Draft:BIS Certification For LED Lights

Are you a manufacturer or importer who desires to sell or distribute LED lights in the Indian market?

Then, you must be thinking about how to get BIS certificate for LED lights. Well, before diving into that topic, let’s see why an energy efficient LED light needs certification.

LED lights need to be BIS certified because of interchangeability, to prevent electric shock, insulation resistance, electric strength, mechanical strength, cap temperature rise, resistance to heat, resistance to flame and ignition, fault conditions and creepage distances and clearances.

Be it streetlights, parking garage, walkway, modular, refrigerator case lightning, and more - LED lights are most commonly used due to its high energy efficiency.

So, LED lights which are widely used could be harmful for the final consumers if they are not perfectly manufactured, which is why the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has introduced several parameters which a manufacturer or importer is required to meet.

Before moving to how to get BIS certificate for LED lights, let’s have a look at which BIS certificate applies to LED lights,

Which BIS Certificate Applies to LED Lights? A BIS certificate is a mark of safety and conformity which reflects that a product is safe, reliable, and of high quality. It is a National Standard Body, established under the BIS Act, 2016 with the primary objective of harmonious development of standardization, marking, testing, and quality certification. Contact JR Compliance for fast and reliable service.

BIS includes different certification schemes which are applicable to different products, below-mentioned are the certification scheme under BIS,

Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) Indian Standard Institute (ISI) Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS) The applicability of each certification scheme differs depending on the product type, for instance, for cattle feed, a manufacturer needs to obtain ISI or FMCS, while for a Smart card reader, CRS certificate will need to be obtained.

Now, which BIS certificate is applicable for LED lights?

Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) is applicable on the LED lights.

Let’s understand what the Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) is?

CRS certification scheme is applicable on the IT and electronic products such as LED lights, passport readers, smart card readers, and more. It reflects that a product has complied with the BIS standards. While the conformity of the product will be issued once the testing will be done.

Hope you are aware of which certificate you need to obtain for LED lights, let’s have a look at the import of LED lights possible without BIS certification.

Is Import of LED Lights Possible Without BIS Certification? No, BIS certification is obligatory to import the LED lights without which your product won’t be able to sell or distribute in the Indian market.

Also, it has some other benefits,

Ensures that a product is safe and reliable, which ensures easy market access. Provides a competitive advantage to the importer as it reflects that a product is of high quality. Shows that a product is tested, which builds the customer’s confidence and trust. Provides wider market coverage by providing safe and high quality products. Finally, let’s see, how to get BIS certificate for LED lights,

How to Get BIS Certificate For LED Lights? Manufacturer’s profile will be created on the BIS portal. A Test Report Format will be generated from the BIS accredited laboratory. Thereafter, a laboratory will submit a report under the manufacturer’s profile on the BIS portal. An applicant should appoint an Administrative Indian Representative (AIR). Also, an Indian applicant should submit the affidavit cum undertaking according to the Form A/B, while a foreign applicant is required to submit the affidavit cum undertaking as per Format C. The online form will be submitted, including the submission of documents and requisite fee. A CRS certificate will be issued if a product conforms to the established standards. Note - CRS certificate will be issued on the basis of the product testing, not on factory inspection.

Assuming that you have understood each aspect of how to get BIS certificate for LED lights, though, no doubt, it seems unchallenging. However, it is easier said than done, because there are many complexities involved in its certification process, which can not be reflected through the series of steps that have been mentioned.

No worries, you are at the right place, JR Compliance with an experience of over 8+ years and completed above 10,000+ CRS projects makes us the best choice to obtain the BIS certification because we are experienced. So, now, let’s have a look, how we make CRS certification seamless for you,