Ministry Of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Thursday informed that Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) carried out search and seizure operations. These operations were conducted at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms. E-commerce platforms which were searched included Amazon and Flipkart, in cities like Lucknow, Gurugram and Delhi.
According to the statement by Ministry, in a raid conducted on 7 March at an Amazon warehouse in Lucknow, 215 toys and 24 hand blenders, all lacking mandatory BIS certification were seized.
The statement read as: “In a recent raid conducted on 7 March at an Amazon warehouse in Lucknow, BIS seized 215 toys and 24 hand blenders, all lacking mandatory BIS certification. Earlier, in February 2025, a similar operation at an Amazon warehouse in Gurugram resulted in the seizure of 58 aluminium foils, 34 metallic water bottles, 25 toys, 20 hand blenders, 7 PVC cables, 2 food mixers and 1 speaker – all found to be non-certified.”
It further informed that in a raid at a Flipkart warehouse in Gurugram, operated by Instakart Services Pvt Ltd, BIS seized 534 stainless steel bottles (vacuum insulated), 134 toys and 41 speakers that were not certified.
“BIS’s investigations into multiple violations on both Amazon and Flipkart traced non-certified products back to Techvision International Pvt Ltd. Acting on this lead, BIS conducted raids at two different facilities of Techvision International in Delhi, uncovering approximately 7,000 electric water heaters, 4,000 electric food mixers, 95 electric room heaters, and 40 gas stoves, without BIS certification. Non-certified products seized include brands like Digismart, Activa, Inalsa, Cello Swift, Butterfly among others,” the statement further read.
"Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart, in cities like Lucknow, Gurugram and Delhi," says Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.…
— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2025
What Is BIS?
BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016. It was formed for standardization, marking and quality certification of goods. BIS is involved in various activities like Standards Formulation, Product Certification Scheme, Compulsory Registration Scheme, Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme, Hall Marking Scheme, Laboratory Services, Laboratory Recognition Scheme, Sale of Indian Standards etc.
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