What is the Indian BIS certification standard? Indian BIS certification standard evaluation

Scope

1. Portable nickel batteries: nickel-metal hydride batteries, nickel-cadmium batteries, and their cells, including nickel batteries and button batteries used in various mobile devices. Applicable standard IS 16046 (Part 1): 2018 (equivalent to IEC 62133-1: 2017).

2. Portable lithium batteries: lithium-ion batteries, polymer lithium batteries, and their cells, lithium batteries, cells, button cells, battery modules and battery packs used in various mobile devices. IS 16046 (Part 2): 2018 (equivalent to IEC 62133-2: 2017).

India's BIS will implement new secondary battery certification standards

In India, the certification of general products is managed by the Indian Bureau of Standardization (BIS). BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) is a national standard number and certification management organization. It is a standard, labeling and product certification management organization established in accordance with the BIS regulations in 1986. It assists in the formulation of India's national standard Indian Standard (IS standard), laboratory accreditation and product certification.

On March 11, 2019, the Indian Standards Authority (BIS) issued a notice on the implementation of the new certification standard IS 16046:2018 for portable secondary batteries (rechargeable batteries). The new standard will affect the following products:

1. Portable nickel batteries: nickel-metal hydride batteries, nickel-cadmium batteries, and their cells, including nickel batteries and button batteries used in various mobile devices. Applicable standard IS 16046 (Part 1): 2018 (equivalent to IEC 62133-1: 2017).

2. Portable lithium batteries: lithium-ion batteries, polymer lithium batteries, and their cells, lithium batteries, cells, button cells, battery modules and battery packs used in various mobile devices. IS 16046 (Part 2): 2018 (equivalent to IEC 62133-2: 2017).

The following table shows the old and new standard numbers:

The following table shows the updated contents of the new standard:

Transition period to new standards

1. Currently, applications for new certifications and changes to existing certificates are still subject to the current standard (2015 edition); applications for certificates and changes to certificates in accordance with the new standard will only be accepted after February 14, 2020.

2. For certificates applied for in accordance with the current standard (2015 edition), manufacturers should convert to certificates of the new standard on or before March 14, 2020, otherwise the old certificates will be deemed invalid according to the requirements of the new standard. After March 14, 2020, the 2015 edition of the standard will be revoked.

Renewal of existing certificates

There are two ways to update the certificate that has been obtained, as follows:

1. Provide supplementary reports and documents for all models on the old certificate (supplementary reports need to be conducted in a BIS-approved laboratory). The validity period of the new certificate will still be the same as the validity period of the existing certificate.

2. If the manufacturer does not want to use the old certificate, he can apply for a new certificate according to the new standard.