India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has brought smartphone screen protectors under mandatory BIS registration. Through notification S.O. 5190(E), dated 21 September 2026, MeitY added the product as S. No. 66 to the Schedule of the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021, better known as the Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS).
The requirement takes effect from 1 April 2027, giving manufacturers and importers a defined window to test and register their products.