ISO Certification: Friends, some standards have been set by the government and some international organizations for all the things we buy in the market. Let us tell you that whenever an item or product is brought to the market for sale after being made in the factory, then the product has to go through all kinds of standard tests before entering the market, where the quality, safety ( Security) and Efficiency are checked and after all are found in the test, the product is given ISO Certificate by ISO.
But friends do you know what is ISO, how it works, how ISO affects our life. In today’s article, we are going to talk about all these things. If you also want to get information related to ISO, then you must read this article till the end.
What is ISO Certification?
| ISO Full Name | International Organization for Standardization |
| Official Foundation | 23 February 1947 |
| Old Name | International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations (ISA) |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
| (Membership)number of member countries | 167 countries (39 Correspondents and 4 Subscribers) |
| Official Language | English, French, Russian |
| President | Ulrika Francke |
| Official Website | www.iso.org |
Know what is ISO?
ISO is a non-governmental International Standards Organization that issues a standard certificate for products, energy management, social work, etc. from industries around the world. This organization has been formed by many countries around the world together. Till now more than 167 countries are members of this ISO organization. Let us tell you that different types of numerical codes have been made for each type of ISO certificate, which are issued for different works and products.
History of ISO
ISO was founded in 1926 as the International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations (ISA), whose main focus was the quality and safety of mechanical engineering products. But in 1942, at the time of World War II, the ISA was dissolved by the United Nations. After this, it was proposed by the United Nations Standards Coordinating Committee (UNSCC) that there should be a Global Standard Body for the standards. After which 25 member countries of ISA and UNSCC signed an agreement for International Organization for Standardization in London. After which ISO officially came into existence on 23 February 1947.
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Structure and organization of ISO:
- As you know, ISO is a voluntary organization whose members from the standard countries represent their respective countries in the Central Secretariat located in Geneva. The ISO Annual Meeting is held every year in Geneva.
- The annual budget of ISO’s Central Secretariat in Geneva is determined by the 20 member bodies. These 20 members are representatives of different countries.
- ISO’s Technical Management Board consists of over 250 technical committees. Which determine and protect the standards of ISO.
Types of ISO Certification
Friends, by the way, more than 10 lakh standard certificates are issued worldwide by ISO. But we are going to provide you information about some important certificates –
| Certificate Code | Related to Certificate |
| ISO 1: 2002 | Geometric Product Specifications (GPS) |
| ISO 105 | Textiles – Color fastness tests |
| ISO 9001 : 2008 | Quality Management |
| ISO 18001 | Safety Management and Occupational Health |
| ISO 5455 | Technical Drawings – Scales |
| ISO 22000:2005 | Food Safety Management Systems |
| ISO 50001 | Energy Management |
| ISO 20000-1 | IT Service Management System |
| ISO 27001:2013 | Information Security Management System etc. |
| ISO 29990 | Learning Services for Non-formal Education & Training |
| ISO 10012 | Measure Management System |
| ISO 8601 | Time and Date management |
| ISO 8000 | Social Responsibility |
| ISO 37001 | To control bribery |
| ISO 639 | language code |
| ISO 4217 | Money code |
Certificates awarded by ICS Standards:
| ICS | Field |
| 1 | Generalities. Terminology. Standardization. Documentation |
| 3 | Services. Company organization, management and quality. Administration. Transport. Sociology |
| 7 | Natural and applied sciences |
| 11 | Health care technology |
| 13 | Environment. Health protection. Safety |
| 17 | Metrology and measurement. Physical phenomena |
| 19 | Testing |
| 21 | Mechanical systems and components for general use |
| 23 | Fluid systems and components for general use |
| 25 | Manufacturing engineering |
| 27 | Energy and heat transfer engineering |
| 29 | Electrical engineering |
| 31 | Electronics |
| 33 | Telecommunications. Audio and video engineering |
| 35 | Information technology |
| 37 | Image technology |
| 39 | Precision mechanics. Jewellery |
| 43 | Road vehicles engineering |
| 45 | Railway engineering |
| 47 | Shipbuilding and marine structures |
| 49 | Aircraft and space vehicle engineering |
| 53 | Materials handling equipment |
| 55 | Packaging and distribution of goods |
| 59 | Textile and leather technology |
| 61 | Clothing industry |
| 65 | Agriculture |
| 67 | Food technology |
| 71 | Chemical technology |
| 73 | Mining and minerals |
| 75 | Petroleum and related technologies |
| 77 | Metallurgy |
| 79 | Wood technology |
| 81 | Glass and ceramics industries |
| 83 | Rubber and plastic industries |
| 85 | Paper technology |
| 87 | Paint and colour industries |
| 91 | Construction materials and building |
| 93 | Civil engineering |
| 95 | Military affairs. Military engineering. Weapons |
| 97 | Domestic and commercial equipment. Entertainment. Sports |
Certificates offered by TC Standards:
| Committee | Title |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology |
| ISO/TC 1 | Screw threads |
| ISO/TC 2 | Fasteners |
| ISO/TC 4 | Rolling bearings |
| ISO/TC 5 | Ferrous metal pipes and metallic fittings |
| ISO/TC 6 | Paper, board and pulps |
| ISO/TC 8 | Ships and marine technology |
| ISO/TC 10 | Technical product documentation |
| ISO/TC 11 | Boilers and pressure vessels – STANDBY |
| ISO/TC 12 | Quantities and units |
| ISO/TC 14 | Shafts for machinery and accessories |
| ISO/TC 17 | Steel |
| ISO/TC 18 | Zinc and zinc alloys – STANDBY |
| ISO/TC 19 | Preferred numbers – STANDBY |
| ISO/TC 20 | Aircraft and space vehicles |
| ISO/TC 21 | Equipment for fire protection and fire fighting |
| ISO/TC 22 | Road vehicles |
| ISO/TC 23 | Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry |
| ISO/TC 24 | Particle characterization including sieving |
| ISO/TC 25 | Cast irons and pig irons |
| ISO/TC 26 | Copper and copper alloys |
| ISO/TC 27 | Coal and coke |
| ISO/TC 28 | Petroleum and related products, fuels and lubricants from natural or synthetic sources |
| ISO/TC 29 | Small tools |
| ISO/TC 30 | Measurement of fluid flow in closed conduits |
| ISO/TC 31 | Tyres, rims and valves |
| ISO/TC 33 | Refractories |
| ISO/TC 34 | Food products |
| ISO/TC 35 | Paints and varnishes |
| ISO/TC 36 | Cinematography |
| ISO/TC 37 | Language and terminology |
| ISO/TC 38 | Textiles |
| ISO/TC 39 | Machine tools |
| ISO/TC 41 | Pulleys and belts (including veebelts) |
| ISO/TC 42 | Photography |
| ISO/TC 43 | Acoustics |
| ISO/TC 44 | Welding and allied processes |
| ISO/TC 45 | Rubber and rubber products |
| ISO/TC 46 | Information and documentation |
| ISO/TC 47 | Chemistry |
| ISO/TC 48 | Laboratory equipment |
| ISO/TC 51 | Pallets for unit load method of materials handling |
| ISO/TC 52 | Light gauge metal containers |
| ISO/TC 54 | Essential oils |
| ISO/TC 58 | Gas cylinders |
| ISO/TC 59 | Buildings and civil engineering works |
| ISO/TC 60 | Gears |
| ISO/TC 61 | Plastics |
| ISO/TC 63 | Glass containers |
| ISO/TC 67 | Oil and gas industries including lower carbon energy |
| ISO/TC 68 | Financial services |
| ISO/TC 69 | Applications of statistical methods |
| ISO/TC 70 | Internal combustion engines |
| ISO/TC 71 | Concrete, reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete |
| ISO/TC 72 | Textile machinery and accessories |
| ISO/TC 74 | Cement and lime – STANDBY |
| ISO/TC 76 | Transfusion, infusion and injection, and blood processing equipment for medical and pharmaceutical use |
| ISO/TC 77 | Products in fibre reinforced cement – STANDBY |
| ISO/TC 79 | Light metals and their alloys |
| ISO/TC 81 | Common names for pesticides and other agrochemicals |
| ISO/TC 82 | Mining |
| ISO/TC 83 | Sports and other recreational facilities and equipment |
| ISO/TC 84 | Devices for administration of medicinal products and catheters |
| ISO/TC 85 | Nuclear energy, nuclear technologies, and radiological protection |
| ISO/TC 86 | Refrigeration and air-conditioning |
| ISO/TC 87 | Cork |
| ISO/TC 89 | Wood-based panels |
| ISO/TC 91 | Surface active agents |
| ISO/TC 92 | Fire safety |
| ISO/TC 93 | Starch (including derivatives and by-products) |
| ISO/TC 94 | Personal safety — Personal protective equipment |
| ISO/TC 96 | Cranes |
| ISO/TC 98 | Bases for design of structures |
| ISO/TC 100 | Chains and chain sprockets for power transmission and conveyors |
| ISO/TC 101 | Continuous mechanical handling equipment – STANDBY |
| ISO/TC 102 | Iron ore and direct reduced iron |
| ISO/TC 104 | Freight containers |
| ISO/TC 105 | Steel wire ropes |
| ISO/TC 106 | Dentistry |
| ISO/TC 107 | Metallic and other inorganic coatings |
| ISO/TC 108 | Mechanical vibration, shock and condition monitoring |
| ISO/TC 109 | Oil and gas burners |
| ISO/TC 110 | Industrial trucks |
| ISO/TC 111 | Round steel link chains, chain slings, components and accessories |
| ISO/TC 112 | Vacuum technology |
| ISO/TC 113 | Hydrometry |
| ISO/TC 114 | Horology |
| ISO/TC 115 | Pumps |
| ISO/TC 117 | Fans |
| ISO/TC 118 | Compressors and pneumatic tools, machines and equipment |
| ISO/TC 119 | Powder metallurgy |
| ISO/TC 120 | Leather |
| ISO/TC 121 | Anaesthetic and respiratory equipment |
| ISO/TC 122 | Packaging |
| ISO/TC 123 | Plain bearings |
| ISO/TC 126 | Tobacco and tobacco products |
| ISO/TC 127 | Earth-moving machinery |
| ISO/TC 130 | Graphic technology |
| ISO/TC 131 | Fluid power systems |
| ISO/TC 132 | Ferroalloys |
| ISO/TC 133 | Clothing sizing systems – size designation, size measurement methods and digital fittings |
| ISO/TC 134 | Fertilizers, soil conditioners and beneficial substances |
| ISO/TC 135 | Non-destructive testing |
| ISO/TC 136 | Furniture |
| ISO/TC 137 | Footwear sizing designations and marking systems |
| ISO/TC 138 | Plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids |
| ISO/TC 142 | Cleaning equipment for air and other gases |
| ISO/TC 145 | Graphical symbols |
| ISO/TC 146 | Air quality |
| ISO/TC 147 | Water quality |
| ISO/TC 148 | Sewing machines |
| ISO/TC 149 | Cycles |
| ISO/TC 150 | Implants for surgery |
| ISO/TC 153 | Valves |
| ISO/TC 154 | Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration |
| ISO/TC 155 | Nickel and nickel alloys |
| ISO/TC 156 | Corrosion of metals and alloys |
| ISO/TC 157 | Non-systemic contraceptives and STI barrier prophylactics |
| ISO/TC 158 | Analysis of gases |
| ISO/TC 159 | Ergonomics |
| ISO/TC 160 | Glass in building |
| ISO/TC 161 | Controls and protective devices for gas and/or oil |
| ISO/TC 162 | Doors, windows and curtain walling |
| ISO/TC 163 | Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment |
| ISO/TC 164 | Mechanical testing of metals |
| ISO/TC 165 | Timber structures |
| ISO/TC 166 | Ceramic ware, glassware and glass ceramic ware in contact with food |
| ISO/TC 167 | Steel and aluminium structures |
| ISO/TC 168 | Prosthetics and orthotics |
| ISO/TC 170 | Surgical instruments |
| ISO/TC 171 | Document management applications |
| ISO/TC 172 | Optics and photonics |
| ISO/TC 173 | Assistive products |
| ISO/TC 174 | Jewellery and precious metals |
| ISO/TC 176 | Quality management and quality assurance |
| ISO/TC 178 | Lifts, escalators and moving walks |
| ISO/TC 180 | Solar energy |
| ISO/TC 181 | Safety of toys |
| ISO/TC 182 | Geotechnics |
| ISO/TC 183 | Copper, lead, zinc and nickel ores and concentrates |
| ISO/TC 184 | Automation systems and integration |
| ISO/TC 185 | Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure |
| ISO/TC 186 | Cutlery and table and decorative metal hollow-ware |
| ISO/TC 188 | Small craft |
| ISO/TC 189 | Ceramic tile |
| ISO/TC 190 | Soil quality |
| ISO/TC 191 | Animal (mammal) traps – STANDBY |
| ISO/TC 192 | Gas turbines |
| ISO/TC 193 | Natural gas |
| ISO/TC 194 | Biological and clinical evaluation of medical devices |
| ISO/TC 195 | Building construction machinery and equipment |
| ISO/TC 197 | Hydrogen technologies |
| ISO/TC 198 | Sterilization of health care products |
| ISO/TC 199 | Safety of machinery |
| ISO/TC 201 | Surface chemical analysis |
| ISO/TC 202 | Microbeam analysis |
| ISO/TC 204 | Intelligent transport systems |
| ISO/TC 205 | Building environment design |
| ISO/TC 206 | Fine ceramics |
| ISO/TC 207 | Environmental management |
| ISO/TC 209 | Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments |
| ISO/TC 210 | Quality management and corresponding general aspects for medical devices |
| ISO/TC 211 | Geographic information/Geomatics |
| ISO/TC 212 | Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems |
| ISO/TC 213 | Dimensional and geometrical product specifications and verification |
| ISO/TC 214 | Elevating work platforms |
| ISO/TC 215 | Health informatics |
| ISO/TC 216 | Footwear |
| ISO/TC 217 | Cosmetics |
| ISO/TC 218 | Timber |
| ISO/TC 219 | Floor coverings |
| ISO/TC 220 | Cryogenic vessels |
| ISO/TC 221 | Geosynthetics |
| ISO/TC 222 | Personal financial planning – STANDBY |
| ISO/TC 224 | Drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems and services |
| ISO/TC 225 | Market, opinion and social research |
| ISO/TC 226 | Materials for the production of primary aluminium |
| ISO/TC 227 | Springs |
| ISO/TC 228 | Tourism and related services |
| ISO/TC 229 | Nanotechnologies |
| ISO/TC 232 | Education and learning services |
| ISO/TC 234 | Fisheries and aquaculture |
| ISO/TC 238 | Solid biofuels |
| ISO/TC 241 | Road traffic safety management systems |
| ISO/TC 244 | Industrial furnaces and associated processing equipment |
| ISO/TC 249 | Traditional Chinese medicine |
| ISO/TC 251 | Asset management |
| ISO/TC 254 | Safety of amusement rides and amusement devices |
| ISO/TC 255 | Biogas |
| ISO/TC 256 | Pigments, dyestuffs and extenders |
| ISO/TC 258 | Project, programme and portfolio management |
| ISO/TC 260 | Human resource management |
| ISO/TC 261 | Additive manufacturing |
| ISO/TC 262 | Risk management |
| ISO/TC 263 | Coalbed methane (CBM) |
| ISO/TC 264 | Fireworks |
| ISO/TC 265 | Carbon dioxide capture, transportation, and geological storage |
| ISO/TC 266 | Biomimetics |
| ISO/TC 267 | Facility management |
| ISO/TC 268 | Sustainable cities and communities |
| ISO/TC 269 | Railway applications |
| ISO/TC 270 | Plastics and rubber machines |
| ISO/TC 272 | Forensic sciences |
| ISO/TC 274 | Light and lighting |
| ISO/TC 275 | Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal |
| ISO/TC 276 | Biotechnology |
| ISO/TC 279 | Innovation management |
| ISO/TC 281 | Fine bubble technology |
| ISO/TC 282 | Water reuse |
| ISO/TC 283 | Occupational health and safety management |
| ISO/TC 285 | Clean cookstoves and clean cooking solutions |
| ISO/TC 286 | Collaborative business relationship management |
| ISO/TC 287 | Sustainable processes for wood and wood-based products |
| ISO/TC 289 | Brand evaluation |
| ISO/TC 290 | Online reputation – STANDBY |
| ISO/TC 291 | Domestic gas cooking appliances |
| ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience |
| ISO/TC 293 | Feed machinery |
| ISO/TC 295 | Audit data services |
| ISO/TC 296 | Bamboo and rattan |
| ISO/TC 297 | Waste collection and transportation management |
| ISO/TC 298 | Rare earth |
| ISO/TC 299 | Robotics |
| ISO/TC 300 | Solid recovered materials, including solid recovered fuels |
| ISO/TC 301 | Energy management and energy savings |
| ISO/TC 304 | Healthcare organization management |
| ISO/TC 306 | Foundry machinery |
| ISO/TC 307 | Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies |
| ISO/TC 308 | Chain of custody |
| ISO/TC 309 | Governance of organizations |
| ISO/TC 310 | Child care articles |
| ISO/TC 312 | Excellence in service |
| ISO/TC 313 | Packaging machinery |
| ISO/TC 314 | Ageing societies |
| ISO/TC 315 | Cold chain logistics |
| ISO/PC 316 | Water efficient products – Rating |
| ISO/PC 317 | Consumer protection: privacy by design for consumer goods and services |
| ISO/TC 319 | Karst |
| ISO/TC 321 | Transaction assurance in E-commerce |
| ISO/TC 322 | Sustainable finance |
| ISO/TC 323 | Circular economy |
| ISO/TC 324 | Sharing economy |
| ISO/TC 326 | Machinery intended for use with foodstuffs |
| ISO/TC 327 | Natural stones |
| ISO/TC 328 | Engineered stones |
| ISO/PC 329 | Consumer incident investigation guideline |
| ISO/TC 330 | Surfaces with biocidal and antimicrobial properties |
| ISO/TC 331 | Biodiversity |
| ISO/TC 332 | Security equipment for financial institutions and commercial organizations |
| ISO/TC 333 | Lithium |
| ISO/TC 334 | Reference materials |
| ISO/PC 335 | Guidelines for organizations to increase consumer understanding of online terms and conditions |
| ISO/TC 336 | Laboratory design |
| ISO/PC 337 | Guidelines for the promotion and implementation of gender equality |
| ISO/TC 338 | Menstrual products |
| ISO/TC 339 | Small hydropower plants |
| ISO/TC 340 | Natural gas fuelling stations |
| ISO/TC 341 | Heat supply network |
Benefits and Features of ISO:
Having ISO standardization brings various benefits to our products and industries which are as follows –
- No Poverty: In any country, if industry or business is done according to a fixed standard, then it is beneficial for the economic progress of the country. As you know, if our industries benefit, the country will benefit along with the product of the company. People will get employment opportunities. That’s why people will automatically be poverty free and empowered if they have employment. Due to which poverty will reduce in the country and people will be able to live above poverty.
- Good Health and Well-Being: Hospitals built according to ISO standards, medical facilities provided to people by medical equipment help people in the treatment of serious diseases. Due to the medical standard of ISO, people can avail better health facilities.
- Quality Education:
- Gender Equality:
- Clean Water and Sanitation
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Industry, Innovation and infrastructure
- Reduces Inequalities
- Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Responsible Consumption and Production
- Climate Action
- Life Below Water
- Life on Land
- Peace, Justice and strong Institutions
- Partnerships for the Goals
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Detailed description of the code form of the ISO international standard:
- Whenever a product, commodity or industry is given an ISO number code based on its specification, it is written or printed on the top of the product in the form of ISO[/IEC][/ASTM] [IS] nnnnn[:yyyy] Is.
- Here in the above code nnnn is a fixed standard number issued by ISO. Similarly, in place of yyyy, the year in which the product was made or prepared is recorded.
- If a company produces a product according to the standard set by the Joint Standard Technical Committee JTC1, then IEC is written on the product instead of ISO.
- If the product remains incomplete according to some circumstances, then IS is written on that product, which means that this product is not for use.
- Similarly if a technical report is issued for a product. TR is written in the standard code of that product, for example you can see the code given below –
- ISO/TR 19033:2000 Technical product documentation — Metadata for construction documentation
- ISO/IEC TR 17799:2000 Code of Practice for Information Security Management
Application Fee for ISO Certification:
Friends, let us tell you that the application fee for ISO certification also varies according to different organizations. Let us tell you that for the application fee, the International Standards Organization has set various parameters for all these, which are as follows –
- What is the size of the organization applying for the certification?
- What is the number of employees working in the organization applying for ISO Certification?
- What and how much is the management system and complexity of the organization.
- The important thing for the organization’s certification is whether the working hours of the employees are fixed there or not, in how many working shifts the work is done.
Time taken for ISO certification:
Friends, when an organization applies for ISO certification. So the certificate is given after a thorough investigation by the International Standards Organization, here we are telling you how much time it takes to get the certificate for different organizations –
- It takes at least 6 to 8 months for ISO certification for small scale industries.
- It takes at least 8 to 12 months for ISO certification for medium type industries.
- For large industries, it takes at least 12 to 15 months for ISO certification.
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Rules for choosing Organization for ISO Certification:
Friends, ISO has made some fixed rules for certification of any organization, which are as follows –
- The applying body should evaluate as Serval Certification bodies.
- The body receiving the certification must use its own CASCO Standards.
- The biggest thing for certification is that the organization should be recognized by an authorized organization.
Required documents sought for registration of ISO:
Friends, if you have any business and you want ISO certificate for your company and product, then you must have the following documents –
- It should be certified from the government authorized organization that your business is registered.
- Certificate of Incorporation of the applicant
- GST certificate of the applicant
- MSME Certificate of your business by the Ministry of Micro and Small Scale Industries.
- Business letter head or visiting card of the applicant.
- An invoice details bill of the business in which the following information should be entered –
- Full details related to the sale of goods
- Full details of purchase of goods
How to apply for ISO certificate in India:
In India, if you want an ISO certificate for your company, then you have to register your business under the Enterprise Registration of the Ministry of Micro and Small. Whose complete process we have told you further –
- To register your enterprise, first of all visit the official website of Enterprise Registration of Government of India https://udyamregistration.gov.in/.
- After visiting the website, you will see the button For New Entrepreneurs who are not Registered yet as MSME or those with EM-I on the home page of the Udyam Registration website. Click on the button to register.
- After clicking on the button, the page of Aadhar Verification with OTP will open in front of you. After the page opens, enter the required details and click on the button of Validate & Generate OTP.
- After which an OTP will come on your registered mobile number. Verify by entering the OTP and clicking on the Submit button.
- After OTP is verified, you have to fill your business type. After filling the occupation you will be asked for your PAN number. Enter the details of PAN number and click on the button of PAN Validate.
- After this you will be asked whether you are an income tax payer or not, if so, then select the yes button. Similarly, if you are filing GST return, then select the option of Yes.
- After this, fill the necessary details asked in the form carefully and carefully. After filling the required details, click on the button of Submit and Get Final OTP.
- After OTP is verified, enter the captcha code. After entering the captcha code, click on the button of Final Submit.
- Your enterprise will be registered with the Government of India as soon as you click on the button. You can also easily print the application form for future use.
- In this way, you can get your business registered with the Ministry of Micro and Small Industries of the Government of India through Udyam Registration.
Friends, once your business is registered, you will be able to easily apply for ISO certification of your business.
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