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Ashish
September 24, 2026October 17, 2026
CDSCO, Compliance Guides, Import Compliance, Medical Devices

CDSCO Licence for Adhesive Bandages in India: Class A Registration, Standards and Process

An adhesive bandage (plaster) covers and protects a minor wound with an absorbent pad on a skin-adhesive backing — the most everyday medical device there is. Simple as it is, it contacts broken skin and is a regulated product, and CDSCO treats the adhesive bandage as a Class A device with skin-biocompatibility and basic performance

Ashish
September 24, 2026October 19, 2026
CDSCO, Compliance Guides, Import Compliance, Medical Devices

CDSCO Licence for Coronary Stents in India: Class D Registration, Standards and Process

Coronary stents sit at the very top of India’s medical-device risk pyramid. As a permanent, life-sustaining implant placed in the coronary arteries, a stent that fails does not cause an inconvenience — it causes a cardiac event. That is exactly why the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) treats coronary stents as a Class D

CDSCO Licence for COVID-19 Antigen Test Kits in India: Class C IVD Registration and Process

Ashish
September 24, 2026October 30, 2026
CDSCO, Compliance Guides, Import Compliance, Medical Devices

CDSCO Licence for COVID-19, Dengue & Malaria Rapid Test Kits in India: Class C IVD Registration

CDSCO licence for COVID-19 antigen test kits in India — Class C IVD, Form MD-9/MD-15, performance evaluation, sensitivity/specificity, fees and timeline.

Ashish
September 24, 2026October 19, 2026
CDSCO, Compliance Guides, Import Compliance, Medical Devices

CDSCO Licence for Contact Lenses in India: Class B Registration, ISO 18369 and Process

A contact lens sits directly on the eye’s surface, correcting vision or changing appearance — and even a plano coloured lens is a medical device because of where it goes. CDSCO regulates contact lenses as a Class B device with the ophthalmic-optics contact-lens standard series and biocompatibility behind the licence. This guide covers the full

Ashish
September 22, 2026October 19, 2026
CDSCO, Compliance Guides, Import Compliance, Medical Devices

CDSCO Licence for Blood Bags in India: Class C Registration, ISO 3826 and Process

A blood bag collects, stores and transfuses blood and its components, with an anticoagulant/preservative solution that keeps the blood viable. Because it is a sterile, blood-contacting device central to transfusion safety, CDSCO regulates the blood bag as a Class C device with the blood-bag standard, the anticoagulant solution and sterility behind the licence. This guide

Ashish
September 22, 2026October 19, 2026
CDSCO, Compliance Guides, Import Compliance, Medical Devices

CDSCO Licence for Autoclaves & Sterilizers in India: Class B Registration, ISO 17665 and Process

A steam sterilizer (autoclave) makes reusable instruments safe to use again, so its cycle performance underpins infection control across every hospital and clinic. CDSCO regulates the medical sterilizer as a Class B device with the moist-heat sterilization standards and cycle validation behind the licence. This guide covers the full CDSCO pathway for autoclaves and sterilizers

Ashish
September 22, 2026October 19, 2026
CDSCO, Compliance Guides, Cosmetics Compliance, Import Compliance

CDSCO Import Registration for Temporary Hair Colour & Spray in India: Standards, Documents and the Complete Process

Temporary and semi-permanent hair colours, colour-depositing foams, hair chalks and aerosol colour sprays colour hair without the oxidation chemistry of permanent dye, and each must be registered with CDSCO under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation, its shades and the factory. They are a distinct filing

Ashish
September 22, 2026October 19, 2026
CDSCO, Compliance Guides, Cosmetics Compliance, Import Compliance

CDSCO Import Registration for Perm & Permanent Wave in India: Standards, Documents and the Complete Process

Permanent-wave (perm) lotions, neutralisers, hair bleach / lightening powders and hair-colour removers chemically restructure or lighten hair, and each must be registered with CDSCO under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation, its variants and the factory. Like hair dye and depilatories, these are chemically active cosmetics,

Ashish
September 22, 2026October 19, 2026
CDSCO, Compliance Guides, Cosmetics Compliance, Import Compliance

CDSCO Import Registration for Hand Wash & Liquid Hand Soap in India: Standards, Documents and the Complete Process

Liquid hand washes, foaming hand washes and liquid hand soaps are everyday high-volume cosmetics, and each must be registered with CDSCO under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation, its variants and the factory. Liquid hand soap has a dedicated Indian Standard, but the issue that decides

Ashish
September 18, 2026October 19, 2026
CDSCO, Compliance Guides, Cosmetics Compliance, Import Compliance

CDSCO Import Registration for Body Oil & Massage Oil in India: Standards, Documents and the Complete Process

Body oils, massage oils, dry oils and bath-and-body oils moisturise and are used for massage, and each must be registered with CDSCO under the Cosmetics Rules, 2020 before import. Registration is product-level and tied to the specific formulation, its variants and the factory. They follow the same oil-chemistry discipline as hair oil, and the same