Archive · 2 Sep 2026
India Plans High-Tech Waiver From Mandatory BIS Certification Rules
India wants high-tech companies to get parts from anywhere in the world more easily.
Right now, some imported parts need special quality approvals.
The government says these approvals can take too long.
This may be especially difficult for semiconductor companies, which use many different components.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said a chip company may need 13,501 components.
The proposed rules would remove mandatory certification requirements for high-tech sectors.
The government also wants to build special industrial parks for international manufacturing partnerships.
It says these steps could make supply chains stronger and help Indian companies manufacture in more countries.
The government plans to exempt high-tech companies from mandatory Bureau of Indian Standards certification for imported components.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said semiconductor companies need thousands of components and should be able to source them globally.
The proposed framework aims to reduce approval delays and strengthen supply-chain resilience in high-tech manufacturing.
Goyal said India has concluded nine trade agreements covering 38 developed countries and approximately $60 trillion in combined GDP.
He proposed US-India industrial parks and dedicated auto-component parks with plug-and-play infrastructure.
- Who
- The Indian government, led in this announcement by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, and high-tech manufacturers.
- What
- India plans to exempt high-tech sectors from mandatory Bureau of Indian Standards certification for imported components and proposed dedicated industrial parks.
- When
- The announcement was made during the 66th Annual Session of the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India; no date was specified.
- Why
- To reduce regulatory delays, ease access to global components, strengthen supply-chain resilience, and support international manufacturing partnerships.
- Proposed exemption
- High-tech sectors would be exempt from mandatory standards certifications for imported components.
- Example sector
- Semiconductors, whose companies may require 13,501 components to make a chip.
- Trade agreements
- India has concluded nine agreements over the past four to five years.
- Market coverage
- Those agreements cover 38 developed countries with a combined GDP of about $60 trillion.
- Proposed infrastructure
- US-India industrial parks and two, three, or five specialized auto-component parks.
- Infrastructure model
- The proposed parks would offer plug-and-play facilities tailored to industry requirements.