Amazon Wants a BIS Number on Your Listing. Here's What That Means
Marketplaces now verify BIS and CRS numbers for notified products. What the compliance field expects, who the certification must belong to, and how to fix a delisting.
If you sell toys, appliances, electronics, helmets, pressure cookers or any other notified product on Amazon, Flipkart or Meesho, you have probably seen the compliance prompt: add a valid BIS number or the listing goes down.
What number are they asking for?
It depends on your product's scheme:
- CRS products (electronics and IT) — the registration number, usually formatted like "R-XXXXXXXX", issued per brand and per manufacturing site.
- ISI products (most other notified goods) — the licence number (CM/L-XXXXXXX) covering the specific IS standard and variety.
Search your product on Certko to see which scheme applies and under which IS standard.
Whose name must be on it?
The certification belongs to the manufacturer, not the seller. If you resell a brand, the brand's certification covers you — provided the product, brand and factory on the certificate match what you sell. If you import, the overseas factory itself must hold BIS certification; a trader cannot substitute their own.
Delisted? The fastest route back
- Confirm the exact product and standard (not just the category).
- If a valid certification exists for the product, add the number in the listing's compliance field and appeal — reinstatement is usually quick.
- If not, testing at the most economical approved lab is the critical path. CRS registrations complete in roughly 6–10 weeks; ISI licences take longer because of the factory inspection.
Before you list anything new
Check the QCO status first. Products that are voluntary today can be notified with an enforcement date — certifying before the deadline is dramatically cheaper than recovering from a delisting after it. Our marketplace guide covers the full seller checklist.
