Guidelines for Toys Manufacturer’s for Bis License - Toys for Physical Activities - Toys category (B)
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CATEGORY B — TOYS FOR PHYSICAL 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 second category i.e., Toys for physical 
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 
Pedal vehicles, kick scooters, 
1 2 years + walking bicycles, balance bikes 
tricycles, wheeled toys, stable vehicles with 
pedals, small two wheeled bicycles without 
pedals powered by the child’s feet
Child sized electrical vehicles 
2 2 years + battery powered vehicles to be driven by 
children
Toy bicycles 
3 3 years + two-wheeled pedal bicycles with or without 
training/sup- porting wheels to provide 
stability
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
4 6 years + Skates, two-wheeled scooters and 
in-line roller skates 
Roller skates (except in-line) 
5 3 years + roller skates with wheels not positioned in 
linear (in-line) direction
Flying objects
6 5 years + kites, boomerangs, simple airplanes (with 
rubber band)
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Soap bubbles 
7 3 years + toys with accessories for blowing soap 
bubbles
Bowling, ―bocce‖-type games, 
8 3 years + ring toss games
plastic or wooden pin bowling sets, rings for 
throwing
3 years + Lightweight balls (plastic)
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Toy versions of sporting 
10 3 years + equipment to imitate real sports 
versions 
baseball, basketball, cricket, golf, shuttlecock, 
tennis, badminton, or beach racquets 
11 4 years + Simple obstacle and hopscotch-
type games 
12 3 years + Games involving objects thrown at 
targets
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
13 4 years + Spinning toys without cord
14 4 years + Stilt walking (low height), hula 
hoops, rings to be balanced with a 
rod
Yo-yos and spinning toys with cord 
15 6 years +
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
16 6 years + Mini golf, cricket, billiards, table 
football, and other similar games
17 5 years + Jump rope
7 years + Electronic dancing mats 18 for learning dance steps and for following 
com- plex dance routines
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Activity toys for indoor and 
19 3 years +
outdoor domestic use 
to boggans, sleds, swings with open seating, 
higher slides with more steps, climbers and 
see- saws
Activity toys for indoor or outdoor 
20 2 years +
domestic use 
swing with seats that surround the child and 
short slides with few steps for climbing 
Aquatic toys 
21 3 years + boards, inflatables (animal/character shapes, 
boats)
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS 
Wading or paddling pools (with 
22 2 years +
adult supervision)
Simple electronic floor mats 
23 3 years + for following patterns, making music, learning 
simple dance routines
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