India eases BIS quality orders and licensing norms for over 120 products
India has withdrawn, deferred or suspended mandatory quality-control orders covering more than 120 products, while extending BIS licence validity to five years and offering fee concessions for micro enterprises. The changes may ease compliance costs and supply constraints across retail and manufacturing.
What happened
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) · India has withdrawn, deferred or suspended more than 120 mandatory quality-control orders and eased BIS licensing. The
Key facts
- Mandatory QCO-covered products reduced from about 750 to 624
- 50 mandatory QCOs withdrawn, covering 54 products
- Seven QCOs deferred or suspended
- BIS licence validity extended to five years from one or two years
- BIS fee concessions of up to 80% for micro enterprises
- BIS has framed over 24,000 standards
- Toy imports fell more than 70% after compulsory QCOs
Why this matters
Corporate-development teams should reassess Indian sourcing, manufacturing and acquisition targets whose economics improve as BIS licensing becomes cheaper, longer-lived and less restrictive.