India is the world's second largest producer and consumer of footwear. From 2021 to 2022, India's footwear market sales will once again achieve 20% growth. In order to unify product supervision standards and requirements and ensure product quality and safety, India began to implement a product certification system in 1955. All products included in compulsory certification must obtain product certification certificates according to Indian product standards before entering the market.
The Indian government announced that starting from July 1, 2023, the following 24 types of footwear products require mandatory Indian BIS certification:
| 1 | Industrial and protective rubber knee and ankle boots |
| 2 | All rubber gum boots and ankle boots |
| 3 | Moulded solid rubber soles and heels |
| 4 | Rubber microcellular sheets for soles and heels |
| 5 | Solid PVC soles and heels |
| 6 | PVC sandal |
| 7 | Rubber Hawai Chappal |
| 8 | Slipper, rubber |
| 9 | Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industrial boots |
| 10 | Polyurethane sole, semirigid |
| 11 | Unlined moulded rubber boots |
| 12 | Moulded plastics footwear- Lined or Unlined polyurethane boots for general industrial use |
| 13 | Footwear for men and women for municipal scavenging work |
| 14 | Leather safety boots and shoes for miners |
| 15 | Leather safety boots and shoes for heavy metal industries |
| 16 | Canvas Shoes Rubber Sole |
| 17 | Canvas Boots Rubber Sole |
| 18 | Safety Rubber Canvas Boots for Miners |
| 19 | Leather safety footwear having direct moulded rubber sole |
| 20 | Leather safety footwear with direct moulded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sole |
| 21 | Sports footwear |
| 22 | High ankle tactical boots with PU – Rubber sole |
| 23 | Antiriot shoes |
| 24 | Derby shoes |
BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) is the standardization and verification authority in India. It is specifically responsible for product verification and is also the issuing agency for BIS verification.
BIS requires home appliances, IT/telecommunications and other products to comply with BIS safety regulations before they can be imported. To import products that fall within the scope of the 109 mandatory import verification products of the Bureau of Indian Standards, foreign manufacturers or Indian importers must first apply to the Bureau of Indian Standards for imported products. Verification certificate, the customs releases imported goods based on the verification certificate, such as electric heating appliances, insulation and fireproof electrical materials, electricity meters, multi-purpose dry batteries, X-ray equipment, etc., which is a mandatory verification.
Post time: Mar-22-2024