Movement to introduce BIS standard to prevent substandard imported goods

Mumbai: The government is planning to introduce quality control orders for 275 to 300 goods in the next few months to prevent substandard imported products from entering the domestic market. Domestic manufacturers suffer as poor quality goods remain cheap, government sources said.
Around 300 products like low quality cigarette lighters, pens, electrical equipment will be covered under this standard.
Sources said the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is working on quality standards.
Once these standards are notified, the products covered by them will have to be certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Goods without such certificate shall not be allowed to be imported.
Considering the decrease in exports from the country, the government wants to control the import of non-essential goods. Not only has the decline in exports raised concerns among industries, the current account deficit is also at risk of widening.
Such non-tariff measures are being considered where domestic products are available.
Indian markets are getting a huge supply of numerous imported goods. Sources also added that there is no fixed standard for the quality of such products.
India's exports fell for the third month in a row in February while imports fell for the second month in a row, indicating weaker demand in overseas markets. Exports decreased by 8.82 percent to 33.88 billion dollars while imports decreased by 8.21 percent to 51.31 billion dollars.
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