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The documents required for BIS CRS registration fall into three groups: business and factory proof, a technical file (schematic, PCB layout, user manual and Critical Component List), and a test report from a BIS-recognised laboratory issued no more than 90 days before filing. Foreign manufacturers add Authorised Indian Representative (AIR) papers. The Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) is run by the Bureau of Indian Standards under Scheme II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018, for products notified by ministries such as MeitY. The manufacturer registers on a self-declaration of conformity and receives a unique R-number, as described on the BIS CRS portal . This guide lists what to prepare and where applicants usually slip. BIS CRS Documents Checklist The exact list changes by product category. Treat this as the common core and confirm the rest against the product-wise lists. The application forms and formats are on the portal's Forms and Formats page . Business...

  BIS CRS registration is the Compulsory Registration Scheme of the Bureau of Indian Standards, under which notified electronics and IT goods must be tested at a BIS-recognised laboratory and registered before they can be made, imported or sold in India. BIS issues a unique R-number, which appears on the product with the Standard Mark. CRS runs under Scheme II of Schedule II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018, as per the BIS Act, 2016. BIS says the scheme aims to give momentum to the fast-growing electronics and IT sectors while protecting consumers from spurious and substandard products ( BIS CRS portal ). Why BIS CRS Exists MeitY notified the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order on 3 October 2012 for fifteen product categories, and added more categories in 2014, 2017 and 2020 ( MeitY notifications on the CRS portal ). The Order has since been reissued as the 2021 Order. Under these Orders, no person may ma...