Bureau of Indian Standards makes license mandatory for 24 footwear products from 1st July

Bureau of Indian Standards makes license mandatory for 24 footwear products from 1st July

• The Bureau of Indian Standards, BIS license will be mandatory for 24 footwear products from the 1st of next month.
• A BIS Licence will be mandatory for the manufacturing, importing or selling of products under these Quality Control Orders.
• The standards for footwear products are developed in consultation with trade and industry bodies, consumer organisations and representatives of various stakeholder groups to ensure quality and authenticity.
• In order to make compliance convenient for small-scale and micro-scale industries, the implementation date will be the 1st of January next year.
• The government recently announced an 80 percent cut on testing charges for footwear products under the Quality Control Orders for the certified start-ups and micro industrial units.

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Published date : 20 Jun 2023 06:12PM