Indian toy retailers are sitting inventories they on acquired before certification by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) became mandatory, forcing many to shut shop temporarily. Toy retailers Business Standard spoke to feared losing their stockpile to surprise raids.
The BIS grants licence to toy-manufacturing units based on an assessment of their manufacturing and testing wherewithal through factory visits, as well as testing of toys in BIS laboratories (labs) or BIS-recognised labs in line with Indian standards.
No individual is allowed to manufacture, import, sell/distribute, store, hire, lease/exhibit for sale toys that do not conform to the Indian standards or do not bear the BIS Standard Mark i.e., the ISI mark under licence from BIS.
The Toys (Quality Control) Order that made BIS certification mandatory for toys came into effect in January 2021 to prevent the sale of cheap quality goods in the market. The notification came in August 2020, giving companies enough time to comply.
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