Ensure seamless Indian market entry and customs clearance for low-voltage switchgear, electric motors, earthmoving machinery, cranes, and industrial assemblies. We offer complete turnkey liaison for both Continuous Production Licences and batch-wise Certificates of Conformity (CoC).
Heavy Machinery & Electricals
Certification Formats
Conformity Assessment Regs 2018
Ministry of Heavy Industries & BIS
To enhance industrial safety and curtail substandard equipment imports, the Government of India through the Ministry of Heavy Industries and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) introduced Scheme X under the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.
Scheme X establishes technical safety standards specifically tailored for heavy industrial machinery, low-voltage switchgear, electric motors, transformers, cranes, earthmoving equipment, and complex assemblies.
Unlike traditional Scheme-I, which targets standard mass-manufactured consumer goods, Scheme X accommodates custom-built machinery, modular sub-assemblies, and specialized engineering imports through dual regulatory avenues: continuous production licensing or batch-wise Certificates of Conformity.
Under newly enforced technical regulations, consignments of covered machinery arriving at Indian ports without valid BIS Scheme X certification face immediate customs holds, hefty port demurrage charges, and potential orders for return shipment.
The scope of Scheme X spans across critical electrical and industrial mechanical sectors:
Circuit breakers (ACB, MCCB, MCB), contactors, disconnectors, distribution boards, and industrial switchboards.
Three-phase induction motors, high-efficiency motors, generators, alternators, and variable frequency drive drives.
Excavators, wheel loaders, bulldozers, backhoes, compaction rollers, and specialized road building equipment.
Overhead traveling cranes, tower cranes, mobile cranes, hoists, winches, conveyors, and mining haulage units.
| Machinery Class | Harmonized Indian Standard | International Equivalent | Core Safety Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| LV Switchgear (MCCB/ACB) | IS/IEC 60947-2 | IEC 60947-2 | Short-circuit breaking capacity, temperature rise, dielectric |
| Three-Phase Induction Motors | IS 12615 | IEC 60034-30-1 | Efficiency classes (IE2, IE3, IE4), locked rotor torque, vibration |
| EOT & Industrial Cranes | IS 3177 / IS 807 | ISO 4301 / FEM 1.001 | Structural integrity, deflection limits, fail-safe brakes, overload limiters |
| Hydraulic Excavators | IS 16645 | ISO 7135 | ROPS/FOPS cabin safety, hydraulic burst protection, stability test |
| Distribution Transformers | IS 2026 / IS 1180 | IEC 60076 | No-load and load loss, impulse withstand, temperature rise limits |
Depending on your manufacturing model and commercial volume, BIS Scheme X provides two approval routes:
Issued to plants producing machinery on a regular, ongoing assembly line. Grants permission to imprint the official BIS Standard Mark on all finished machinery.
Tailored for project-specific imports, custom one-off engineering machinery, prototypes, or defined limited consignment batches.
Identify applicable IS/ISO standards, verify critical electrical components, and compile comprehensive engineering dossiers.
Foreign manufacturers nominate an Authorized Indian Representative to handle statutory compliance with BIS.
Digital application submission specifying machine technical specifications, wiring schematics, and test certificates.
BIS inspection team conducts a physical evaluation of assembly lines, safety interlocks, and in-house testing facilities.
Official issuance of Scheme X license or CoC, authorizing packaging label marks and customs clearance.
Factory license, corporate incorporation certificate, and registered manufacturing facility address proof.
Circuit diagrams, hydraulic/pneumatic schematics, general assembly drawings, and safety interlock specifications.
List of motors, switchgear, cables, and relays with compliance certificates (IEC, CE, or BIS).
ISO 9001 documentation, Scheme of Testing & Inspection (STI), and testing apparatus calibration logs.
Talk to our lead heavy machinery compliance engineer within 15 minutes.