India: BIS Announced the Addition of Product Categories Which Will Be Subject to Mandatory Certification
2020-10-09
On October 1, 2020, India regulator BIS has released the official Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) list of Phase-V and introduced the added product categories which will be subject to mandatory certification under the CRS.
The new product categories and their corresponding Indian Standards are as follows:

Product Category

Indian Standard

Wireless microphone

IS 616:2017

Digital Camera

IS 13252 (Part 1): 2010

Video Camera

IS 616:2017

Webcam (Finished Product)

IS 616:2017

Smart Speakers (with and without Display)

IS 616:2017

Dimmers for LED products

IS 60669-2-1: 2008

Bluetooth speakers

IS 616: 2017

All these products must comply with their relevant standards and bear R number under BIS CRS scheme effectively from April 1,2021.