Guidelines for toys manufacturer’s for bis license - Toys for creative activities
                     GUIDELINES FORWTWOYWS.SMIGANMUAFTAECSTTU.ORERR’S FORBIS
LICENSE G
CATEGORY F —  TOYS FOR CREATIVE 
ACTIVITIES
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 sixth category i.e., Toys for creative activities . 
It  categorizes the toys as per the age criteria.
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS
Pattern matching activities
1 5 years + geometrical parts or pins, made of wood or  
plastic, colored, to form figures or images
Stamps with images of animals,  
2 4 years +
characters, designs, alphabet, etc. 
 for printing
Toys for creative activities
3 3 years + colored paper, felt boards, or plastic sticks to  
form scenes or figures, parts with magnets to  
form play scenes
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS
Body stickers or paints to be 
4 3 years +  applied on the child
cosmetics, tattoos for skin, and stickers for  
fingernails
Crafts such as weaving looms,  
5 6 years + needle embroidery kits, or other 
 sewing equipment
3 years + Insertion and tying toys and crafts
6 threading beads on yarn or string etc.
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS
7 4 years + Perforated and cut out toys
Engraving and metal work in 
8 8 years +
 simple to complex detail
6 years + Clay and ceramic crafts for 
9
 modelling
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS
Folding crafts
10 7 years +
origami
Mock-ups, technical models
11 8 years + aircrafts, boats, cars, and motorcycles with  
parts to assemble
Colouring and painting kits
detailed materials, stencils, and templates for  
12 3 years + artwork; large assortment of coloured  
crayons, pencils, thin-tipped felt marker pens,  
and water colours
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS
Colouring and painting materials
10 2 years + simple and limited assortment of mate- rials  
and templates for artwork; large (easy to  
grasp) crayons, chalk, broad- tipped felt  
marker pens, and finger paints
Painting sets with water-based 
11 4 years +  paints
with brushes and accessories for paintwork  
or silk-screen
Drawing sets
toys with canvas and mats made of fabric,  
4 years + paper or plastic to draw, colour and/or erase,  12 magic tracing‖ type toys, toys for  
reproduction and imitation of photocopies  
(pantographs), sets with writing boards,  
black- boards, or flip charts
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS
Modelling (manual) and moulding 
10 3 years +  (with moulds)
manual modelling and moulding with putty  
or dough moulds, utensils for working with  
modelling putty
Moulding with plaster and 
11 5 years +
 modelling sands
Musical toys
12 12 months + simple musical instruments such as: pianos,  
guitars, drums, tambourines, horns, and  
others
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS
Simple play sets
10 12 months + basic structure with three to five figures with  
limited detail
Electronic musical instruments
11 4 years + realistic and functional keyboards, electrical  
guitars, electronic drums
Puppets and simple theatres
12 3 years + made of wood, plastic or fabric, with fixed  
eyes, and detachable accessories
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