India introduces Quality Control Order for Flashlights
20. March 2025The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued the Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025, under the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act, 2016. Effective from its publication in the Official Gazette, this order mandates that flashlights must conform to Indian Standard 2083:2024 and bear the Standard Mark under a license from BIS, following Scheme-1 of Schedule II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Compliance deadlines are six months for general manufacturers, nine months for small enterprises, and twelve months for micro enterprises. However, the order does not apply to domestically manufactured goods intended for export or to up to fifty imported flashlights per year for research and development purposes, provided they are not sold commercially and are disposed of as scrap.
Other than that, flashlights will generally require BIS certification to be approved for import and sale in India.
BIS is designated as the certifying and enforcement authority for flashlights under this order. Any violation of its provisions will result in penalties as per the BIS Act, 2016. The latest version of the Indian Standard, including any amendments notified by BIS, will apply.
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