ISI Certification (BIS) for
Textiles - Requirements for Clothing Made of Limited Flame Spread Materials and Material Assemblies Affording Protection Against Heat and Flame IS 15742 in India

Introduction to Indian Standard IS 15742; Textiles - Textiles - requirements for

clothing made of limited flame spread materials and material assemblies

affording protection against heat and flame - specification

IS 15742 cover Textiles - Textiles - requirements for clothing made of

limited flame spread materials and material assemblies affording

protection against heat and flame - specification

This standard specifies the performance requirements for the limited flame

spread properties of textile materials and material assemblies used in

protective clothing affording protection against heat and flame.

This standard is applicable to clothing such as ladies wear made of

synthetic fibres and children wear of all kinds and also other protective

clothing where protection against heat and fue mainly due to accidental

contact with small igniting flames is required in circumstances where there

is no significant heat and fire hazard.

IS 15742 specifies the quality parameters or characteristics of the Textiles

- Textiles - requirements for clothing made of limited flame spread

materials and material assemblies affording protection against heat and

flame - specification as follows :

(i) Size designation

(ii) Pockets and Closures

(iii) Heat Resistance

(iv) Dimensional change of textiles materials

(v) Radiant Heat

(vi) Tensile strength

(vii) Convective heat

(viii) Tear Resistance

(ix) Seam Strength

1. Mandate for ISI Mark Certification of Textiles - Textiles - requirements for

clothing made of limited flame spread materials and material assemblies

affording protection against heat and flame - specification (IS 15742)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section

16 read with section 17 and sub-section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of

Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government is of the

opinion that it is necessary so to do in the public interest and after

consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, hereby makes the following

Order, namely

Protective Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022.

As per the Protective Textiles (Quality control) order, all the manufacturers

of Textiles - Textiles - requirements for clothing made of limited flame

spread materials and material assemblies affording protection

against heat and flame - specification are obligated to obtain ISI Mark

Certification.

2. Types of Textiles - Textiles - requirements for clothing made of limited

flame spread materials and material assemblies affording protection

against heat and flame - specification covered under IS 15742

Licence is granted to use Standard Mark as per IS 15742 with the following

scope:

Types / Grades / Variety Textiles - requirements for clothing

made of limited flame spread materials

and material assemblies affording

protection against heat and flame

3. Procedure to obtain BIS Certification of Textiles - Textiles - requirements

for clothing made of limited flame spread materials and material

assemblies affording protection against heat and flame - specification to

use ISI mark as per IS 15742

For Indian Manufacturers (Standard Timeframe – 30 days)

For Foreign Manufacturers (Standard Timeframe – 180 days)

Requisites to get the BIS license for Textiles - Textiles - requirements

for clothing made of limited flame spread materials and material

assemblies affording protection against heat and flame - specification

Conformity of Raw Material as per IS 15742

In-house testing laboratory for mandatory tests

Competent Quality Control Personnel

Adherence to the BIS guidelines for Textiles - Textiles - requirements for

clothing made of limited flame spread materials and material assemblies

affording protection against heat and flame - specification as per Indian

standard IS 15742

There are 3 major categories of document required to get the BIS license:

a. Administrative Details

b. Technical Details

c. Quality Control Personnel Details

d. Commercial Details

4. Expenses involved in obtaining BIS certificate for Textiles - Textiles -

requirements for clothing made of limited flame spread materials and

material assemblies affording protection against heat and flame -

specification as per IS 15742 under the Product Certification (Scheme-I) of

BIS :

For Indian Manufacturers

No. Major Charges Amount Remark

1. BIS Fee Application Fees INR 1000 To be paid in BIS A/c

directly. 20% rebate

on Marking Fee for

MSME units.

Audit Charges INR 7000

License Fee INR 1000

Marking Fee Not Defined

2. Testing Charges Sample Test Fee As

Applicable

To be paid into BIS

approved Lab A/c

3. ERCS Service Fee Consultancy &

others

As per actual, (Depending upon the

product and the region of factory)

For the Foreign Manufacturers

No. Major Charges Particulars Amount Remark

1. BIS Fee Application Fees USD 30 To be paid into BIS

A/c directly in USD

(SWIFT). SAARC

countries can pay in

INR with GST@18%

Audit Charges

(consolidated)

USD 3200 to

USD 5900

License Fee USD 30

Marking Fee Not Defined

2. Testing Charges Sample Test Fee As

applicable

To be paid into BIS

approved Lab A/c

3. ERCS Service Fee Consultancy &

other charges

As per actual, (Depending upon the

product and the location of mfg.)

In the certification process, product testing is the most important stage as it

determines whether the quality of the product meets Indian standards.

For the same purpose, investments in testing facilities are required to install test

equipment for internal factory test laboratories.

Apart from charges mentioned above in the table, we may ask you to

pay/reimbursement for a Pre-Visit at your Factory Premises to ensure the

conformity of your product as per the relevant Indian Standard & BIS guidelines

for its BIS certification.

5. Role of ERCS Private Limited in getting your product certified :

To get BIS certification and produce a standard quality product, the manufacturer

must ensure that their product must follow the specified Indian Standard

Specifications (ISS) which we directly interpret to you from the BIS officials as

per the Indian Standards.

ECRS Private Limited will be your friend, philosopher and guide in the whole

process of getting your product certified by the concerned authorities/

departments.

Scope of work by ECRS Private Limited:

a. Ensuring the conformity of your product as per IS 15742:

ERCS Pvt. Ltd. has developed a vast network within the Protective

textile Industry & various BIS departments to assist for ensuring conformity of

the product Textiles - Textiles - requirements for clothing made of limited

flame spread materials and material assemblies affording protection against

heat and flame - specification according to according to IS 15742.

b. Effective documentation with the awareness of the BIS guidelines:

In order to facilitate the manufacturing industry in obtaining BIS certifications,

guidelines have been developed. Our team has the experience of completing

over 150 projects and technically competent acquaintances in various

Industries.

We are familiar with the Indian Standard Specifications & BIS guidelines and

deliver the most suitable interpretation to the Quality Control Personnel so we

can do a reliable and effective documentation of your product in accordance

with the BIS guidelines.

c. A pre-visit can be paid at your factory premises:

In the process of getting BIS certification, the officer from BIS authority visits

the factory for inspection. In order to get good results, the BIS inspection

should go smoothly without any Non-Conformity. By keeping this goal in

mind, our team will organize a pre-visit to your factory premises so that

required changes can be adapted so as to remove the elements of fallibility.

d. Assistance for BIS audits:

We will explain the whole procedure of conducting a BIS inspection and make

you aware of the things which need to be prepared and readily available at

the time of inspection.

6. Benefits of getting ISI Mark for Textiles - Textiles - requirements for

clothing made of limited flame spread materials and material assemblies

affording protection against heat and flame - specification to sell in Indian

Market with our help :

The term “ISI mark" means, that a certain product conforms to the quality

standards set up by the government.

It is compulsory for Textiles - Textiles - requirements for clothing made of limited

flame spread materials and material assemblies affording protection against heat

and flame - specification to obtain the ISI Mark and the violators are penalized

with the material seize and a significant sum as fine.

Getting certification improves the probability of your product to survive and

compete in the market.

Customers have the tendency of buying ISI certified products as it ensured safety

and standard quality. Hence, with the certified products you can win the

confidence and trust of the buyer.

With the word of mouth of such client list, you can establish your credibility in the

market.

Hence with the renowned brand, you can raise the standard and benchmark the

market value of the product.