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Fire Safety & Standards

How can I tell if a house wire is genuinely ISI-marked?

Quick answer

Check the wire itself, not the packaging. On a genuine product the following is printed continuously along the insulation:

  • Manufacturer and product name
  • Size in sq mm and voltage grade (1100 V)
  • The applicable standard (for example IS 694 or IS 17048)
  • The ISI mark with a BIS licence number in the format CM/L-XXXXXXX

Printing on the insulation is far harder to counterfeit than a sticker or a printed drum label, which is exactly why reputable manufacturers do it. If the licence number appears only on the packaging, treat that as a warning sign.

Every APAR wire carries its grade, size, voltage, standard and BIS licence number printed along the insulation.

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