Service category

Product Certification

Conformity routes that let your product reach regulated markets.

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  • Pan-IndiaAssessor coverage

How it works

Our product certification process

  1. 01

    Application & Quotation

    2–3 working days

    You submit an application form covering scope, headcount, sites and shift pattern. We review complexity, confirm audit-day allocation against accreditation rules and issue a fixed quotation.

  2. 02

    Contract & Audit Planning

    1 week

    On acceptance we appoint a lead auditor with verified technical competence for your sector, agree audit dates and share the audit plan in advance.

  3. 03

    Stage 1 — Readiness Review

    1 day (typical)

    A documentation and readiness assessment: scope confirmation, review of your management system documents, internal audit and management review evidence, and identification of anything that would block Stage 2.

  4. 04

    Stage 2 — Certification Audit

    2–5 days (scope dependent)

    On-site assessment of the system in operation. We sample processes, interview staff, examine records and raise findings graded as major, minor or opportunity for improvement.

  5. 05

    Corrective Action & Decision

    2–4 weeks

    You close out any nonconformities with root-cause analysis and evidence. An independent certification decision-maker — not the audit team — reviews the file and grants certification.

  6. 06

    Certificate Issue

    3–5 working days

    A three-year certificate is issued and your organisation is listed on our public certified-client directory for verification by your customers.

  7. 07

    Surveillance & Recertification

    Annual

    Surveillance audits at 12 and 24 months confirm the system remains effective. A full recertification audit is completed before the three-year expiry.

Common questions

Product Certification — common questions

For most product categories there is no CE certificate to issue — CE marking is a self-declaration by the manufacturer, supported by a technical file. Where the applicable legislation mandates third-party assessment, that must be performed by an EU-designated Notified Body. Our role is to prepare you correctly for either route.

The ISI Mark Scheme applies to products under a Quality Control Order and involves a full factory inspection plus ongoing in-house testing. The Compulsory Registration Scheme covers electronics and IT goods and is based on self-declaration supported by testing at a BIS-recognised laboratory, without a factory inspection. Which applies is determined by the product, not by preference.

HACCP certifies the hazard control methodology. ISO 22000 certifies a full food safety management system that contains HACCP plus leadership, planning, competence, communication, verification and improvement. If your buyer specifies HACCP, or you want certified hazard control quickly, start with HACCP. If you need GFSI recognition or a management-system-level certificate, go to ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000.

No. Importing countries recognise specific Halal certification bodies, and recognition lists differ between Malaysia (JAKIM), Indonesia (BPJPH), the UAE (ESMA/MOIAT) and others. Certification must be obtained from a body recognised by your destination market. We help determine which recognition your target market requires.

Question not answered here? Ask a certification specialist — we answer technical questions without requiring an enquiry first.

Next step

Ready to get certified?

Talk to our certification specialists. We will scope it honestly, show you the audit-day calculation, and tell you if the timeline you need is not realistic.