ISI mark
| ISI | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Expansion | Indian Standards Institution |
| Standards organization | Bureau of Indian Standards (formerly Indian Standards Institution) |
| Effective region | India |
| Effective since | 1950 |
| Product category | Industrial products |
| Legal status | Mandatory for 90 products,[a] advisory for others |
The ISI mark is a standards-compliance mark for industrial products in India since 1950. The mark certifies that a product conforms to an Indian standard (IS) developed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standards body of India.[1] The ISI is an initialism of Indian Standards Institution, the name of the national standards body until 1 January 1978, when it was renamed to the Bureau of the Indian Standards. The ISI mark is mandatory for certain products to be sold in India, such as electrical appliances[2] including switches, electric motors, wiring cables, heaters, kitchen appliances, etc., and other products like Portland cement, LPG valves, LPG cylinders, automotive tyres,[3] etc. In the case of most other products, ISI marks are optional.[4][5]
Counterfeiting[edit]
It is very common in India to find products with fake ISI marks. That is, industrial traders cheat customers by affixing ISI marks on the product without actually being certified.[6] Fake ISI marks usually do not carry
- (i) the mandatory 7 or 8-digit license number (of the format CM/L-xxxxxxx, where x signifies a digit from the license number) required by BIS.
- (ii) the IS number on top of the ISI mark which signifies the Indian standard a particular product is in compliance with.[7]
For example, if a kitchen grinder's box has a small ISI mark on it with the ISI code of the appliance's wire, one can conclude that the wire is BIS-certified but the appliance itself is not an BIS-certified product. Counterfeiting ISI marks is a punishable offence by the law, but enforcement is uncommon.[8]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ As of February 2013.
References[edit]
- ^ "Home". Bureau of Indian Standards. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Warning against sale of electrical goods without ISI mark". The Hindu. Madurai: The Hindu Group. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ M., Naren (9 April 2011). "ISI Mark Becomes Mandatory For Tyres In India". BikeAdvice.in. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Standards and Symbols" (PDF). Consumer. No. 1/2008. Consumer Rights Education and Awareness Trust (CREAT). January–March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Information regarding ISI mark".
- ^ "ISI mark, its benefits along with the ways to identify original ISI mark and contact information". India Study Channel. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Enforcement Activity" (PDF). Bureau of Indian Standards. p. 4. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Trader fined for selling fake ISI-marked goods". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2019.