At several warehouse facilities of well-known e-commerce sites, like as amazon and flipkart, the Bureau of indian Standards (BIS) has conducted search and seizure operations. To stop the distribution of non-compliant products through e-commerce platforms, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said in a release that the searches were carried out in locations like Lucknow, Gurugram, and Delhi.
 
24 hand blenders and 215 toys that lacked the required BIS certification were seized by BIS during a recent operation on march 7, 2025, at an amazon warehouse in Lucknow. A similar operation was conducted at an amazon warehouse in Gurugram in february 2025, the announcement said, and the results showed that 58 aluminum foils, 34 metallic water bottles, 25 toys, 20 hand blenders, 7 PVC cables, 2 food mixers, and 1 speaker were all discovered to be non-certified.
 
Additionally, a raid was carried out at an Instakart services Pvt Ltd-run flipkart warehouse in Gurugram.  The organization confiscated 41 uncertified speakers, 134 toys, and 534 vacuum-insulated stainless steel bottles.

According to the government, Techvision international Pvt Ltd was the source of non-certified products found during BIS's investigations into many infractions on flipkart and Amazon.
 
Following this lead, BIS raided two Techvision international locations in delhi and found 40 gas stoves, 95 electric room heaters, 4,000 electric food mixers, and over 7,000 electric water heaters that were not BIS certified.  According to the report, among the non-certified goods seized are those from Digismart, Activa, Inalsa, Cello Swift, and Butterfly.
 
In order to hold the liable parties accountable, BIS filed a lawsuit under the BIS Act, 2016 after the material was seized.

"BIS has already filed two court cases against M/s Techvision international Pvt Ltd for violations of Sections 17(1) and 17(3) of the BIS Act, 2016. Additional cases are in the process of being filed for other seizure operations. Under Section 17 of the BIS Act, 2016, 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. Furthermore, depending on the severity of the violation, offenders may also face imprisonment of up to two years," the Ministry stated in the release.

According to the government, the BIS is actively monitoring the market to make sure that consumer goods—including those offered for sale on e-commerce platforms—meet the necessary safety and quality requirements.  "As part of this surveillance, BIS purchases various consumer products and subjects them to rigorous testing to verify compliance with the prescribed standards," it continued.
 
 
 
 
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17/03/2025 09:45 AM