Safety Standards and Compulsory Registration for Imports of 15
Electronics Products Extended by 3 months to 3 July 2013
Compounding
Fee to Cover Six Months Transaction Period Till 30 Oct
for Registration Time
[Ref: Department of Electronics and Information Technology
(DeitY) Notification dated 20 March 2013]
Notification
Concerning Implementation of
“Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012”
Subject: Extension in date of coming into effect of
the “Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order,
2012”.
WHEREAS Govt. of India, DeitY
has issued the “Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory
Registration) Order, 2012” (here-in-after called the “Order”) for 15 electronic
items, AND WHEREAS certain issues have arisen with regard to compliance to the
Order, AND WHEREAS these issues have been discussed with all stakeholders AND
WHEREAS to address these issues, and to sustain the resources to facilitate the
industry for smooth implementation of the Order, the following notification is
issued in continuation of the Order.
1.
Extension in
date
The date of coming into force of the
“Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012”
stands extended to 3rd July 2013.
2.
Grandfathering
of Products
All products manufactured/imported before
the notified date of coming into effect of the Order i.e. 3rd July,
2013 shall not be covered by the provisions of the Order.
3.
An additional
period of three months for the manufacturing units to comply fully with
“Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order 2012”
shall be available w.e.f. 4th July subject
to the following:
Manufacturing Units:
a.
Which submit the
request for registration to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) with complete test
reports from BIS recognized labs before July 3, 2013 are allowed such an
extension of time till October 3, 2013 for full compliance with the Order.
b.
Which submit the
products to the BIS recognized labs before July 3, 2013, but test reports are
not available, be levied a fee on a per month basis at the rates specified in
Annexure a to this notification, for such period till they submit request for
registration to BIS with complete test reports.
c.
Which do not
submit the products to the BIS recognized labs before July 3, 2013, be levied a
fee on a per month basis at 3 times the rates specified in Annexure A to this
notification, for such period till they submit their samples for testing and
thereafter with a fee on a per month basis at the rates specified in Annexure A
to this notification for such period till they submit request for registration
to BIS with complete test reports.
4.
Provided that
such extension beyond 3rd July, 2013, shall only be available
against specific provisional clearance orders issued by DeitY
for such products as specified in the schedule to the Order and requested for
in the respective applications seeking such extension.
5.
Provided that
the applicants for such extension are duly supported by evidences for the stage
of compliance and provisions in clause (3) above.
6.
Provided further
that the fee as stated in Clause (3) above is duly submitted in advance by
Demand Draft/Pay Order in favour of “Pay and Accounts Office, DeitY”.
7.
Provided that
the fee so calculated by the notified authority shall remain uncontested and
non-refundable.
8.
Provided that
such fee shall be calculated in units of per month basis and request could be
made in advance and for this purpose part of a month shall be treated as a full
month.
9.
Besides
manufacturing units, request for such extension could be made by liaison office
or branch office located in India of the manufacturing units located abroad and
extension orders shall be issued in the name of manufacturing units but handed
over to the liaison office or branch office located in India.
10. Request for extension as mentioned in para 3 above, shall be addressed to “The Nodal Officer,
ESDM (Standards) – CR Extension” located at DeitY,
Electronics Niketan, New Delhi – 110003.
This Notification will come into immediate effect.
|
Annexure A |
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|
SNo.
|
Product |
Indian Standard Number |
Fee to be charged |
|
|
INR |
USD |
|||
|
1. |
Electronic Games (Video) |
IS 616:2010 |
50,000 |
1000 |
|
2. |
Laptop/Notebook/Tablets |
IS 13252:2010 |
1,00,000 |
2000 |
|
3. |
Plasma/LCD/LED Televisions
of screen size 32" & above |
IS 616:2010 |
50,000 |
1000 |
|
4. |
Optical Disc Players
with built in amplifiers of input power 200W and above |
IS 616:2010 |
50,000 |
1000 |
|
5. |
Microwave Ovens |
IS 302-2-25:1994 |
50,000 |
1000 |
|
6. |
Visual Display Units,
Video Monitors of screen size 32" & above |
IS 13252:2010 |
50,000 |
1000 |
|
7. |
Printers, Plotters |
IS 13252:2010 |
Upto
A4 size = 50,000 |
1000 |
|
|
|
|
Above A4 size = 50,000 |
2000 |
|
8. |
Scanners |
IS 13252:2010 |
Upto
A4 size = 50,000 |
1000 |
|
|
|
|
Above A4 size = 1,00,000 |
2000 |
|
9. |
Wireless Keyboards |
IS 13252:2010 |
25,000 |
500 |
|
10. |
Telephone s Answering
Machines |
IS 13252:2010 |
50,000 |
1000 |
|
11. |
Amplifiers with input power
2000w and above |
IS 616:2010 |
1,00,000 |
2000 |
|
12. |
Electronic Musical
Systems with input power 200w and
above |
IS 616:2010 |
50,000 |
1000 |
|
13. |
Electronic Clocks with
Mains Powers |
IS 302-2:26:1994 |
25,000 |
500 |
|
14. |
Set Top Box |
IS 616:2010 |
50,000 |
1000 |
|
15. |
Automatic Data Processing Machine |
IS 13252:2010 |
1,00,000 |
2000 |
For series of products concerning above models, the
fees would be applied at 1.5 times of the above rates.