The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has carried out search operations at Amazon, Flipkart and some other leading e-commerce platforms at multiple locations and seized products which were not certified by the bureau.
“During its surveillance activities, BIS has identified that several non-certified products are being sold on e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, Myntra, BigBasket even though BIS certification has been made mandatory for these products,” according to a statement by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
The search operations were carried out in Delhi, Gurugram and Lucknow. In a raid on an Amazon warehouse in Lucknow, BIS seized 215 toys and 24 hand blenders, all lacking mandatory BIS certification, a statement said.
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.
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.
Following the seizure of material, BIS has initiated legal action and has already filed two court cases against Techvision International. Additional cases are in the process of being filed for other seizure operations. The defaulters face a penalty not less than two lakh rupees, which may extend up to ten times the value of the goods sold or offered for sale. Depending on the severity of the violation, offenders may also face imprisonment of up to two years under the BIS Act.