LED modules, Headphones, Keyboards: India extends compulsory registration to further products
India
On 1 April 2020 the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced the addition of twelve product categories to the compulsory registration scheme (CRS) for electronics and information technology (IT) products. It includes products such as LED modules, headphones, and keyboards (see list below). The implementation of the notification will start on 1 October 2020.
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) introduced the CRS in 2012 as a certification scheme for domestically manufactured and imported products. Under the scheme, it is mandatory for manufacturers to get their products registered and tested to the relevant standards at BIS accredited laboratories in India. Through the registration they receive the right to use the Standard Mark for Registration.
The CRS was first adopted by MeitY for notifying compulsory registration of electronic products placed on the Indian market. Before the addition of these twelve product categories, 44 electronics and IT products and five product categories in the area of photovoltaic were covered by the CRS (see BIS website).
The notification of MeitY including the full list of additional product categories can be found here. For further information on BIS certification schemes, please refer to our publication “Overview of India’s Quality Infrastructure”.
List of additional product categories notified by MeitY
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Product Category
|
Title of Indian Standard |
Indian Standard Number |
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Standalone LED Modules for General Lighting
|
LED modules for general lighting: Part 1 safety requirements |
IS 16103: Part 1: 2012 |
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Lighting Chain (Rope Lights) |
Luminaries: Part 5 Particular Requirements Section 9 Rope Lights
|
IS 10322: Part 5 Section 9: 2017
|
|
Keyboard
|
Information technology equipment - safety part 1 general requirements
|
IS 13252: Part 1 :2010 |
|
Induction Stove
|
Safety of household and similar electrical appliances: part 2 particular requirements, section 6 cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances
|
IS 302: Part 2: Section 6: 2009
|
|
Automatic Teller Cash dispensing machines
|
Information technology equipment - safety part 1 general requirements
|
IS 13252 Part 1 :2010 |
|
USB Type External Hard Disk Drive
|
Information technology equipment - safety part 1 general requirements
|
IS 13252 Part 1 :2010 |
|
Wireless Headphone and Earphone
|
2017 Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus-safety requirement
|
IS 616: 2017 |
|
USB Type External Solid-State Storage Devices (above 256 GB capacity)
|
Information technology equipment - safety part 1 general requirements |
IS 13252 Part 1 :2010 |
|
Electronic Musical System with input power below 200 Watts |
Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus-safety requirements
|
IS 616: 2017 |
|
Standalone Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) with output voltage 48 V (max)
|
Information technology equipment - safety part 1 general requirements |
IS 13252 Part 1 :2010 |
|
Television other than Plasma/ LCD/LED TVs
|
Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus-safety requirements
|
IS 616: 2017 |
|
Rice Cooker |
safety of household and similar electrical appliances: part 2 particular requirements: section 15 appliances for heating liquids |
IS 302: Part 2: Section 15: 2009 |