India bars sale of CCTV units without Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification
Change
India barred retail sale of imported CCTV units that lack Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) effective April 1 and allowed traders to exhaust existing imported inventories through March 31, 2026.
Why it matters
Retailers and distributors must now verify STQC certificates before listing or selling CCTV hardware, creating an operational compliance step that can delay product availability. Purchasing teams will be limited to STQC-certified domestic models until local manufacturers ramp up capacity, narrowing immediate sourcing options.
Implications
- — CCTV retailers and online marketplace product teams must delist and stop offering imported CCTV models without STQC certification or they will be non-compliant with the domestic sales ban.
- — Importers and wholesale distributors of CCTV equipment must segregate non-STQC stock and cease distribution into retail channels or those units must be withheld from sale.
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