India Wireless Technology Registration

Equipment Type Approval (ETA) Process – Wireless Technology Devices

Medical devices that contain wireless technology such as cellular, RFID, WiFi, or Bluetooth are subject to regulatory requirements of the Ministry of Communications. Each product must obtain an Equipment Type Approval (ETA) certificate (per device type), and an Import License (per consignment) issued by the Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) Wing of the Ministry of Communications.

Note: Receiving-Only products, like GPS only, do not need to seek approval.

Registration Overview

Equipment Type Approval (ETA) certificates are required prior to importing any medical products that have radio, Bluetooth, RFID and/or wireless features, into India. ETAs are issued to the Importing Entity by the Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) Wing of the Ministry of Communications. Foreign manufacturers will need to work with a local India Agent, like Asia Actual, to apply for and hold the ETAs and Import Licenses.

ETAs are generated for a specific model and are valid in perpetuity. Once approved, they can be used by other parties for the purpose of importation.

Qualifying ETA Products

Any radio equipment (transceiver/active) which operates in a delicensed frequency band will need an ETA.

Additional examples include wireless Bluetooth watches, wireless medical products used for patient profiling laptops, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and readers, mobile phones or devices, remote key fob entry, wireless headphones and/or earplugs, wireless music players, wireless mouse and keypads, wireless remotes, and any other radio frequency modules.

Asia Actual can assist manufacturers obtain the following certificates from the WPC:

• Equipment Type Approval
• Type Approval
• Experimental Approval
• Dealer Possession License (DPL)
• Non-Dealer Possession License (NDCL)
• Import License as per the requirement for operating radio products

More information can be found in Gazette Notification No. G.S.R.45(E) dated 28 January 2005.

Timelines and Fees

Average processing time is 30 days from the date of submission. Queries may be received for incomplete documents that could extend the review time.