BIS Marks Explained: How to Check Product Licences and Jewellery Hallmarks
A quality mark is most useful when a buyer can check what it represents. World Standards Day on October 14 brought new Indian standards and a silver-refinery certification scheme, but consumers also have an everyday tool for checking existing claims: the Bureau of Indian Standards’ BIS Care app. At its national event, BIS announced standards covering areas including electric-vehicle charging cables, electrically assisted bicycles and therapeutic footwear. It also introduced a framework for licensing silver refineries and mints to hallmark qualifying bullion and coins. These announcements show how standards reach both new technologies and familiar purchases. World Standards Day announcement . Understand what is being checked BIS is India’s national standards body. Standards describe requirements, while conformity assessment checks whether relevant requirements are met. The Department of Consumer Affairs explains that the legal framework allows mandatory certification for specified produ...