Indian Info

Conformity Assessment Used in India

Indian Standards Strategy

Indian Standards System

BIS Online Catalogue of Indian Standards

Exporting to India: Key Information

U.S. exports to India have grown significantly in recent years, reflecting the importance U.S. companies increasingly place on the Indian market. Standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment play a vital role in any company's competitiveness – both at home and in the global marketplace.

The information on the standards and conformity assessment systems of India was developed in cooperation between the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as part of the activities under the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in December 2007.

Learn more about the ANSI-BIS-CII MoU

The following pages focus on the Indian market and will provide answers to the following frequently asked questions:

In addition to the market access and market acceptance requirements discussed above, companies may also need to be aware of other requirements before attempting to place products in the Indian market.  The links below provide information about some of these requirements:

• U.S. Commercial Service’s Commercial Guide for India
• India Duties and Taxes
• India Market Research
• Succeed in India with the U.S. Commercial Service