BIS Certification For Footwear Manufacturers

According to DPIIT, all the footwear manufactures have to have BIS certificate and all footwear Manufacturers have to comply with Indian Standard to bear the ISI mark from BIS. It would be wrong to wrong to promote footwear made of Leather and other materials without BIS registration.

If a foreign manufacture would like to promote their shoes in India, they need to get BIS certification for importing in India through Authorized representative appointment. It is advised that all the distributors are guided to import and promote only ISI mark footwear to gain consumers trust.
To ensure that manufacturers and importers follow the guidelines laid by the BIS, It is mandatory that to bear BIS mark to trade, import and stock in the country.

With the issue of the Quality Control Orders on Footwear Products by DPIIT, 27 footwear products have been brought under compulsory BIS certification with effect from 1 July 2021. The following three QCOs have been issued covering footwear made from rubber/polymeric material, leather and other materials and PPE footwear:

i) Footwear made from all-Rubber and all Polymeric material and its components (Quality Control) Order, 2020
ii) Footwear made from Leather and other materials (Quality Control) Order, 2020
iii) Personal Protective Equipment – Footwear (Quality Control) Order, 2020

BIS has been receiving several requests from the footwear industry to facilitate the industry to obtain BIS certification, since many footwear manufacturers have no prior exposure to the BIS product certification process.

Two modes of applications are available.

Under option 1 (normal procedure) - You can apply without getting your product(s) tested from a BIS recognized laboratory. Licence will be granted after satisfactory inspection and receipt of conforming test reports from BIS recognized labs.

Under option 2 (simplified procedure)

Applicable if BIS recognized lab is available for the product) – You need to get your product(s) tested from a BIS recognized lab as per the applicable Indian Standard and apply with complete and conforming test report(s). Licence will be granted after satisfactory inspection. A “verification sample” shall be drawn during the visit and the licence will be reviewed after receipt of the verification sample test report.

Address any queries raised by BIS

Once application is registered you will be given an application number.
Please check your communication window in the Manakonline Portal.
If BIS has raised any queries, respond to the same immediately and address all queries.