Product certification conducted by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is essentially voluntary. However, in order to protect the interests of consumers, the Central Government has, through a law, identified 109 products for mandatory certification. These products are mainly related to consumer goods in bulk or products related to energy conservation and consumer safety and health, such as: food additives, mineral oils, milk powder, milk, baby milk products, cement, steel pipes, hydraulic stoves, electrical heating appliances, insulating and fireproofing electrical materials, electric meters, labor boots, mining cap lamps, steel wire ropes, high-pressure gas cylinders, multi-purpose dry cell batteries, X-ray equipment, plastic breastfeeding bottles, bottled mineral water, bottled drinking water, bottles of water, and other products that have been certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). mineral water, bottled drinking water, medical thermometers.
Scope of BIS certification in India
1. Textiles;
2. Chemicals and pesticides;
3. Cement and concrete;
4. Metal and imitation metal products;
5. Machinery and equipment;
6. Electrical, electronic, and optical equipment;
7. Automotive parts;
8. Agricultural products, food, beverages and tobacco;
9. Leather products;
10. Wood products;
11. Paper and pulp products;
12. Testing instruments;
13. Building materials;
14. Pumping, irrigation, drainage and sewage installations.