BIS bans 2 Chinese companies for sub-standard Li-ion cells

NEW DELHI: Cracking down on sub-standard goods supplied by two Chinese companies - Guangdong Cvasun New Energy Technology Co and Ganzhou Novel Battery Technology Co, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has cancelled their registration.

The move follows complaints registered by the ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) after it found that the companies were not complying with the standards for sealed secondary portable lithium system cells. Some of these cells were used in power banks, lithium ion batteries, wearables and laptops.

Amid surging imports from China, some of which were of poor quality, govt has moved in with new standards and quality control orders that are meant to improve the overall consumer experience, both for domestic and imported products. Electronics is one of the segments that is closely watched, more so with production linked incentives thrown in to promote domestic manufacturing.

At least one of the battery companies was found to be supplying cells below the prescribed rating and passing them off as compliant with Indian standards.

Govt agencies took test samples of the products supplied by the two companies and they failed to meet the norms related to Indian safety standards for these categories. Meity had taken up the issue with BIS several weeks ago and BIS last week issued the orders.

The move also sets a precedent for other govt agencies to take up similar cases with BIS so that there is compliance with Indian regulations.


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