The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has issued an instruction mandating all customs officers to verify the validity of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) registration for certain imported goods before clearing them. This instruction is a response to an issue reported by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), which found that some imported closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, which require mandatory BIS registration for security, were being cleared despite having a “Deferred” registration status. To address this, customs officers must now check the BIS-CRS website to confirm that the registration number is valid. They are also required to verify that the manufacturer’s name, model number, and manufacturing location match the details on the website. This new procedure applies not only to CCTVs but to all items that fall under the Compulsory Registration Order. The directive aims to ensure that all imported goods requiring BIS registration comply with the necessary quality and safety standards.
F. No.401/77/2023-Cus.lll
Government of India
Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
Room No. 229A, North Block, New Delhi
Instruction No. 27/2025-Customs Dated: 26 August, 2025
To
All Pr. Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Preventive) / Customs & Central Taxes.
All Pr. Commissioners / Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Preventive).
All Pr. Director General / Director Generals under CBIC.
Subject: Validation of BIS registration at time of clearance – reg.
Madam/Sir,
Reference is invited to Notification No. S.O. 1652(E) dated 09.04.2024 issued by MeitY notifying the CCTVs under the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021 (CRO) for compliance to Essential Requirements (ERs) for security.
2. In this context, MeitY has reported that at the time of clearance of goods at Customs ports, the Custom officers only see the registration number from the Bill of Entry and not verify the validity/status of registration. It has further been reported that the CCTVs are allowed to be imported even though they do not comply to the ERs for security and the BIS has “Deferred” the registration no.
3. In view of the above, it is stated that all the field formations, before allowing clearance of goods, must check the details of the BIS registration number on the BIS-CRS website https://www.crsbis.in/BIS/publicdashAction.do. Only the cases with valid registration number should be allowed and cases with deferred and cancelled registrations status should not be allowed. Further, the manufacturer name, model no. and manufacturing location from the details in the Registration number should also be validated.
4. It is also clarified that the above procedure must not be limited only to the cases of imports of CCTVs but be followed in respect of import of all items requiring BIS registration under the CRO.
5. In view of the above, it is requested that necessary action may be taken to sensitize officers under your jurisdiction regarding the said matter.
6. The difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board.
Hindi version follows.
Yours faithfully,
(Neeraj Goyal)
OSD (Cus-III)
Email: uscus.3-dor@gov.in
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1. The Webmaster, CBIC.
