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

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.