- BIS certification for footwear is granted to production sites, not companies, and therefore a separate certification (license) must be obtained for each production facility (production facility means any facility where any part of the production takes place, including the facility where the final production takes place and where the Standard Mark is used or affixed, whether or not owned by the applicant).
- BIS issues separate licenses for each footwear as per the applicable Indian standard. For example, if Hawaii Chappal Footwear (IS 6721:2023) and General Purpose Sports Shoes (IS 15844 (Part 1):2023) are manufactured by the same unit, the unit will have to obtain two separate licenses for each footwear.
- Bureau of Indian standards grants BIS certification for footwear only to manufacturing units and not to buyers/importers/retailers/wholesalers.
- However, buyers/importers/retailers/wholesalers/distributors must ensure that footwear covered under QCO are purchased only from manufacturing facilities with valid BIS license.
BIS grants ISI mark license for footwear to foreign manufacturers as well under the “Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS)”. Details including the application process, documents, govt fee, forms etc. are available on the website
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