BIS Certification under Scheme X – General Info
28. July 2025Scheme X as Part of BIS Certification
Scheme X is one of the approval schemes of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) that applies to non-Indian manufacturers under the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS ). The regulatory requirements are fully harmonised with the European Machinery Directive (ISO 12100). Various products from mechanical and plant engineering are affected, both at the level of complete machines and the assemblies and components installed in them. The approval requirements apply equally to foreign and Indian manufacturers.
Scheme X Process and Specifics
Scheme X is a classic inspection and licensing procedure in which the BIS conducts an on-site inspection at the manufacturer’s plant before the certificate is issued. This includes the review of the production process, in particular with regard to the quality assurance measures during production, as well as the auditing of the previously communicated information on the product and production site.
The license will only be granted after these steps have been successfully completed. After that, the product may bear the BIS standard mark with the specific license number. Even after the license has been granted, follow-up inspections are possible under Scheme X, in contrast to the long-established ISI approval.
Objective and Scope
Scheme X ensures that products not only comply with the applicable Indian standards once, but that their quality is monitored over the long term. It is typically used for technically more complex or safety-relevant products – i.e. where a purely declaratory approval (such as Scheme II under the CRS) is not sufficient.
