New Delhi: Businesses in India will soon be able to use the huge postal network of the country to send samples to the National Testing House (NTH) for evaluation and certification of quality, which will make their goods export to new geographies when President Donald Trump imposed heavy tax on Indian goods to enter the US.
NTH, government testing and certification body, whose certificates are accepted worldwide, will soon allow manufacturers, exporters, traders and even consumers to submit samples for testing without visiting its laboratories, accelerating process and cost savings, Mint said anonymity.
This initiative will be made possible via NTH with India Post, allowing you to send product samples from more than 164,000 post offices across the country. The agreement between the two agencies is expected to be signed soon, the first of these two cited officials said.
Consumers will also be able to use the devices by sending samples to any of the NTH Laboratories via India Post and receiving test messages directly at their threshold, they said.
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The cooperation brings together two of the oldest Indian institutions – a national test house, founded in 1912 and India Post, founded in 1854, which combine their inheritance to serve modern trade and consumer needs.
Vandita Kaul, Secretary, Ministry of Contributions (DOP), said: “DOP and NTH began discussions on the creation of a structured logistical partnership for the transport of NTH test materials from all over India to designated laboratories.” ”
“NTH has communicated its requirements to integrate India post logistics services on its portal, allowing real -time reservation and monitoring of consignments with the door collection and centralized billing and payment system,” Kaul said, “From now on, NTH will be on board the national account (NAF) for speed and plot.
India Post National facilities offer volume and institutional customers such as government authorities, dogs, businesses and exporters, one speed allowance account, registered contribution and land with centralized billing and regular payments. It provides a door pickup, real -time monitoring and adapted reporting to simplify logistics for high voice mail.
By expanding the range of India POST, the government expects a field to create a level of play at a level for smaller exporters and reduces dependence on middlemen and private agencies, said Alok Srivastava, CEO of the National Testing House.
“This initiative will expand the range of NTH to the Indian inland and make quality testing available and more inclusive,” Srivastava added.
For exporters, this step is particularly important at a time when India is looking for new geography in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia to reduce dependence on traditional partners such as the US. Product quality certification, which is increasingly required by the import of countries, was often a narrow place for smaller companies that lack easy access to accredited testing equipment.
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With the new arrangement, the exporters will be in distant clusters – from Morbi’s ceramics to Tiruppur and Ludhian’s bike – the first official reported to send their products for testing directly through the local post office, said the first official.
The arrangement connects the exporters and businesses directly with the regional laboratories of the NTH in Calcutta, Ghaziabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur, Guwahati and Varanasi. By using the India Post logistics network, NTH is trying to remove barriers that companies, especially in smaller cities and rural areas, face and send samples for testing.
“The postal network not only ensures safe and timely delivery, but also offers real -time monitoring, which gives customers confidence that their samples are processed transparently,” the second clerk said.
Another advantage is the cost. Since this process will be centralized, customers are expected to save significantly compared to private courier services. They will no longer have to arrange individual logistics providers or physically travel to NTH offices.
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“It is probably a reduction in costs and businesses, which will speed up the process, more convenient and more cost -effective. Faster movement of samples will also help to speed up the issue of test messages, a critical factor for exporters trying to meet overseas terms,” added the second official.
The leaders in the field consider this step to be a much needed reform. “It is high time for India to support innovations. The plan to use India Post will make it easier for entrepreneurs to obtain approval and certify their products,” said Ravi Saxen, co -founder and CEO of Wonderchef, kitchen company.
Saxena added that India should build systems that allow hassle -free innovations, just like China with patents, which helped her appear as the largest patent producer in the world.
Experts also pointed out that NTH certificates lent the export competitiveness of India because they are recognized worldwide. For small and medium -sized exporters who often face rejection of consignments abroad due to quality -related problems, it will help easy access to testing to increase credibility in new markets, said Vinod Kumar, President of the Indian and Middle Forum, sets of small and medium -sized enterprises.
“This step towards using the India POST network for the supply of samples to the National Test House is a step forward that will greatly benefit the industry, such as the production of toys, where the safety and compliance is critical. A combination of the huge reach of India with NTH technical expertise, which will have the house times, and said that both temporary and global guidelines. Both houses, ”she said in both houses, and said in both houses, and stated that she was in competitive beliefs and in competitions,” she said in competition and global belief, ”she said in competition and global beliefs,” she said in competition and global. in competitions and global beliefs, and said. Vivek Singhal, co -founder and CEO, Bidso, manufacturer B2B outdoor toys.
The government hopes that more efficient test services will encourage more companies to look for certification actively, thereby reducing disputes and rejection in the target ports.
This initiative comes in the background of increasing demand for testing and certification, with government standards tightening a number of sectors. From toys and electrical appliances to chemicals and building materials, mandatory requirements for compliance have been rapidly expanded in recent years. The above officials said that the connection of the NTH with India Post not only strengthens home standards, but also helps Indian products in accordance with international scale.
The National Testing House plays a decisive role in testing, calibration and certification of industrial and consumer products.
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