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Every quality, compliance, and regulatory standard for Indian businesses explained clearly. What it is, who needs it, what auditors check. Official sources only.

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Quality & Operations
ISO 9001
International quality management system. Required for government tenders, export contracts, and large B2B supply chains.
Required for tendersQMS
Verified March 2026
IATF 16949
Automotive supply chain quality standard. Mandatory for Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to all major OEMs in India.
OEM mandatoryAutomotive
Verified March 2026
BIS / ISI Mark
India's mandatory product certification. Required for 500+ regulated categories including electrical equipment, cement, and helmets.
Mandatory productsBIS
Verified March 2026
Six Sigma & Lean
Process improvement methodologies. DMAIC for defect reduction. Belt certification through ASQ or IASSC.
DMAICKaizen
Verified March 2026
SOPs
Standard Operating Procedures. Foundation of every certification. If it is not written down, it does not exist.
DocumentationAll certs
Verified March 2026
TQM
Total Quality Management. A company-wide culture where every person and every process is committed to quality every day.
CultureImprovement
Verified March 2026
Internal Audit
Mandatory for all ISO standards. Annual programme, independent auditors, CAPA for every finding raised.
ISO requirementCAPA
Verified March 2026
Skill Matrix
Competence records for ISO audits. Maps every role's required skills against current levels. Training attendance alone is not sufficient.
ISO 9001 cl.7.2HR
Verified March 2026
ISO 13485
Quality management for medical device manufacturers. Required for CE marking, FDA, and India MDR 2017 Class B and above.
Medical devicesCDSCO
Verified March 2026
Food & Safety
FSSAI
India's mandatory food safety licence. Every commercial food business must hold a valid FSSAI licence before operating.
Mandatory IndiaFood
Verified March 2026
HACCP
7 Codex food safety principles. Identifies critical control points in food production. Foundation for ISO 22000, BRCGS, and FSSC 22000.
CCPFood export
Verified March 2026
ISO 22000
International Food Safety Management System. HACCP inside a full management system. Required by major retail chains and hotel groups.
FSMSRetail buyers
Verified March 2026
BRCGS / FSSC 22000
GFSI-benchmarked food safety standards. BRCGS for UK supermarkets. FSSC 22000 for multinational food manufacturers.
GFSIUK retail
Verified March 2026
GMP — Schedule M
Good Manufacturing Practice. Mandatory for all drug and pharmaceutical manufacturers in India. Revised Schedule M 2023.
Drug licence req.Pharma
Verified March 2026
Environment & Energy
ISO 14001
Environmental management system. Required by EU buyers and sustainability-focused supply chains. Integrates with ISO 9001.
EMSEU buyers
Verified March 2026
ESG / BRSR
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report. Mandatory for top 1000 listed companies under SEBI LODR from FY 2022-23.
SEBI mandatoryListed cos.
Verified March 2026
GreenPro
India's national eco-label administered by CII-ITC. Certifies products meet environmental criteria across their full life cycle.
Eco-labelCII
Verified March 2026
ISO 50001
Energy management system. Requires energy baseline, Significant Energy Uses, and measurable improvement targets.
EnMSEnergy
Verified March 2026
IT & Information Security
ISO 27001
International information security management system. 93 Annex A controls. Required by European and Indian enterprise buyers.
ISMSEnterprise
Verified March 2026
DPDP Act 2023
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act. Mandatory for all organisations processing personal data of Indians. Penalties up to Rs 250 crore.
Indian lawPrivacy
Verified March 2026
SOC 2
US enterprise security attestation from a licensed CPA firm. Type II covers 12-month operating effectiveness. Required by US SaaS buyers.
US marketSaaS
Verified March 2026
Health & Safety
ISO 45001
Occupational health and safety management. Replaced OHSAS 18001 (withdrawn March 2021). Worker participation mandatory under Clause 5.4.
OH&SFactory
Verified March 2026
Factories Act 1948
Mandatory India legislation for all factories. Covers licences, working hours, safety, and welfare. Required for 10 or more power-using workers.
Indian lawFactory
Verified March 2026
Export & Trade
CE Marking
Mandatory EU conformity mark. Required for regulated products in EU, EEA, and Northern Ireland. Self-declared against applicable EU Directives.
EU mandatoryExport
Verified March 2026
RoHS & REACH
EU hazardous substance regulations for electronics and chemicals. SVHC candidate list updated twice yearly by ECHA.
EU mandatoryChemicals
Verified March 2026
APEDA & AGMARK
India's agricultural export registrations. RCMC mandatory before first export of scheduled products. AGMARK for grading certification.
Export mandatoryAgriculture
Verified March 2026
GOTS & OEKO-TEX
Textile sustainability certifications. GOTS for organic fibre chain of custody. OEKO-TEX for harmful substance testing on finished articles.
TextileEU buyers
Verified March 2026
Finance & Legal
GST Compliance
GST filing processes, ITC reconciliation, and e-invoicing for Indian businesses. GSTR-2B reconciliation before every filing.
Indian lawTax
Verified March 2026
HR & People
SA8000
Social accountability standard. 9 worker rights elements. Worker interviews mandatory. Required by European and US fashion and consumer goods buyers.
SocialExport
Verified March 2026
People SOPs
HR documentation every ISO audit checks. Onboarding, appraisal, grievance, exit, and POSH. Written procedures, not informal practice.
HRISO req.
Verified March 2026
Digital & IT
ITIL
World's most adopted IT service management framework. ITIL 4 Foundation via PeopleCert. Required in many IT outsourcing contracts.
ITSMIT services
Verified March 2026
CMMI
Capability Maturity Model. Level 3 mandatory for most government and defence IT contracts in India. Appraised by ISACA-registered Lead Appraisers.
Govt IT req.Software
Verified March 2026
IT SOPs
IT documented procedures for incident response, change management, access control, and backup. Required by ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI-DSS.
ISO 27001SOC 2
Verified March 2026
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