India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

has a comprehensive system of product certifications governed by laws made by the

Parliament of India The Parliament of India (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the R ...

at various times. These certifications are managed by various agencies, and hold various statuses before the law. Some of these marks are mandatory for such products to be manufactured or to be placed in the Indian market while some of the marks hold only an advisory status. All the industrial standardisation and industrial product certifications are governed by the

Bureau of Indian Standards The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the National Standards Body of India under Department of Consumer affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India. It is established by the Bureau of Indian Standar ...

often abbreviated as BIS, the national standards organisation of India, while standards for other areas (like agricultural products) are developed and managed by other governmental agencies.

Certification marks

The state enforced certification marks presently in India are (alphabetical list): *

Agmark AGMARK is a certification mark employed on agricultural products in India, assuring that they conform to a set of standards approved by the ''Directorate of Marketing and Inspection'' an attached Office of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperati ...

for all agricultural products. *

BIS hallmark The BIS Hallmark is a hallmarking system for gold as well as silver jewellery sold in India certifying the purity of the metal. It certifies that the piece of jewellery conforms to a set of standards laid by the Bureau of Indian Standards, the nat ...

: certifies the purity of gold jewellery. * Ecomark is an ecolabel for various products issued by the

. Voluntary and promotional. *

FPO mark The FPO mark is a certification mark mandatory on all processed fruit products sold in India such as packaged fruit beverages, fruit-jams, squashes, pickles, dehydrated fruit products, and fruit extracts, following the ''Food Safety and Standards ...

. A mandatory mark for all processed fruit products in India. Certifies that the product was manufactured in a hygienic 'food-safe' environment. * Geographical Indications marks, defined under the

WTO The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and e ...

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It establishes minimum standards for the regulation by nat ...

(

TRIPS The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It establishes minimum standards for the regulation by nat ...

), have been in force since 2003. Examples, include the

Darjeeling tea Darjeeling tea is a tea made from ''Camellia sinensis var. sinensis'' that is grown and processed in Darjeeling or Kalimpong Districts in West Bengal, India. Since 2004, the term ''Darjeeling tea'' has been a registered geographical indication ...

and

Basmati Basmati, , is a variety of long, slender-grained aromatic rice which is traditionally grown in India, Pakistan, and Nepal.

mark.Basmati certification in India. Basmati Export Development Foundation.
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India Organic India Organic is a certification mark for organically farmed food products manufactured in India. The certification mark certifies that an organic food product confirms to the National Standards for Organic Products established in 2000. Those st ...

certification mark for organically farmed food products. Certifies that the product conforms to the specifications of ''National Standards for Organic Products, 2000'' and any eventual amendments. The certification is issued by testing centres accredited by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the National Program for Organic Production of the Government of India. *

ISI mark The ISI mark is a standards-compliance mark for industrial products in India since 1955. The mark certifies that a product conforms to an Indian standard (IS) developed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standards body of India ...

. For industrial product. Certifies that a product confirms to a set of standards laid by the

. * Non Polluting Vehicle mark on

motor vehicles A motor vehicle, also known as motorized vehicle or automotive vehicle, is a self-propelled land vehicle, commonly wheeled, that does not operate on Track (rail transport), rails (such as trains or trams) and is used for the transportation of pe ...

certifying conformity to the Bharat Stage emission standards. *

FSSAI Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is a statutory body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which is a co ...

for all food products.

Other marks

These are mandatory marks or labels required by the law in India, but are not exactly certifications marks (alphabetical list). * Toxicity label is mandatory on the containers of pesticides sold in India. Identifies the level of toxicity of the pesticide in four levels *

Vegetarian mark Multiple symbols have been developed to represent vegetarianism and veganism. Several are used on food packaging and labeling, packaging, including voluntary labels such as the Vegan Society trademark or the European Vegetarian Union, V-Label (with ...

(green dot symbol) and the Non-vegetarian mark (brown dot symbol), either of this is mandatory for packaged food products. To distinguish between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food.

Non-statutory marks

There are other non-

statutory A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Statutes are rules made by le ...

certification marks or schemes in India which are promoted by the Government of India, by policy, or through governmental or semi-governmental agencies. But these certifications bear no legal status in the nation and are purely promotional in nature. Examples of such certifications are: * Silk Mark. Certifies that a piece of textile is pure silk. Managed by the 'Silk Mark Organisation of India'. * The ''Ayush Mark'' or the ''Ayush Product Certification Scheme'' for herbal products by the ''Department of Ayush''. * The

certification mark,Tea Board. 'Darjeeling Tea'.
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geographical indication A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country). The use of a geographical indication, as an indication of the product's source, ...

mark for tea produced in

Darjeeling Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal, ...

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