What is BIS Registration (CRS)?
BIS CRS (Compulsory Registration Scheme) is a mandatory registration process for electronic products under Scheme – II of BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Introduced in 2012 by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, this Scheme requires manufacturers to obtain a BIS CRS Registration Certificate before launching their products in the market. The Scheme is based on self-declaration of conformity by manufacturers and the number of licenses issued under the Compulsory Registration Scheme has increased over the years. In 2021, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology notified the Electronics & Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021 for 15 categories of electronics products, followed by the addition of 15 more product categories in 2014, and 13 more in 2017. The Ministry of New & Renewal Energy also added 5 more products under the Solar Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices & Components Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2017. The Order mandates that products must follow the Indian Standard specified and bear the Standard Mark with a unique Registration Number obtained from the Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS). No individual can manufacture, store for sale, import, or distribute products that do not meet these requirements.
What is the Meaning of CRS?
CRS stands for Compulsory Registration Scheme, is an initiative introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for electronic and IT products. There are currently 77 products covered under this Scheme. All individuals and businesses involved in storing, selling, manufacturing, importing, or distributing electronic products listed under the CRS must apply for BIS CRS Registration. Manufacturers of electronic products must first get their product tested from BIS recognised labs before applying for this Registration. Upon successful registration, BIS registers the manufacturers under the BIS CRS Registration Scheme, allowing them to declare that their products conform to the Indian Standards. The registered entity is then authorised to use the Standard Mark with the unique registration number allotted by BIS CRS Registration.
Who can apply for BIS CRS Registration?
Manufacturers of any product that comes under the scope of the Compulsory Registration Order notified by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology or Ministry of New & Renewable Energy need to apply for BIS CRS Registration.
What’s are the List of Products Covered under Compulsory Registration Scheme?
- Product Name
- Amplifiers with input power 2000 Watts & above
- Automatic data processing machine
- Electronic clocks
- Electronic video games
- Electronic musical systems along with input power 200 Watts & above
- Laptop or Notebook or Tablet
- Microwave ovens
- Optical disc players along with built-in amplifiers of input power 200 Watts & above
- Plasma or LCD or LED TVs of screen size 32 inches and above
- Printers, Plotters
- Scanners
- Set-top box
- Telephone answering machines
- Visual display units, monitors of screen size 32 inches & above
- Wireless keyboards
- Cash Registers
- Copying machines or duplicators
- Passport reader
- Point of Sale (PoS) terminals
- Mail processing machines or franking machines or postage machines
- Power banks
- Smart card reader
- Mobile phones or Smartphones
- Self-ballasted LED lamps
- DA or AC supplied electronic control gear for LED modules
- Power adaptors for video, audio and identical electronic devices
- Power adaptors for its apparatus
- Fixed overall purpose-led luminaires
- UPS for computers or invertors of rating <= 5KVA
- Sealed secondary cells or batteries containing alkaline/other non-acid electrolytes for use in portable applications
- Indian language support for mobile phones
- Recessed LED Luminaries
- LED Luminaires for Road & Street lights
- LED Flood Lights
- LED Hand lamps
- LED Lighting Chains
- LED Luminaires for Emergency Lighting
- UPS or Inverters of rating <= 10kVA
- CCTV Cameras or CCTV Recorders
- Adapters for household & identical electrical appliances
- USB driven Barcode readers, Iris scanners, Optical fingerprint scanners, barcode scanners
- Smart watches
- Crystalline Silicon Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) modules (Silicon wafer-based)
- Thin-Film Terrestrial (PV) Modules (a-Si, CiGs & CdTe)
- Power Invertors for photovoltaic power system
- Utility-Interconnected Photovoltaic inverters
- Storage battery
- Independent LED Modules for General Lighting
- Lighting Chain (Rope Lights)
- Keyboard
- Induction Stove
- Automatic Teller Cash dispensing machines
- USB Type External Hard Disk Drive
- Wireless Headphone and Earphone
- USB Type External Solid-State Storage Devices (above 256 GB capacity)
- Electronic Musical System with input power below 200 Watts
- Standalone Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) with output voltage 48V (max)
- Television other than Plasma or LCD or LED TVs
- Rice Cooker
- Wireless Microphone
- Digital Camera
- Video Camera
- Webcam (Finished Product)
- Smart Speakers (with and without Display)
- Dimmers for LED items
- Bluetooth Speakers
- Low - Voltage switchgear and control gear: Circuit - Breakers
- Low - Voltage switchgear and control-gear: switches, dis-connectors, switch dis-connectors & fuse - Combination units
- Low - Voltage switchgear & control-gear: electromechanical contactors & motor - Starters
- Low - Voltage switchgear & control-gear: AC semiconductor motor controllers & starters
- Low - Voltage switchgear & control-gear: AC semiconductor motor controllers & contactors for non - Motor loads
- Low - Voltage switchgear & control-gear: electromechanical control circuit devices
- Low - Voltage Switchgear & control-gear proximity switches
- Low-Voltage Switchgear & control-gear: electrical emergency stop devices along with mechanical latching function
- Ortho Phosphoric Acid
- Polyphosphoric Acid
