 GB capacity) | IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010 | 01 April 2021 |
| 58 | Electronic Musical System with input power below 200 Watts | IS 616 : 2017 | 01 April 2021 |
| 59 | Standalone Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) with output voltage 48V (max) | IS 13252 (Part 1) : 2010 | 01 April 2021 |
| 60 | Television other than Plasma/ LCD/LED TVs | IS 616 : 2017 | 01 April 2021 |
| 61 | Rice Cooker | IS 302-2-15 : 2009 | 01 April 2021 |