Discharge lamp ("electronic") flashlight apparatus
Electronic discharge-lamp flashlight apparatus for photography
HSN 9006 61 00 (electronic discharge-lamp flashlight apparatus) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 2083 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme pursuant to the Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025, with staggered enforcement dates by enterprise size from 28 July 2025. A separate customs-clearance overlay under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare applies to any product that also qualifies as a medical device under G.S.R. 102(E).
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 2083. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility address on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025 · S.O. 501(E) dated 21-01-2025 · Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018
- 2Confirm which enforcement date applies to your supplier: 28 July 2025 for general (non-MSME) enterprises, 28 October 2025 for small enterprises, and 28 January 2026 for micro enterprises as defined under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (Act 27 of 2006).S.O. 501(E) dated 21-01-2025 · Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006)
- 3Ensure each unit of flashlight apparatus bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The standard mark must appear on the product itself and not solely on outer packaging.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025
- 4Determine whether the consignment also falls within the list of medical devices notified under G.S.R. 102(E). If it does, obtain Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation registration and comply with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conditions before import.G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- 5Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention. If any medical-device overlay applies, the CDSCO registration reference must also be declared.Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
The most consequential error on this tariff line is treating the staggered enforcement calendar as a blanket deferral: the general-enterprise deadline of 28 July 2025 applies to the vast majority of foreign suppliers, and consignments from unlicensed manufacturers arriving after that date face detention regardless of whether the buyer is itself an MSME. Importers routinely assume their supplier qualifies for the micro or small enterprise extension, but the enterprise-size classification under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 applies to the manufacturer, not to the Indian importer — and foreign manufacturers rarely hold Udyam registration.