BIS carries out raids on Amazon, Flipkart warehouses over selling of ‘unsafe non-certified products’

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart, in cities like Lucknow, Gurugram, and Delhi. The crackdown was part of the ongoing drive to curb the distribution of non-compliant products through e-commerce platforms.

The BIS seized 215 toys and 24 hand blenders, all lacking mandatory BIS certification, following a raid at an Amazon warehouse in Lucknow on March 7, 2025. In February this year, a similar operation at an Amazon warehouse in Gurugram resulted in the seizure of 58 aluminum 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.

Similarly, 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. 

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What the Bureau of Indian Standards Says…

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, and Butterfly, among others.

Action So Far:

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, and Butterfly, among others.

What Rules Say And Products Under Surveillance:

The products under market surveillance include commonly used consumer goods such as domestic pressure cookers, hand-held blenders, food mixers, electric irons, room heaters, PVC cables, gas stoves, toys, two-wheeler helmets, switches, sockets, and aluminum foils for food packaging. Considering the potential hazards posed by substandard quality products, the Central Government has made BIS certification mandatory for these products in the public interest.

However, 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, and BigBasket, even though BIS certification has been made mandatory for these products. Non-certified products include those that do not bear the ISI Mark or bear an ISI Mark with an invalid license number (CM/L number).

No comments could be obtained from the concerned e-commerce platforms over such allegations.