On 26 July 2026, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued Notification S.O. 4182(E), published in the Gazette of India on 28 July, announcing that the date from which mandatory registration applies to televisions under IS 18112:2022 is extended from 26 July 2026 to 26 January 2027.

What the regulation requires

The requirement originates from Notification S.O. 1929(E) of 26 April 2023, which added “Television” as item 64 of the Schedule to the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021 — the CRO — requiring compliance with IS 18112:2022, Specification for digital television receivers for satellite broadcast transmission. Under that standard, televisions sold in India must incorporate a built-in digital satellite reception module so that free satellite channels such as DD Free Dish can be received without an external set-top box. The measure is regarded as part of India’s drive to expand public broadcasting coverage and advance the Digital India strategy. Listing under the CRO means the products may not be manufactured, imported or sold in India without registration with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), so it bears directly on market access.

This is the fourth postponement of the implementation date. The compliance date was initially set for 26 April 2025 and was then successively moved to October 2025, January 2026 and July 2026, and is now deferred to 26 January 2027 — a cumulative delay of nearly two years, reflecting the fact that India’s testing and certification capacity, its industrial supporting base and the revision process of the standard itself are not yet fully ready. Industry sources also indicate that on 30 December 2025 BIS replaced the 2022 edition with revision IS 18112:2025; new applications and certificate changes must cite the new edition and at the same time satisfy the safety requirements of IS 616.

For Chinese exporters of complete televisions and related components, the deferral provides a valuable buffer window, but the direction of mandatory compliance has not changed. Companies are advised to complete BIS-recognised laboratory testing and registration applications within the transition period, to follow closely the arrangements for switching between standard editions, and to coordinate shipment and inventory plans — so that market access is not lost when the January 2027 deadline arrives without an approved certificate.

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