WHAT IS FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS CERTIFICATION SCHEME (FMCS) BY BIS? Every country has its own set of rules and standards for the manufacturing of products. The manufacturer cannot launch a product directly into the market without product conformity compliances, testing, and marking requirements of that country's standards. In India, a BIS license is granted for products manufactured and conforming to all the relevant Indian standard requirements to use or apply Standard Mark. FMCS is a scheme under which a BIS license is granted to a foreign manufacturer to use or apply Standard Mark and sell their product in India as per the BIS Act, 2016 and Bureau on Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. This scheme enables the foreign manufacturers to use the standard mark, also called ISI Mark, to sell their products in India. BIS has operated the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS) since 2000 under BIS Act, 2016. The BIS license is granted to a foreign manufacturer to use the standard mark on the products that conform to relevant Indian Standards developed by BIS. The FMCS Scheme is applicable for grant of license for all products except Electronics and IT Goods notified by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology.