BIS Standards – Implementations next Month – May 2025
2. May 2025We regularly publish advance information from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on new Quality Control Orders that will come into effect shortly. Affected products must have BIS certification in order to be approved for import and distribution in India. Within the next month, several standards will come into effect, including for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear, as well as H Acids, K Acids and Vinyl Suplhone.
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Quality Control Orders (QCOs) are mandatory regulations that ensure that certain products meet national quality standards. While BIS standards are usually voluntary, QCOs make compliance mandatory for affected products. This serves to protect people, animals and the environment as well as to ensure product quality in India. QCOs apply to a wide range of products such as chemicals, metals, toys and electrical appliances. Violations of QCOs can result in severe penalties, including fines or imprisonment.
Here is an overview of the new Quality Control Orders that will come into effect next month:
| Product/ Produkt | Indian Standard/ Indischer Standard | Enforcement date / Implementierungsdatum |
| Low – Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear: Part 4 Contactors and Motor – Starters: Sec 2 Semiconductor Motor Controllers and Starters and Soft Starters (Second Revision) | IS/IEC 60947 : Part 4 : Sec 2 : 2020 | 10 May 2025 |
| Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Part 4 Contactors and Motor-Starters Section 3 Semiconductor Controllers and Semiconductor Contactors for Non-Motor Loads ( Third Revision ) | IS/IEC 60947 : Part 4 : Sec 3 : 2020 | 10 May 2025 |
| Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Part 5 Control Circuit Devices and Switching Elements Section 2 Proximity Switches ( First Revision ) | IS/IEC 60947 : Part 5 : Sec 2 : 2019 | 10 May 2025 |
| H Acid | IS 8637 : 2020 | 14 May 2025 |
| K Acid | IS 11557: 1986 | 14 May 2025 |
| Vinyl Sulphone | IS 18340 : 2023 | 14 May 2025 |
| Safety of Household and similar electrical appliances – Part 2 particular requirement Sec 76 electric fence energizers | IS 302-2-76:1999 | 19 May 2025 |
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