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BIS Toy Certification in India: Navigating QCO and the New IS 9873 Standards

2026-05-21
The toy sector is entering a new compliance era as updated BIS toy safety standards, stricter QCOs, and revised IS 9873:2025 requirements impose tighter manufacturing, testing, and certification obligations on both domestic and foreign toy companies.
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