Guidelines for Toys Manufacturers for BIS License
                     GUIDELINES  FOWRW  TWO.SYISG M MAATNEUSFTA.OCRTUGRER’S  FOR  BIS  
LICENSE
CATEGORY A — TOYS FOR SENSORIMOTOR ACTIVITIES — FIRST AGE 
As per new guidelines, all the toy manufacturers are required to obtain license from 
BIS in order to sell their products in market. Since more than 1 Indian Standard may 
be applicable on each toy, it has been decided to make the application process 
simpler. 
Toys have been classified into following 2 types for the purpose of BIS certification: 
Electrical (IS 15644:2006) and Non-electrical (IS 9873 (Part 1):2019). 
Manufacturers while applying for a license, may choose one of the applicable primary 
standards based on the type of toy for which license is required. If license is required 
for more than one type of toy (i.e. non-electric and electric), separate applications 
shall be made for each type.
Further, based on their specific purpose and function, toys have also been classified 
into 7 Categories and 146 sub-categories. For the purpose of certification, all the 
models of toys of similar designs, made from the same materials and covered under a 
single sub-category, shall be considered as a series.
In this presentation, we are explaining the first category i.e., Toys for sensorimotor 
activities — First age. It categorizes the toys as per the age criteria.
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
1 0 months+ Rattles and rings
2 4 months + Teethers and teething rings 
Mobiles, with or without sound 
3 0 months + toys with miscellaneous figures and shapes to 
be mounted above the crib and intended to 
be out of the reach of the child
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Crib gyms and playmats
4 2 months+  mats with simple play features or activities; 
may include overhead structures that may 
have dangling objects intended for the child 
to reach, grasp or hit 
Cradle and playpen toys 
5 3 months +  balls, characters attached to cribs, strollers or 
enclosures
Activity playboards
boards that are attached to the crib with 
6 4 months + various play features such as miscellaneous 
colored shapes, shatterproof mirrors, 
spinners that rattle, buttons to push, parts 
that slide on guides, doors that open 
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Squeeze Toys  
7 3 months + constructed of soft material, with or without 
internal rattle or noise feature
Bath Toys 
8 4 months + animals, small boats and floating objects 
9 6 months + Simple books made of textiles or 
plastic
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Simple dolls and animals 
10 2 months +  soft-stuffed dolls and animals made of fabric 
or plush with or without clothes and fixed 
details which cannot be removed 
Roly-poly toys, bop-punching toys 
11 8 months + and pop-up action toys
  figures and animals that rock in a to-and-fro 
motion, made of rigid or inflatable plastic, 
jack in the box, push-down spinning toys 
12 8 months + Books with thick (chunky) pages
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
13 5 months + Simple blocks, nesting toys, and 
stacking toys 
14 6 months + Simple ball and track toys 
18 months + Push-pull and rolling toys with 15 cord or handle
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Simple push/pull rolling toys 
16 6 months + (without cord or handle) which 
make sounds and / or have 
colored lights 
 wheeled animals or vehicle
17 18 months + Wheelbarrows and other vehicles   
     to fill up and empty 
12 months + Boxes, tubs, buckets, and 18 containers  
to store toys
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
19 3 months + Cloth and similar soft material 
balls and geometric forms 
20 18 months + Toys for sand and water 
pails, small shovels, moulds to play with sand 
and water 
Rocking animals and rocker chairs 
21 12 months + 
size suitable for children to ride and rock 
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Push toys with a long handle that 
22 12 months + 
provides stability
        corn popper, lawn mower 
Learn to walk toys (walk behind) 
23 9 months + wheeled unit with a solid base and handle to 
support the child in the early stages of 
walking  
Self-standing foot to floor riding 
toys, trikes, without pedals
24 12 months + wheeled toys, vehicles without pedals that 
are propelled by the power provided by the   
child’s feet on the ground 
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Soft materials in various shapes   
25 8 months + 
for stacking
Sliding beads on a fixed loop or 
26 12 months + shaft
      bead maze or frame 
Shape sorters with miscellaneous 
shapes and colors
27 12 months + containers and vehicles with holes of 
different geometrical shapes that only allow 
parts to pass through the corresponding 
openings and to fall inside 
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Tool benches, pounding benches 
28 12 months + toys simulating carpenter’s benches (strictly 
pounding toys at this age)
Mechanically and electrically 
29 12 months + operated toys
vehicles, dolls, animal char- acters etc. made 
of plastic, metal, fabric or plush, with motions 
powered by spring or battery
30 4 months + 
Balls or cylinders – clear material 
with visible content
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Musical boxes 
31 0 months + toys to be mounted on or near a crib with 
handle or button for adult activation
Simple keyboards or hand-held toys 
32 6 months + with buttons that activate lights and 
sounds
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