US EditionBIS cracks down on e-commerce warehouses owned by American companies amid US-India trade talks
- The Bureau of Indian Standards conducted a search at an Amazon warehouse in Shamshabad, seizing 2,783 products without mandatory BIS certification, which include smart watches and mobile chargers.
- The products were valued at over ₹50 lakh, as stated by P.V. Srikanth, Director and Head, BIS Hyderabad.
- This action violates Section 17 of the BIS Act, 2016, which prohibits selling without certification.
- BIS is initiating legal proceedings against those responsible for the seized items, which are under Quality Control Orders mandated by the Central government.
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Are Amazon, Flipkart selling low-quality or fake goods? Companies face raids in India over these allegations
Items including geysers and food mixers worth around Rs 7 million (approximately $81,500) were confiscated from a warehouse operated by an Amazon subsidiary, BIS said. The products either lacked the mandatory quality certification mark or bore counterfeit labels.
Hyderabad: BIS raids Amazon warehouse, seizes over 2,700 'uncertified' consumer products
Hyderabad: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) conducted a search and seizure operation at a warehouse of e-commerce major Amazon in Hyderabad and seized at least 2,783 'uncertified' consumer products. The seized products, which were being sold without the requisite BIS Standard Mark, are estimated to be worth more than Rs 50 lakhs on Wednesday (March 26). The operation was conducted on Tuesday (March 25) at the warehouse located in Airport Cit…
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