No Chinese toy maker has BIS licence: Govt

He said about 1,000 toy manufacturers have BIS licences in India, out of which 982 are domestic manufacturers and 29 are foreign companies. Among the foreign toy makers in India, a maximum 14 are from Vietnam, he said.

“If you come across any seller selling a made in China toy then you can register a complaint with the BIS,” said Tiwari, in response to a query during the press conference organised on the occasion of 76th Foundation Day of the BIS.

Tiwari said that about 160 Chinese toy makers have applied for BIS licence since January 2021 but none of them have been granted a licence as they could not complete the due process due to Covid-19 pandemic.

In 2020, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry had issued the Toys (Quality Control) Order, 2020, which came into force from January 1st, 2021. As per this order, all toy manufacturers in India are required to take a BIS licence.

Discussing the progress of the implementation of the mandatory hallmarking of gold jewelry across 288 districts, Tiwari said the number of districts under mandatory hallmarking will soon cross 300.

As per the BIS, 8.65 crore gold jewellery articles have been hallmarked till date during the financial year 2022-23. The number of operative BIS registered jewellers has increased from 1,37,315 to 1,51,052 in 2022-23.

During 2022-23, 13,737 licences have been granted, the BIS said.

Later in the evening, addressing the gathering, Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal said the BIS must recognise and accept the importance of quality to make India a developed nation.

Goyal said it is a great opportunity for all to pledge ourselves to take quality as our mission and to explore how we can contribute to maintain India a developed nation.

India will not become a developed nation unless we all recognize and accept the importance of quality, he added.