Product Certification: why bother?     

• Certified products enjoy the benefits of protection against competition from substandard products and misinterpretation.

• The Product Certification Mark on a product is an excellent marketing tool.

• It provides an independent assurance that the product is manufactured under an effective system of testing, supervision and control.

• Purchasers or consumers need not carry out further tests, as the products are already certified to be in compliance with the standards.

• Certified products provide the user an assurance for safety and reliability.

• It enhances the reputation of the manufacturer and thus, extends market.

• It improves efficiency in production and reduces wastage and rejects.

The product certification in the BSB is operated as per the requirements stipulated in the international standard ISO/IEC 17065:2012 which lays down the requirements that certification bodies must comply with in order to carry out product certification. The Product Certification Scheme (PCS) specifies a number of procedures that certification personnel must adhere to while carrying out product certification. For ease of understanding, BSB has come up with a consolidated procedure for product certification which is presented here. Individual procedures will be made available to whoever is interested.

How to get your product certified: Click Here

For more information- Operation of BSB PCS: Product Certification Scheme: Click Here 

Rules Governing Product Certification 2016: Click Here

                                                                  Mandatory Certification

The Bhutan Standards Bureau has identified products for mandatory certification. Products that have health, safety, and environmental concerns are categorized as mandatory for certification. The mandatory list is dynamic and may change based on requests from consumers or government directives. The list will be expanded to cover all the products manufactured in the country and imported for use in Bhutan. This is as per the decision of the 7th BSB Board Meeting convened on 3rd April 2017. The current list of products under mandatory certification with effect from January 2018 are as follows:

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