Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade notifies Quality norms for imported toys

Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT) had notified Quality Control Order (QCO) on toys on 25.02.2020 with implementation date as 1.9.2020. However, at the request of Industry associations, the implementation date has been extended as 01.01.2021.

As per this Order, it has been made compulsory for toys to conform to the corresponding Indian Standards for Safety of Toys and to bear Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Standard Mark under a licence from BIS as per Scheme-I of Schedule-II of BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued notification No. 33/2015-2020 dated 02.12.2019 regarding random sample testing on toy consignment and successful clearance is mandatory in case of import of toys. Officers have been posted at Port of entry for drawal of market samples from the consignments of foreign licensees and Standard Operating Protocol in this regard has been shared with the customs.

This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution, Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Rajya Sabha