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Photographic flashlight apparatus and flash bulbs (hand torches, flashlights)

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 2083 · CDSCO OVERLAY · MOHFW OVERLAY

HSN 9006 69 00 (photographic flashlight apparatus and flash bulbs) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 2083 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme by virtue of the Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025, notified vide S.O. 501(E) dated 21 January 2025, with staggered enforcement dates by enterprise category. Import of medical devices listed under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 is subject to Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation registration as a separate customs-clearance overlay.

What this is

HSN code

9006 69 00

Chapter

90 · Optical, photographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 2083 · effective 28-07-2025

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

CDSCOCDSCO·Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation

MOHFWMOHFW·Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Compliance steps

1
Source 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 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
2
Confirm the applicable enforcement date for your enterprise category: 28 July 2025 for general enterprises (other than micro and small), 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.
Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025 · S.O. 501(E) dated 21-01-2025 · Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006)
3
Ensure each flashlight unit bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself, not on packaging alone.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025
4
If the goods are medical devices listed in G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, obtain CDSCO registration from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation before import. Quote the CDSCO registration number on the bill of entry; the BIS QCO obligation under IS 2083 remains independently applicable.
G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 · Ministry of Health and Family Welfare · Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
5
Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry. Check whether the consignment qualifies for any exemption under paragraph 2 of the Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025; if so, retain documentary evidence of the exemption basis with the import file.
Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025 · S.O. 501(E) dated 21-01-2025 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is misreading the staggered enforcement calendar as a single blanket date. General enterprises face the 28 July 2025 deadline; small enterprises face 28 October 2025; and micro enterprises face 28 January 2026 — applying the wrong date to the importer's or supplier's enterprise category results in premature detention or, conversely, an import of non-compliant goods after the applicable enforcement date has passed. Verify the enterprise classification of both your business and your overseas supplier against the definitions in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 before the purchase order is placed.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9006 69 00 require BIS certification?

Yes. Photographic flashlight apparatus and flash bulbs falling within this tariff line must conform to IS 2083 and bear the ISI mark under a CM/L licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards, by virtue of the Flashlight (Quality Control) Order, 2025.

When does the BIS QCO enforcement obligation take effect for general importers?

For enterprises other than micro and small enterprises, the enforcement date is 28 July 2025. Small enterprises are covered from 28 October 2025, and micro enterprises from 28 January 2026, as defined under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.

Is CDSCO registration required in addition to the BIS QCO?

Only if the specific goods are medical devices listed in G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020. That registration is administered by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation and is independent of the BIS IS 2083 obligation, which applies regardless.

Does a single CM/L licence cover all flashlight variants from the same manufacturer?

No. A CM/L licence is scope-specific by product variant, specification, and manufacturing facility; flashlight models or plants outside the licensed scope are not covered, and a scope mismatch at customs triggers detention.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / CDSCO / MOHFW / Indian Customs CUSDATA.