Summary of Indian battery certification requirements
Summary of Indian battery certification requirements,
Indian battery,
▍Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS)
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology released Electronics & Information Technology Goods-Requirement for Compulsory Registration Order I-Notified on 7th September, 2012, and it came into effect on 3rd October, 2013. Electronics &Information Technology Goods Requirement for Compulsory Registration, what is usually called BIS certification, is actually called CRS registration/certification. All electronic products in the compulsory registration product catalog imported to India or sold in the Indian market must be registered in the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). In November 2014, 15 kinds of compulsory registered products were added. New categories include: mobile phones, batteries, power banks, power supplies, LED lights and sales terminals, etc.
▍BIS Battery Test Standard
Nickel system cell/battery: IS 16046 (Part 1): 2018/ IEC62133-1: 2017
Lithium system cell/battery: IS 16046 (Part 2): 2018/ IEC62133-2: 2017
Coin cell/battery is included in CRS.
▍Why MCM?
● We have been focused on Indian certification for more than 5 years and helped client obtain the world’s first battery BIS letter. And we have practical experiences and solid resource accumulation in BIS certification field.
● Former senior officers of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) are employed as certification consultant, to ensure case efficiency and remove the risk of registration number cancellation.
● Equipped with strong comprehensive problem solving skills in certification, we integrate indigenous resources in India. MCM keeps good communication with BIS authorities to provide clients with the most cutting-edge, most professional and most authoritative certification information and service.
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India is the world’s third largest producer and consumer of electricity, with a huge population advantage in the development of new energy industry as well as a huge market potential. MCM, as a leader in Indian battery certification, would like to introduce here the testing, certification requirements, market access conditions, etc. for different batteries to be exported to India, as well as make anticipatory recommendations. This article focuses on the testing and certification information of portable secondary batteries, traction batteries/cells used in EV and energy storage batteries.Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or non-acid electrolytes and portable sealed secondary cells and batteries made from them are falling into the mandatory registration scheme (CRS) of BIS. To enter the Indian market, the product must meet the testing requirements of IS 16046 and acquire a registration number from BIS. The registration procedure is as following: Local or foreign manufacturers sent samples to the BIS-accredited Indian laboratories for testing, and after the completion of the test, submit an official report to the BIS portal for registration; Later the concerned officer examines the report and then releases the certificate, and so, a certification is completed. BIS Standard Mark should be marked on product surface and/or its packaging after completion of certification to achieve market circulation. Additionally, there is a possibility that the product will be subject to BIS market surveillance, and the manufacturer will bear the samples fee, testing fee and any other fee may caused. Manufacturers are obliged to comply with the requirements, otherwise they may face warnings of having their certificated canceled or other penalties.
In India, all road vehicles are required to apply for certification from a body recognized by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MOTH). Before this, traction cells and battery systems, as their key components, should also be tested as per relevant standards to serve the certification of the vehicle.
Though traction cells do not fall into any registration system, after March 31, 2023, they must be tested as per standards IS 16893 (Part 2):2018 and IS 16893 (Part 3):2018, and test reports must be issued by NABL accredited laboratories or test institutes specified in Section 126 of the CMV (Central Motor Vehicles) to service certification of traction battery. Many of our customers had already gained test reports for their traction cells before March 31. In September 2020, India issued the standards AIS 156(Part 2) Amend 3 for traction battery used in L-type vehicle, AIS 038(Part 2) Amend 3M for traction battery used in N-type vehicle. In addition, the BMS of L, M and N type vehicles should meet the requirements of AIS 004 (Part 3).
