Overview

• Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, BigBasket and Myntra are set to face legal action for offering products without mandatory BIS certification
• March raids in Gurugram, Chennai, Delhi, Faridabad and Lucknow led to the seizure of about 15,000 uncertified items valued at over Rs 1 crore
• Violators risk fines up to ten times the value of non-compliant goods and up to two years’ imprisonment under the BIS Act 2016
• Inspections revealed toys, shoes, baby diapers, kitchen appliances and electrical equipment bearing fake or missing ISI marks
• Techvision International has already been taken to court for similar breaches and now enforcement is extending to major online marketplaces