The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs issued an Instruction No.06/2023 dated February 14, 2023 to strengthen the compliance with the prescribed Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Standards.
The instruction stipulates that in order to prevent violations of the Toys Quality Control Order, the field formations and directorates must take the required action (QCO).
Correspondingly, the BIS has made the list of BIS licensees of domestic makers and international suppliers of toys available via their website and mobile app, facilitating the verification to prevent infringement of the Toys QCO.
Along with the instruction, a flowchart showing how to retrieve these details is provided. The flowchart consists:
ACCESSING DOMESTIC LICENCES DETAILS
STEP 1: Go to www.manakonline.in
STEP 2: Click on the tile “Conformity Assessment (Manakonline)”
STEP 3: Click on the tile “Search a licence”
STEP 4: In the “Search IS Number” field enter the IS no i.e. if you are accessing the list of non-electric toys enter “9873” and then IS 9873 Part 1 will appear in the next field. Then enter the captcha and click “Generate Report” (you can access the list of electric toys in the same way by entering “15644” in the search IS number field)
STEP 5: You can access/download the list now
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You can also access :
1. The details of a specific licence using the licence number (CM/L-) or the Name of the licensee from the tab “Status of Licence”
2. The details of expired/cancelled licences from the tab “Licences Expired/Cancelled”
ACCESSING FOREIGN LICENCE DETAILS
STEP 1: Go to www.bis.gov.in
STEP 2: Mouse over “Conformity Assessment” at the top of the screen
STEP 3: Under the “FMCS” column, click on “Licensee”
STEP 4: Click on the link (click here) for the “List of BIS licensees (IS wise)”
STEP 5: In the “IS Number” field enter the IS no i.e. if you are accessing the list of nonelectric toys enter “9873” and then select IS 9873 Part 1:2019 from the dropdown menu.
Then click search.
(you can access the list of electric toys in the same way by entering “15644” in the IS number field and then selecting IS 15644:2006)
STEP 5: You can access the list now
BIS CARE APP
BIS care app can be used to verify the details of any licence
STEP 1: Download the BIS Care App from Android/Apple app store to your device
STEP 2: Click on “verify licence details”
STEP 3: Enter the licence number, and click “Go”
Details of the licence can now be accessed.
The instruction highlighted the definition of Toys in QCO as “Product or material designed or clearly intended, whether or not exclusively, for use in play by children under 14 years of age or any other product as notified by the Central Government from time to time”.
Additionally, it is necessary to confirm that the manufacturer has a current BIS certificate for such manufacturing when toy parts are imported for the purpose of producing toys under Import of Goods at Concessional Rate (IGCR), 2022, as indicated in the flowchart, by checking on the BIS portal / app.
Likewise, importers must be made aware of the need to submit the manufacturer’s information and their BIS licence at the proper position at the item level in the Bill of Entry in order to simplify risk management, verify information, and prevent questions from being raised during clearance. Also stated that a corresponding advice in this regard will be released soon by DG Systems as well.
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