ISI MARK DETAIL

Mark is a standardization mark issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to certify that the products conform to the minimum quality standards. The Product Certification Scheme of BIS aims at providing Third Party Guarantee of quality, safety and reliability of products to the customer. Presence of ISI certification mark, known as Standard Mark, on a product is an assurance of conformity to the specifications. The conformity is ensured by regular surveillance of the licensee’s performance by surprise inspections and testing of samples, drawn both from the market and factory. The manufacturer is permitted to self-certify the licensed products after ascertaining its conformity to the Standard. Consumer products under Compulsory Certification are infant foods, food colours, cement, GLS lamps, electric iron, electric immersion water heater, some steel tubes, packaged bottle water etc. In all 93 products are covered under Compulsory Certification. The complete list of these products is available on BIS website www.bis.org.in. Some of the products under Voluntary Certification include biscuits, coffee powder, pressure cookers, L.P. gas stoves, detergents, fountain pen ink, carbon papers, dry distemper, paints, PVC pipes, ceiling fans, water heaters Before buying any such goods you should check whether the product bears standard marks for different products as presence of Mark on a product signifies quality as per Indian Standards.