Is BIS CRS Certification Mandatory for Set-Top Boxes in India?
yes. If you manufacture, import or sell set-top boxes in India, your product has to be registered with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the Compulsory Registration Scheme, usually called CRS. Without that registration, the box cannot legally be made available in the Indian market. At UMSPCS, we meet brands every week who learn this only after a shipment is stuck at the port, so here is the rule, the process and the traps. What is the Compulsory Registration Scheme? CRS is a product safety framework run by BIS under the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order. The idea is simple. Electronic products that plug into the mains or contain batteries can cause shocks, overheating and fires if they are badly built. So the government lists certain product categories and says that none of them may be sold unless they meet the relevant Indian Standard and carry a valid BIS CRS registration for Set-top boxes sit on that list. They are always powered, th...