ISI Certification

The important points of ISI mark certification are as follows –

• The seller must mention on the bill that the product is ISI certified.
• In case you find that the quality of the product is not up to the mark, do a complaint in BIS.
• Bureau of Indian standards always keep a check on the manufacturers to know that whether they are following the ISI guidelines or not.
• In case of complaint against a manufacturer, the investigation is done by the bureau of Indian standards for 3 months.

There are two procedures of ISI mark certification –

• Normal procedure – In the normal procedure, the following steps are taken in order to get ISI certification –
  • In the first step, applicant needs to fill and submit the application form, required documents, along with the prescribed fees to the nearest BIS branch.
  • After submitting the application, BIS officials visit the applicant’s factory to oversee faculties and manufacturing processes. BIS officials check the accuracy of the manufacturing process as well as the manufacturer’s capability to produce adequate amount of products.
  • In the third step, products are sent for laboratory testing. After testing the product, report is released by the laboratory.
  • If the reports are found satisfactory, ISI certification is granted to the company.
• Simplified procedure- In the simplified procedure, the following steps are taken in order to get ISI certification –
  • In the first step, applicant needs to take product to the testing laboratory in order to furnish the test report. It must be a BIS approved laboratory and the sample should be along with the application for certification.
  • After declaration of the report, if result is found satisfactory along with other documents, BIS pays a visit to the applicant’s factory.
  • After paying the visit and finding that the process is fully complaint with ISI standards, BIS grants the certification to the company. The applicant must attest the application and other documents from a chartered engineer and submit it to BIS to get ISI certificate.