ISI mark (Scheme-I of Schedule-II) is a certification mark for domestic and industrial products in India other than electronics & IT goods. The mark imposed on any product means that a product conforms to the Indian Standard. The ISI mark is mandatory for certain products to be sold in India like various electrical appliances, toys, safety glasses, LPG valves, tyres & tubes, Portland cement etc. But in the case of most other products, it is voluntary.

Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS) is a Scheme operated by the Bureau of Indian Standards since year 2000 under Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS Act, 2016 and (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 for foreign manufacturers. This scheme enables the overseas applicants/manufacturers to use the standard mark, which is also called ISI Mark, to sell their products in India. The foreign manufacturers Certification Department (FMCD) is the only eligible authority that can grant BIS Certificate for import to the foreign manufacturers. The major motive of BIS for granting a Manufacturing certificate to foreign manufactures is that the public gets good quality, safe, reliable and risk-free products.

BIS FMCS Certificate in India from the FMCD department is meant for the manufacturing units located overseas, and which will undergo for factory audit to determine whether the manufacturer is complying with all the necessary requirements illustrated by BIS. It is also mandatory for foreign applicants to nominate Authorized Indian Representative (AIR). to understand all these steps.

So it is mandatory for the foreign manufacturers to obtain a BIS Certificate for Import in India under FMCS Scheme for uninterrupted exporting and selling their products in the Indian market.

BIS Standard Mark or ISI Mark consists of License number as ‘CM/L-XXXXXXXXXX’ at the bottom of ISI Mark and Indian standard number at the top of above ISI Mark. This mark shall be rewarded by the Bureau of Indian Standards after the successful grant of the BIS Certificate.