The Bureau of Indian Standards prescribes annual minimum marking fees for enterprises under conformity assessment schemes. The existing notification dated August 05, 2021, along with multiple amendments including those dated June 21, 2023 and March 07, 2024, provided concessions to certain categories of enterprises. This notification further amends the concessions applicable to micro, small, start-up, and women entrepreneur enterprises.

In the Schedule of notification CMD-2/G-18 dated August 05, 2021 (as amended):

1. i) Note 3 substituted as:

“Note 3: Annual minimum marking fee for a micro scale enterprise – From the date of this notification till 31 May 2029, a concession of 80% in the annual minimum marking fee payable by the large-scale enterprises shall be applicable.”

1. ii) Note 4 substituted as:

“Note 4: Annual minimum marking fee for a small scale enterprise – From the date of this notification till 31 May 2029, a concession of 50% in the annual minimum marking fee payable by the large-scale enterprises shall be applicable.”

iii) Note 5 substituted as:

“Note 5: Annual minimum marking fee for a start-up enterprise – From the date of this notification till 31 May 2029, a concession of 80% in the annual minimum marking fee payable by the large-scale enterprises shall be applicable.”

1. iv) Note 6 substituted as:

“Note 6: Annual minimum marking fee for a women entrepreneur enterprise – From the date of this notification till 31 May 2029, an additional concession of 10% in the annual minimum marking fee payable by the applicable scale of enterprises, i.e. either micro or small or medium scale, shall be applicable.”