BIS raids Amazon warehouse in Shamshabad airport city; captures 2783 uncertified products
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad department of the Bureau of Standards of India (BIS) conducted a search and seizure at an Amazon warehouse in Shamshabad Airport City to violate the provisions of the BIS Act of 2016.
During the raid, there were 2,783 consumer products, including 150 smart watches, 15 electric water heaters, 30 CCTV cameras, 16 household electric food mixers, 10 household pressure cookers, 1937 stainless steel water bottles, 326 wireless headphones, 170 wireless phones, 170 mobile chargers, 90 electric and non-electric toys verification, and no fixed bis corporate bis centered bis was found.
These products are under the authority of quality control orders (QCOs) issued by the central government, making BIS certification mandatory. There is no necessary BIS standard marking forfeited products estimated to be worth more than Rs 5 million.
The bill clearly violates Section 17 of the BIS Act of 2016, which prohibits the sale, storage or distribution of goods covered under the Quality Control Order (QCO) without proper BIS certification. The bill provides for punishment, including up to two years in prison or fines for the first breach of not less than Rs 2 million and subsequent breach of not less than Rs 5 million, which could be ten times the value of the commodity.
The offences under this provision are inherently recognizable and the BIS will file a legal action against the offender.
The BIS Act 2016 stipulates that the central government can formulate any Indian standard through QCO. So far, 769 products have been used for compliance.
The effect of QCO is that no one can manufacture, import, sell or display products it covers without a BIS license. Punishment measures for breach of this requirement are provided in the BIS Act.
To prevent manufacturers or retailers from distributing fakes and misleading a wider population, the BIS is launching search and seizure operations based on abuse information. Consumers before purchasing the product should confirm the status of the license through the BIS Care application; consumers can register for complaints if they are found to be suspended, deferred, expired and cancelled.
Any information about abuse of BIS standard marks (ISI marks, BIS registration marks, BIS Hallmark) can be provided to the Bureau via email or letter or by the BIS Care application. Details of the complainant will be kept confidential.
BIS urges all manufacturers, importers and e-commerce platforms to ensure compliance with the 2016 BIS Act-Act. Consumers are also encouraged to use the BIS Care application or visit www.bis.gov.in.
Information about the abuse or false use of BIS standard markers can be reported to the BIS secretly through the application or by contacting the Hyderabad branch.
