A surprise raid was carried out at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart, in Tamil Nadu led to the seizure of products worth Rs 36 lakh, officials said. These included 3,600 products, including 215 toys and 24 hand blenders, all lacking mandatory certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
The carried out search and seizure operations was carried out by BIS officials at the Amazon and Flipkart warehouses as part of an ongoing crackdown on uncertified products.
Cracking down on unsafe products, #BIS takes a big step toward consumer safety! BIS raids #Amazon & #Flipkart warehouses in #Gurgaon, #Lucknow & #Delhi, seizing substandard toys, blenders, bottles & speakers, violating the BIS Act 2016. pic.twitter.com/kKUb1H3OVq
— Bureau of Indian Standards (@IndianStandards) March 19, 2025
The searches at Amazon warehouse located at Ponneri in Thiruvallur district and Flipkart warehouse located at Koduvelli in Thiruvallur district led to recovery of 36 lakhs rupees worth non-certified products. These included children toys,ceiling fans and mineral water bottles.
#BREAKING || Raids conducted at Amazon & Flipkart warehouses in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur.
– Products without certification seized
– Products worth Rs 36 lakh recovered@VarshiniRamu shares more details with @Swatij14 pic.twitter.com/cMN9XzxlKM
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) March 20, 2025
Earlier, in February 2025, a similar operation at an Amazon warehouse in Gurugram led to the seizure of 58 aluminium foils, 34 metallic water bottles, 25 toys, 20 hand blenders, 7 PVC cables, 2 food mixers and 1 speaker.
Similarly, in a raid at a Flipkart warehouse in Gurugram, BIS seized 534 stainless steel bottles (vacuum insulated), 134 toys and 41 speakers, that were not certified.