Over 4,450 Non-Compliant Products Seized from Amazon Warehouse in Coimbatore by BIS Including Water Heaters

Products Seized from Amazon Warehouse

INDIA: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Coimbatore branch office conducted a search and seizure operation at the warehouse facility of Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd. in Chettipalayam, Coimbatore. During the raid, over 4,453 non-compliant consumer products worth more than Rs 95 lakh were seized. These products, which included electric toasters, insulated flasks, and water heaters lacked the mandatory BIS standard marks such as the ISI and registration mark, thereby violating Section 17 of the BIS Act, 2016, and several prescribed quality checks. Currently, more than 640 product categories fall under the mandatory ISI mark scheme, and over 75 electronic and IT products are under the registration scheme.

Source: Indian Express