FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS CERTIFICATION SCHEME (FMCS) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is operating a Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS) since the year 2000. Under this scheme, licence is granted to a Foreign Manufacturer for use of Standard Mark on a product that conforms to an Indian Standard. The Scheme is applicable for grant of licence for all products except Electronics and IT goods notified by Deity. The licence is granted by Foreign Manufacturers Certification Department (FMCD) located at BIS Headquarters, New Delhi. The BIS licence is granted for a location where the product is manufactured and tested as per relevant Indian Standard and Standard Mark is applied on the product conforming to such Indian Standard(s) Is it mandatory to have AIR for BIS Licence and who will be the AIR (Authorized Indian Representative) ? The AIR shall be an Indian resident. He shall declare his consent to be responsible for compliance to the provisions of the BIS Act, Rule Regulations and Terms & Conditions laid down in BIS Licence, Agreement, indemnity bond, Undertaking etc. by or on behalf of the foreign manufacturer or a senior person of the branch/office shall be nominated as the AIR. In case, there is no such branch / office established in India or till it is established in India, the foreign manufacturer shall nominate an AIR in the prescribed format. The group of Aleph India, Aleph INDIA, Aleph Industrial Corporation and Aleph Accreditation and Testing Centre (P) Ltd. was founded in the year 2013 and over the years, we have carved a niche amongst the trusted names in the market. Our aim is to facilitate our consumers to get Product Certification Licence under the various Schemes under Govt of India viz-a-viz Product Certification for Domestic Manufacturers (ISI Mark), BIS Certification for Foreign Manufacturers, Hallmarking Scheme, Compulsory Registration Scheme(CRS), etc.