What is the need for obtaining a BIS registration and why is it important in India? To begin with, one of the objectives of the World Trade Organization is to facilitate trade amongst countries smoothly. However, there are technical barriers to trade which can impose unreasonable restriction for a [...]
Mandatory BIS(Bureau of Indian Standards) Registrations for Chemical Products In June 2020, the Indian government announced mandatory BIS registration and certification for the manufacture and import of 14 chemical products. If, as a foreign manufacturer, you have not completed this certification before December 13, 2020, you are no longer [...]
The Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals from the Bureau of Indian Standards has published a list of the chemical products that require BIS registration for sale/purchase/storage in the country. All products on this list will need to be registered from 15th December 2020. It makes sense to start the registration [...]
On 28th May 2020, the Ministry of Steel of the Government of India published a new Quality Control Order (QCO) that replaces previous orders. It lists more steel products that require mandatory registration (please refer the QCO for details). It means many new products which were free to export to [...]
