National treatment of conformity assessment bodies (NTCABs) with India

UK conformity assessment bodies (CABs) can now apply for accreditation, approval or licensing to conformity assess goods against India’s regulations in certain sectors.

These sectors are:

• measuring instruments
• non-automatic weighing instruments
• equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres
• pressure equipment
• lifts
• simple pressure vessels
• appliances burning gaseous fuels
• pyrotechnics
• recreational craft
• noise emissions
• personal protective equipment
• machinery
• electromagnetic compatibility
• toys
• radio equipment
• sporting products (including cricket equipment)
• textiles

To do this, UK CABs will need to apply for accreditation from India’s relevant accreditation body.

Should the application be approved, this will allow the CAB to assess against India’s regulations in the UK.

This could save time and money for businesses as goods would no longer need to be sent to the other country for assessing.

This process is referred to as national treatment of conformity assessment bodies (NTCABs) under the terms of the comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA). It ensures that CABs from the UK and India respectively be treated on the same terms as or in an equivalent way to domestic CABs.