The Bureau of Indian Requirements (BIS) has intensified its crackdown on non-compliant merchandise bought by way of main e-commerce platforms, conducting raids on the warehouses of e-commerce platforms, together with Amazon and Flipkart, in Lucknow, Gurugram, and Delhi, the Ministry of Shopper Affairs, Meals & Public Distribution mentioned on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
In a current operation on March 7, 2025, BIS seized 215 toys and 24 hand blenders with out necessary certification from an Amazon warehouse in Lucknow.
Related raids in February at an Amazon warehouse in Gurugram and a Flipkart facility in Gurugram led to the confiscation of non-certified aluminium foils, metallic water bottles, PVC cables, audio system, and different shopper items.
Investigations linked the non-certified merchandise to Techvision Worldwide Pvt Ltd, prompting BIS to raid its Delhi services, the place officers uncovered hundreds of non-compliant electrical home equipment, together with water heaters, meals mixers, room heaters, and gasoline stoves.
BIS has initiated authorized motion beneath the BIS Act, 2016, with penalties starting from Rs 2 lakh to 10 occasions the product’s worth, and potential imprisonment for violators.
To guard shoppers from substandard merchandise, BIS urges patrons to confirm certifications utilizing the BIS Care app and has issued notices to e-commerce platforms to make sure compliance with necessary security requirements.
