The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has started a nationwide enforcement drive against substandard toys. The organisation visited various toy sellers who had been selling children’s toys without adequate licences and standards. The agency said on Tuesday that it seized a large number of toys in raids at 25 outlets across the country.
The month-long enforcement drive was started by the BIS to tackle the issue of illegal imports of Chinese toys. The agency had received complaints from several Indian companies in the segment. Since the order was issued, BIS has granted licences to around 1,000 toy manufacturers and less than 30 foreign manufacturers received appropriate licences.
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“Sub-standard and non-BIS certified toys have been seized during these raids. We started the raids after receiving complaints from domestic players that Chinese toys are being imported in the guise of chocolates, gifts and other items. No Chinese toy manufacturer has been granted a BIS licence till date,” Pramod Kumar Tiwari, director general of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), had recently said on the organisation’s foundation day.
Tiwari said that raids were conducted in cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune. Despite the ban on the import of non-certified toys, Chinese toys are still being found in India. Preliminary investigation by the BIS reveals that Chinese toys are being smuggled in, Tiwari told news agency ANI.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
First Published: Jan 11, 2023 1:33 PM IST
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