ISI Marking

Indian Standards Institution (ISI) was established on 6 January 1947 as a Registered Society under the Societies Registration Act. For improving the Quality of Products and to provide the advantages of Standardization to common consumers, the Indian Standards Institution started operating the Certification Marks Scheme under the Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Act and is popularly known as the ‘ISI Marking Scheme’.

The presence of BIS Standard Mark on a product is an assurance of conformity of the product to the requirements of Indian Standard Specifications. The Conformity Assessment Schemes of BIS provides confidence to consumers about Quality, Safety and Reliability of products and ensures Consumer Protection.

There are many ISI major points that every consumer should keep in mind:

• The vendor must mention on the receipt that product is ISI mark certified.

• If the product quality not great then you can complain in BIS.

• BIS keeps checking on the product manufacturers whether they are following the ISI guidelines or not.

•  The investigation takes time for three months in case of a complaint made against a manufacturer.

Steps involved in Registration

• Appointment of AIR( Authorised India Representative).

• Preparation of documents

• Filing of Application

• Inspection of manufacturing Unit from BIS department

• BIS Officer will verify the manufacturing process, testing infrastructure and also test the product in Manufacture’s in-house laboratory

• BIS Officer will collect the sample, seal it, and forward it for testing with an independent laboratory (Charges for testing will be paid by the application firm)

• BIS letter granted after satisfactory inspection report of the auditor visited the factory premises, and test report of the product received according to Indian Standards

What we do

The quickest, most efficient route to BIS certification is to connect with Sarom Business Solutions. We understand that BIS can be a complex hurdle for manufacturers and therefore we will competently support your company at every level by providing the following services:

• Checking the necessity of certification for products;

• Complete BIS application preparation (including assistance with form completion, communication with the certification authority, and handling the necessary payments)

• Preparation and support of BIS-ISI factory audit (if requested by the BIS)

• Provision of an Authorized Indian Representative (AIR).