Amazon, Flipkart warehouses raided near Chennai; items worth Rs 36 lakhs seized
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Amazon, Flipkart warehouses raided near Chennai; items worth Rs 36 lakhs seized

India Today  

Officials from the Bureau of Indian Standards conducted a surprise raid at the Amazon and Flipkart warehouses in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur, as part of an ongoing crackdown on uncertified products. The operation, carried out by two teams from the BIS Chennai Branch Office on March 19, led to the seizure of 3,600 non-certified products from both e-commerce giants. The seized goods included insulated flasks, insulated food containers, metallic potable water bottles, ceiling fans, toys, baby diapers, casseroles, stainless steel water bottles, and insulated steel bottles. BIS officials targeted items used by children, such as plastic bottles, food containers, and toys, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.

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BIS intensifies crackdown on e-commerce firms like Amazon and Flipkart
8 hours, 38 minutes ago

BIS intensifies crackdown on e-commerce firms like Amazon and Flipkart

Op India  

The Delhi Branch of the National Standards Body of India, Bureau of Indian Standards have seized over 3,500 products, both without an ISI mark and marked with fake ISI labels, from warehouses of Amazon Sellers located in Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Delhi. These products were found to be substandard and in violation of quality control orders of BIS According to …

BIS raids Amazon warehouse, seizes 2,783 uncertified products worth ₹50 lakh
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1 day, 1 hour ago

BIS raids Amazon warehouse, seizes 2,783 uncertified products worth ₹50 lakh

The Hindu  

A search and seizure operation conducted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Hyderabad branch office, at an Amazon warehouse in Airport City, Shamshabad, on Tuesday led to seizure of 2,783 consumer goods stored and offered for sale without the mandatory BIS certification. The goods included smart watches, electric water heaters, CCTV cameras, domestic electric food mixers, domestic pressure cookers, stainless …

BIS cracks down on warehouses of Amazon, Flipkart for non-certified products in T.N.
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1 week ago

BIS cracks down on warehouses of Amazon, Flipkart for non-certified products in T.N.

The Hindu  

Bureau of Indian Standards, Chennai Branch Office, conducted search and seizure operations at warehouses of e-commerce platforms Amazon and Flipkart in Tiruvallur district on Wednesday night, as part of nationwide enforcement action this week. In the raid conducted on the premises of Amazon Seller Services Private Limited, Durainallur village, Tiruvallur, the team seized 3,376 products without the standard mark worth …

BIS cracks down on e-comm platforms selling unsafe products, raids warehouses
1 week ago

BIS cracks down on e-comm platforms selling unsafe products, raids warehouses

Live Mint  

New Delhi March 20 : Bureau of Indian Standards on Thursday carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart, in cities like Lucknow, Gurugram and Delhi. BIS's investigations into multiple violations on both Amazon and Flipkart traced non-certified products back to Techvision International Pvt Ltd. Acting on this lead, BIS …

BIS raids Amazon, Flipkart warehouses. Here's why
1 week ago

BIS raids Amazon, Flipkart warehouses. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

The Bureau of Indian Standards said on Thursday that it found multiple items which lacked the necessary certification during raids in various warehouses of e-commerce platforms Amazon and Flipkart. Small toy shopping cart is seen in front of displayed Amazon and Flipkart logos in this picture illustration taken, July 30, 2021 ) “In a recent raid conducted on 7 March …

Amazon India says it removes non-compliant products after BIS searches
1 week, 3 days ago

Amazon India says it removes non-compliant products after BIS searches

The Hindu  

Faced with the Bureau of Indian Standards' action over the distribution of non-compliant products, Amazon on Sunday said it takes action to maintain a safe selection for its customers, including removing non-compliant products. The Bureau of Indian Standards, the country's top product certification agency, has carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms, including …

Agency cracks down on Amazon-Flipkart for selling unsafe non-certified product
1 week, 3 days ago

Agency cracks down on Amazon-Flipkart for selling unsafe non-certified product

India Today  

The Bureau of Indian Standards has carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart, to curb the distribution of non-compliant products through e-commerce. In a recent raid conducted on 07 March 2025 at an Amazon warehouse in Lucknow, BIS seized 215 toys and 24 hand blenders, all lacking mandatory BIS certification. …

BIS cracks down on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart
1 week, 4 days ago

BIS cracks down on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart

Live Mint  

New Delhi, March 16 : The Bureau of Indian Standards, the country's top product certification agency, has carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart. The government said that in the raid conducted on March 7 at an Amazon warehouse in Lucknow, the certification agency BIS seized 215 toys and …

Govt cracks down on e-comm platforms for unsafe, non-certified products; BIS raids Amazon, Flipkart warehouses
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1 week, 5 days ago

Govt cracks down on e-comm platforms for unsafe, non-certified products; BIS raids Amazon, Flipkart warehouses

Live Mint  

The government's Bureau of Indian Standards, has issued stern notices to leading e-commerce platforms — including Amazon, BigBasket, and Flipkart — for violating mandatory certification norms. BIS, which functions under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distributions, raided Amazon and Flipkart warehouses and seized products lacking the BIS certification. Following this lead, subsequent raids at two of the …

Indian standards authority raids Amazon, Flipkart warehouses in multiple cities, seizes unsafe products
1 week, 5 days ago

Indian standards authority raids Amazon, Flipkart warehouses in multiple cities, seizes unsafe products

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Indian Standards has carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce companies, including Amazon and Flipkart, in cities such as Lucknow, Gurugram and Delhi to curb the distribution of non-compliant products. In a recent raid conducted on March 7 at an Amazon warehouse in Lucknow, BIS seized 215 toys and …

ED to question Amazon, Flipkart officials over alleged foreign investment law violations: Report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

ED to question Amazon, Flipkart officials over alleged foreign investment law violations: Report

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate of India will question Amazon and Flipkart officials as it steps up an investigation into alleged foreign investment law violations, days after raiding some of the e-commerce firms' sellers, Reuters reported on Monday, November 11, citing a senior government source. The latest raids were triggered by Amazon and Flipkart's antitrust investigation findings, which said the platforms “had …

ED raids offices of Flipkart and Amazon sellers across India due to alleged violations of foreign investment rules
4 months, 2 weeks ago

ED raids offices of Flipkart and Amazon sellers across India due to alleged violations of foreign investment rules

India Today  

India’s financial crime agency, the Enforcement Directorate, has conducted raids on sellers associated with Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart, targeting alleged violations of the country's foreign investment rules. This latest probe follows findings from India’s antitrust body, which concluded that both Amazon and Flipkart, along with some of their sellers, violated competition laws by favouring specific sellers. This investigation marks yet …

Amazon, Flipkart face FEMA violation probes; ED conducts pan-India raids
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Amazon, Flipkart face FEMA violation probes; ED conducts pan-India raids

Firstpost  

A probe has been initiated by the federal agency under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act after it received several complaints against the two large e-commerce companies where it is alleged that they were ”violating India’s FDI rules New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate Thursday conducted searches against some of the ”main vendors” operating on platforms of e-commerce giants …

ED raids 19 premises of ‘main’ sellers using Amazon, Flipkart platforms
4 months, 2 weeks ago

ED raids 19 premises of ‘main’ sellers using Amazon, Flipkart platforms

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday carried out searches at 19 premises linked to some “main” sellers using Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart platforms in connection with its probe into alleged violation of foreign investment rules, people familiar with the development said. The official underlined that the searches took place on premises linked to the “main vendors” of Flipkart and …

ED raids offices of sellers using Amazon, Flipkart platforms in FEMA probe
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

ED raids offices of sellers using Amazon, Flipkart platforms in FEMA probe

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches against some sellers who do business on e-commerce giants like Amazon, Flipkart as part of a Foreign Exchange Management Act investigation, official sources said. They said the action is related to the financial transactions being done by some of the “preferred” vendors and sellers who do business through Amazon and Flipkart like e-commerce …

Crackdown on Amazon and Flipkart vendors, ED conducts raids on 16 locations
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Crackdown on Amazon and Flipkart vendors, ED conducts raids on 16 locations

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches against some sellers who do business on e-commerce giants like Amazon, Flipkart as part of a FEMA investigation, official sources said. Amazon, Flipkart vendors raided in FEMA probe Antitrust investigations conducted by the Competition Commission of India have found that Amazon and Flipkart violated local competition laws by giving preference to select sellers, …

Amazon, Flipkart sellers raided by ED across India amid money laundering allegations
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Amazon, Flipkart sellers raided by ED across India amid money laundering allegations

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday launched a pan-India search targeting sellers associated with major e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart, in an alleged money laundering investigation. The ED’s probe seeks to identify and gather evidence related to alleged money laundering activities that may have been facilitated through these platforms, as per the CNBC-TV18 report. Amazon and Flipkart, two of India’s …

CAIT seeks action against Flipkart, Amazon for FDI norms violation, calls them 'economic terrorists'
5 years, 3 months ago

CAIT seeks action against Flipkart, Amazon for FDI norms violation, calls them 'economic terrorists'

Firstpost  

The CAIT claimed that small retailers have suffered at the hands of Amazon, Flipkart and other e-commerce portals for the last one year, leading to decline in their business. New Delhi: Traders’ body CAIT on Sunday lashed out at e-commerce majors Amazon and Flipkart, calling them “economic terrorists”, and demanded that the government take action against them for alleged violation …

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