About CRS
- Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) (erstwhile DeitY) has notified "Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012" on 03 October 2012 for fifteen categories of electronics items. Fifteen more product categories were added by MeitY under this order on 07 November 2014. MeitY has also notified Indian Standard for ‘Indian Language Support for Mobile Phones’ on 24 October 2016. Another thirteen product categories were added by MeitY under this order on 17 August 2017. Another twelve product categories were added by MeitY under this order on 01 April 2020.Another seven product categories were added by MeitY under this order on 01 Oct 2020. MeitY has also notified Indian Standard for ‘Digital Television Receiver for Satellite Broadcast Transmission – Specification’on 26 April 2023.
- Ministry of New and Renewal Energy(MNRE) has notified five products under Solar Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices and Components Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2017 dated 30 August 2017.
- Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has notified one product under Ortho Phosphoric Acid (Quality Control) Order, 2021 dated 15 June 2021, one more product has been added under the Polyphosphoric Acid (Quality Control) Order, 2021 dated 24 December 2021.Further,one more product has been added under Trimethyl Phosphite (Quality Control) Order, 2022 dated 05 April 2022.
- Ministry of Textiles has notified one product under Cotton Bales (Quality Control) Order, 2023 dated 28 February 2023.
- As per the Orders, no person shall manufacture or store for sale, import, sell or distribute goods which do not conform to the Indian standard specified in the order and do not bear the Standard Mark with unique registration number obtained from BIS.
- Bureau of Indian Standards grants licence to the manufacturers to use or apply Standard Mark with unique R-number,through registration based on self-declaration of conformity for goods and articles as per Indian Standards. The grant of licence and its operation under Compulsory Registration Scheme are carried out as per the conformity assessment scheme under Scheme - II of Schedule - II of BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018'.
Who can apply for CRS
Manufacturer (factory owner) of any product, which comes under the ambit of the Compulsory Registration Order (CRO) notified by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE),Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ministry of Textiles.
Products under CRS
- Amplifiers With Input Power 2000w And Above
- Automatic Data Processing Machine
- Automatic Data Processing Machine
- Electronic Games (Video)
- Electronic Musical Systems With Input Power 200w And Above....Read More ».
Standard Mark and Labeling Guidelines
Click here for guidelines for use of Standard Mark and labelling requirements under BIS Compulsory Registration Scheme.
Notifications and Guidelines by BIS
- BIS is operating Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) as per Scheme - II of Schedule - II of BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Click here to refer BIS Act 2016, BIS Rules 2018, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations 2018 and various guidelines framed there under.
MeitY Notifications
- Electronics & Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 Dated 7th September 2012
- Expansion of list of items under Electronics & Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 dated 13th November 2014....Read More »
MNRE Notifications
- Ministry of New and Renewal Energy(MNRE) has notified 6 products through notification dated 05 September 2017.
- Revised schedule and enforcement date of Solar Photovoltaic Systems/Devices/Components Goods Order 2017....Read More »