Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS)

Bureau of indian standards (bis) has been operating a foreign manufacturers certification scheme (fmcs) since the year 2000. under fmcs, licence is granted to a foreign manufacturer for use of standard mark on a product that conforms to an indian standard. The scheme is applicable for grant of licence for all products except electronics and it goods notified by deity. The licence is granted by foreign manufacturers certification department (fmcd) located at bis headquarters, new delhi. The bis licence is granted for a location where the product is manufactured and tested as per relevant indian standard(s) and standard mark is applied on the product conforming to such indian standard(s)
the manufacturers, which have their company location outside india can apply under fmcs (bis).