India India publishes amended order for transition period, exemption, etc. under Compulsory Registration Scheme

India Product Designs Electrical and Electronic Equipments
2 August 2021  YAMANOUCHI Kengo  YAMANOUCHI Kengo (EnviX, Ltd.)

On July 15, 2021, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) published an amendment to the “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021” to add provisions for postponement of application, transition period for labeling, and exemption of application for specified equipment. The provisions of this amended order are as follows.

 

Art.6: Deferred Application of Order

For manufacturers already registered under this order, the application of this order shall be deferred for a period of six months for goods manufactured at a new location in India. However, the following conditions shall be met:

  • the new place of manufacture is within the area of responsibility of the same manufacturer
  • the specific type or model number of the goods manufactured at the new location must already be included in the scope of registration at other manufacturing units of the same manufacturer.

 

Art.7: Labeling at Custom ports

There will be a transition period of up to three months for foreign manufacturing companies with liaison offices or branches in India to affix the “Standard Mark” at customs ports for the product categories covered by this order.

 

Art.8: Exemption for Highly Specialized Equipment (HSE)

Highly specialized equipment (HSE) that meets any of the following criteria is exempt from the application of this order if it is manufactured or imported in quantities of less than 100 units per year.

  • Equipment Powered by three phase power supply or
  • Equipment Powered by single phase power supply with current rating exceeding 16 Ampere or
  • Equipment with dimensions exceeding 1.5 m x 0.8 m or
  • Equipment with weight exceeding 80 kg

 

The amendment can be downloaded from the following URL.
https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2021/228311.pdf

 

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YAMANOUCHI Kengo

Senior Research Associate, Research & Consulting Dept. EnviX Ltd.

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In charge of South Asia (India, Bangladesh, etc.), South Korea, Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, etc.) and Turkey for managing infomation on the environmental regulations

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MA, Environment, Development and Policy, University of Sussex

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