BIS Certification for Cross Recessed Screws – Overview, Procedure, Documents, Govt. Fee
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India, has notified the Cross Recessed Screws (Quality Control) Order, where it has made it obligatory for the manufacturers and importers to ensure that the cross recessed screws adhere to the relevant Indian Standards. In order to meet such obligations, it becomes mandatory for the manufacturers to take a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which is popularly referred to as the BIS Certification or ISI Mark Licence. The purpose behind such a licence is to make sure that the cross recessed screws are manufactured with the required quality, strength, dimension, durability and performance. Thus, by having the BIS licence, it makes sure that the cross recessed screws are safe for application in construction, engineering, automotive, electrical and industrial purposes. It is important to know that only the manufacturers are entitled to get the BIS licence and not the traders, distributors, retailers or dealers. Where the manufacturer has more than one manufacturing unit, then a separate licence has to be taken from the BIS for each individual factory in accordance with the provisions of BIS Act, 2016.
Products covered under the BIS certification for Cross recessed screws:
| Indian standard | Title of the Indian Standard |
| IS 18471 (Part 1): 2023 | Fasteners – Cross Recessed Drilling Screws with Tapping Screw Thread Part 1 Pan Head |
| IS 18471 (Part 2):2023 | Fasteners – Cross – Recessed Drilling Screws with Tapping Screw Thread Part 2 Countersunk Head |
| IS 18471 (Part 3): 2023 | Fasteners – Cross Recessed Drilling Screws with Tapping Screw Thread Part 3 Raised Countersunk Head |
| IS 18476:2023 | Fasteners- Hexagon Washer Head Drilling Screws with Tapping Screw Thread |
| IS 18480 (Part 1):2023 | Cross Recessed Tapping Screws: Part 1 Pan Head |
| IS 18480 (Part 2):2023
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Cross Recessed Tapping Screws: Part 2 Countersunk Flat Head |
| IS 18480 (Part 3):2023 | Cross Recessed Tapping Screw: Part 3 Raised Countersunk Oval Head |
| IS 7483: 2018 | Pan Head Screws With Type H or Type Z Cross Recess Product Grade A |
| IS 7485 (Part 1): 2018 | Countersunk Flat Head Screws (Common head Style) With Type H or Type Z Cross Recess – Product Grade A Part 1 Steel Screws of Property Class 4.8 |
| IS 7485 (Part 2): 2018 | Countersunk flat head screws (common head style) with type H or Type Z Cross Recess – Product Grade A part 2 Steel Screws of Property Class 8.8, Stainless Steel Screws and Non Ferrous Metal Screws |
| IS 7486: 2018 | Raised countersunk head screws (Common Head Style) with type H or type Z cross recess – Product grade A |
| IS 18507: 2024 | Drywall Screws – Specification |
| IS 18508: 2024 | Chipboard Screws – Specification |
| IS 18509: 2023 | Cross-recessed Countersunk Head Wood Screws Specification |
Documents required for BIS certification for Fasteners, Nuts and Bolts:
- Company incorporation certificate
- GST and MSME certificate
- Brand name or trademark registration
- Manufacturing Flow Chart
- Plant Layout
- List of the machinery and raw materials
- Rent agreement or lease deed, or ownership deed, etc.
- Images of the products
- Aadhar card and qualification proof of the Quality control person
- Test report of the products from BIS-approved labs.
- List of the testing equipment (exempted for micro unit as per MSME)
Govt. Fee for BIS certification for Cross Recessed Screws
Application fee Rs. 1000/-
Annual fee Rs. 1000/-
BIS inspection fee Rs. 7000/-
BIS testing fee: As per applicable
Minimum marking fee: as follow
| IS
Number |
IS Title | Large-scale Minimum marking fee per annum (in Rs.) | Medium scale Minimum marking fee per annum (in Rs.) | Small-scale Minimum marking fee per annum (in Rs.) | Micro-scale Minimum marking fee per annum (in Rs.) |
| IS 18471 (Part 1): 2023 | Fasteners – Cross Recessed Drilling Screws with Tapping Screw Thread Part 1 Pan Head | 119,000 | 96,000 | 59,500 | 23,800 |
| IS 18471 (Part 2):2023 | Fasteners – Cross – Recessed Drilling Screws with Tapping Screw Thread Part 2 Countersunk Head | 121,000 | 97,000 | 60,500 | 24,200 |
| IS 18476:2023 | Fasteners- Hexagon Washer Head Drilling Screws with Tapping Screw Thread | 120,000 | 96,000 | 60,000 | 24,000 |
| IS 18480 (Part 1):2023 | Cross Recessed Tapping Screws: Part 1 Pan Head | 122,000 | 98,000 | 61,000 | 24,400 |
| IS 18480 (Part 2):2023
|
Cross Recessed Tapping Screws: Part 2 Countersunk Flat Head | 118,000 | 95,000 | 59,000 | 23,900 |
| IS 7483: 2018 | Pan Head Screws With Type H or Type Z Cross Recess – Product Grade A | 117,000 | 94,000 | 58,500 | 23,400 |
| IS 7485 (Part 1): 2018 | Countersunk Flat Head Screws (Common head Style) With Type H or Type Z Cross Recess – Product Grade A Part 1 Steel Screws of Property Class 4.8 | 117,000 | 94,000 | 58,500 | 26,400 |
| IS 7485 (Part 2): 2018 | Countersunk flat head screws (common head style) with type H or Type Z Cross Recess – Product Grade A part 2 Steel Screws of Property Class 8.8, Stainless Steel Screws and Non – Ferrous Metal Screws | 119,000 | 96,000 | 59,500 | 23,800 |
| IS 7486: 2018 | Raised countersunk head screws (Common Head Style) with type H or type Z cross recess – Product grade A | 113,000 | 91,000 | 56,500 | 22,600 |
| IS 18507: 2024 | Drywall Screws – Specification
|
118,000 | 95,000 | 59,000 | 23,600 |
| IS 18508: 2024 | Chipboard Screws – Specification | 119,000 | 96,000 | 59,500 | 23,800 |
Step-by-step procedure to get BIS Certification for Fasteners, Nuts and Bolts
- Testing of the products from a third-party laboratory approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards, located in India.
- Submission of the application along with the requisite documents.
- Payment of the Govt. Fee on the BIS portal.
- Scrutiny of the application by the BIS officer.
- Answer to the query, if any, raised during scrutiny of the application.
- The BIS officer will conduct a factory inspection to check adherence to quality control measures.
- Upon successful completion of testing and inspection, a BIS License is granted.
Validity of the BIS License
A BIS license is valid for one year after it is obtained and must be renewed annually.
Conclusion
Quality cross recessed screws play a crucial role in the fastening system, which makes it vital that the cross recessed screws are reliable and of high quality. Acquiring the ISI Mark License would not only help manufacturers to comply with the Government rules but also increase customer satisfaction.
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