What is BIS and Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS)
under BIS.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the National Standards Body of India which is responsible for formulating Indian Standards was established under The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 under rules and regulations act 1987.

BIS is a national body that operates a product certification scheme to maintain quality, safety, and reliability of products in India. The BIS under CRS certification is not a uniform standard or directive that applies to all products. Instead, products are regulated by a specific IS (Indian Standard). 

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY) has notified "Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012". The Order since then is progressively being applied to increasing product categories of Electronic Goods. Importing electronics and information technology (IT) products without Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) under Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is now prohibited in India.

The country is tightening quality controls for electronic products to curb the rising import of cheap electronic items. As per present more than 61 products categories of Electronics Items shall need to be prior get certification to launch in Indian market which is nearly 50 percent of its total electronic products sold. To Obtain Compliance Registration scheme (CRS) for the products which fall under in the scheme to obtain certification for both Indian and Foreign manufacturers before selling of their product to Indian market according to Indian standard format which is set and implemented by MEITY (Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology). Products under the wings of MR Lab facilities under CRS Testing.