15-Hour Raid At Amazon, Flipkart Warehouses: Substandard Products With Fake ISI Labels Seized

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has been cracking down on substandard products across India.

The Delhi branch of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) conducted a series of raids on Amazon and Flipkart warehouses on Thursday, seizing thousands of substandard items. The operation, which lasted over 15 hours, was carried out at Amazon’s warehouse in the Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Delhi, and a Flipkart subsidiary warehouse in Trinagar.
According to a statement by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the raid at Amazon’s warehouse led to the confiscation of over 3,500 items, including geysers, food mixers, and various electrical appliances. Officials found that many of these products either lacked the mandatory ISI certification or carried counterfeit ISI labels. The total value of the seized goods is estimated to be approximately Rs 70 lakh.

Flipkart Subsidiary Instakart Raided

In a separate operation, BIS officials raided Instakart Services Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Flipkart, in Trinagar, Delhi. The team uncovered a stockpile of sports footwear that failed to meet ISI standards and lacked proper manufacturing date details. Authorities seized around 590 pairs of sports shoes worth Rs 6 lakh.

These raids are part of a larger nationwide initiative by BIS to enforce quality standards. Over the past month, similar operations have been conducted in multiple locations, including Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Lucknow, and Sriperumbudur, resulting in the confiscation of numerous uncertified products.

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