• FMCS is a scheme under which BIS licence is granted to a foreign manufacturer in accordance with the BIS Act, 2016 and Bureau on Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018..
• The licence is granted for the products which conform to relevant Indian Standards.
• The Standards may be under mandatory or voluntary certification. Click here to locate your standards.Click here for list of items under mandatory certification..
• BIS licence to use or apply Standard Mark is granted for products manufactured in a manufacturing premises and conforming to all the requirements of the relevant Indian standard(s).

REQUIREMENTS 

Foreign manufacturers who want to export their product to India, first need to get a manufacturer certificate from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and following requirements shall be fulfilled by the applicant.

1. The manufacturing unit should be located outside of India.
2. Ensure conformity of their product(s) to applicable Indian Standards Specification (ISS).
3. At the factory premises, all manufacturing machinery and testing facilities should be available.
4. Product testing equipment and quality control personnel should be available in-house laboratory to test the product as per applicable ISS.
5. The manufacturer should accept the Scheme of Inspection & Testing(SIT) and the annual marking fee.
6. The company/manufacturer (FMCS) should accept the terms and conditions of the Licence.

1. Submit application:
   • Compile all required documents
   • Submit the application with required documents to BIS online and hardcopy to FMCD department
   • BIS authority will verify the application

1. Query raised (if any):
   • In case, any document or test equipment or any other requirement is missing or incomplete, communication will be done by email with applicant
   • If the application is found satisfactory in all respects, it will be recorded
   • Acknowledgement number will be allotted for future purpose

1. Audit/Inspection:
   • BIS Officer will arrange a visit at factory premises of applicant on the mutually agreed date
   • Remittance of inspection/audit fee
   • BIS Officer will verify the manufacturing process, testing infrastructure and also test the product in your in-house laboratory
   • BIS Officer will collect the sample, seal it, and forward it for testing with an independent laboratory

1. Sample Testing:
   • Sample collected sent to BIS Approval Laboratory
   • BIS(FMCS) receive the test report
   • Charges for testing will be paid by the application firm

1. Grant of Licence:
   • Satisfactory inspection report of the auditor visited the factory premises, and test report of the product received according to Indian Standards
   • Applicant should pay a Licence fee, advance minimum Marking fee & if any outstanding due
   • Letter for Grant of Licence issued

   Indemnity Bond:
   Agreement & Indemnity bond entered between the applicant and BIS. It includes following provisions

• Fees
• Nomination
• All rights and responsibilities of licensee
• Indemnity
• Termination
• Performance bank guarantee
• Cancellation of license
• Non-Renewal

After qualifying all above steps, the licence will be granted once all type of fee is paid. Initially, it will be granted for 1 year, which would be further renewable for subsequent years.

Note: Performance Bank Guarantee should be of USD 10000 of any bank approved from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to be submitted