India mandates BIS certification for smartphone screen protectors from April 2027
Mandatory BIS quality norms for smartphone screen protectors will take effect on April 1, 2027, giving manufacturers more than six months to comply. The move is expected to curb low-quality imports and support domestic accessory production, including Optiemus Infracom’s Noida facility.
What happened
Optiemus Infracom · India has mandated BIS quality certification for smartphone screen protectors from April 1, 2027, targeting low-quality imports. The move
Key facts
- April 1, 2027
- over six months
- 20 million screen protectors
- over 500 million units a year
- ₹12,000-16,000 crore
What changed
India has mandated BIS quality certification for smartphone screen protectors from April 1, 2027, targeting low-quality imports. The move could boost domestic manufacturing, including Optiemus Infracom’s Noida facility, and create a quality-led ₹12,000-16,000 crore market.
Why this matters
Start BIS compliance planning now, including product testing, certification timelines and supplier audits, to ensure screen-protector inventory remains sellable when the mandate begins on April 1, 2027.
What to watch
- Final BIS standard text, product-scope definitions and certification/testing procedures.
- Accredited lab capacity, approval turnaround times and any transition or inventory-sell-through exemptions.
- Import data and customs enforcement activity in the six months before April 2027.
- Marketplace delisting policies and retailer vendor-compliance deadlines.
- Capacity expansion announcements from Optiemus Infracom and other Indian accessory producers.