Blogs & Compliance Insights
Browse our compliance blogs and certification guides for manufacturers and importers in India, covering BIS, CDSCO, BEE, WPC, EPR, DGFT and more.
BIS ISI Certification for Hand Tools in India: Hand Tools QCO, Covered IS Standards and the Complete Licensing Process
Hand tools are the most basic equipment of India’s workshops, factories, garages, and households — wrenches, spanners, and pliers pass through millions of hands…
Read guide →
BIS ISI Certification for Cross Recessed Screws in India: IS 7483, IS 7485, IS 7486, IS 18480 and the Complete Licensing Process
Cross recessed screws — the familiar Phillips-type screws with a cross-shaped drive slot — are the most ubiquitous fastener in modern manufacturing. They hold…
Read guide →
BIS ISI Certification for Furniture in India: Furniture QCO 2025, IS 17631 to IS 17636 and the Complete Licensing Process
Furniture has joined the list of products that cannot be manufactured, imported, stored, or sold in India without the ISI mark. With the Furniture…
Read guide →
BIS Certification for Phosphoric Acid & Phosphite Chemicals in India: IS 798, IS 17439, IS 17412 and the Complete Compliance Process
Beyond the electronics and appliances most associated with BIS, India’s mandatory-certification framework has extended firmly into industrial chemicals — and phosphorus chemicals are a…
Read guide →
BIS ISI Certification for Domestic Gas Stoves for PNG in India: IS 17153:2019 and the Complete Licensing Process
As India expands its city-gas distribution networks, more and more households are cooking on Piped Natural Gas (PNG) rather than LPG cylinders — and…
Read guide →
BIS ISI Certification for Wheeled Fire Extinguishers in India: IS 16018:2012 and the Complete Licensing Process
Where a portable fire extinguisher tackles a small, incipient fire, a wheeled fire extinguisher is built for bigger threats — the larger, higher-capacity, trolley-mounted…
Read guide →
BIS ISI Certification for Portable Fire Extinguishers in India: IS 15683:2018 and the Complete Licensing Process
A fire extinguisher is a life-safety product whose failure is measured not in inconvenience but in lives and property. When a fire breaks out…
Read guide →
BIS CRS Registration for Thin-Film Solar PV Modules in India: IS 14286, IS/IEC 61730 and the Complete Process
Thin-film solar modules are a distinct branch of photovoltaic technology, using thin layers of semiconductor material — amorphous silicon (a-Si), copper indium gallium selenide…
Read guide →
BIS CRS Registration for Franking & Mail-Processing Machines in India: IS 13252 and the Complete Compliance Process
Mail-processing machines — including postage and franking machines — remain essential equipment for organisations that handle mail in volume: corporate mailrooms, banks, government departments,…
Read guide →
BIS CRS Registration for LED Hand Lamps in India: IS 10322 (Part 5/Section 6) and the Complete Process
LED hand lamps — the portable, handheld inspection lamps and work lights used by mechanics, electricians, technicians, engineers, and maintenance crews — are rugged…
Read guide →
BIS CRS Registration for Passport Readers in India: IS 13252 and the Complete Compliance Process
Passport readers are specialised scanning devices that read the data pages and chips of passports and travel documents — used at immigration counters, airports,…
Read guide →
BIS CRS Registration for Telephone Answering Machines in India: IS 13252 and the Complete Compliance Process
Telephone answering machines — the devices that record incoming voice messages when a call goes unanswered — remain in use across offices, small businesses,…
Read guide →