BIS marking fee concession for micro and small enterprises, startups and women entrepreneurs BIS fee concession
Micro and small manufacturers, startups and women-led units pay a much lower annual minimum marking fee for the BIS ISI mark, until 31 May 2029.
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- Cost to apply
- BIS application and other certification fees still apply. The concession lowers the annual minimum marking fee.
- Status
- Open
- Run by
- Bureau of Indian Standards, Department of Consumer Affairs
What you get
- 80% off the annual minimum marking fee for micro enterprises, compared with what a large enterprise pays
- 50% off the annual minimum marking fee for small enterprises
- 80% off the annual minimum marking fee for startups
- A further 10% off for women entrepreneur enterprises, on top of the micro, small or medium rate
- The concessions apply from 17 March 2026 to 31 May 2029
Who can apply
- Open to businesses in manufacturing and food processing.
- Micro and small enterprises.
- Applies to the annual minimum marking fee under the BIS product certification scheme (Scheme-I, the ISI mark)
- The notice covers only the annual minimum marking fee. Application, testing and inspection charges are separate.
- Startups and women entrepreneur enterprises get the concession as notified, alongside micro and small units
How to apply
- Apply for the ISI mark licence on BIS Manak Online
- Declare your enterprise category when applying so the lower marking fee is charged
Worth knowing
BIS notification CMD-2/G-18 of 17 March 2026 extends the concessions to 31 May 2029. The earlier concessions ran from 1 June 2023 and 7 March 2024 to 31 May 2026.
Where we found this
- Gazette notification, BIS, 17 March 2026, concession extended to 31 May 2029 (external site) Official
- Gazette notification, BIS, 7 March 2024, micro, small, startup and women concessions (external site) Official
- Gazette notification, BIS, 21 June 2023, 80% concession for micro units (external site) Official
- BIS product certification fee page (external site) Official
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