BEE Certification for Colour & UHD Televisions

Televisions are in almost every Indian home and often run for hours a day, so their cumulative energy footprint is large - and as screens grew bigger and brighter with UHD and large-format panels, so did their power draw. To bring this under control, BEE moved colour and UHD televisions from a voluntary category into mandatory star labelling from 1 January 2026. For TV brands and importers, the star label is now a legal precondition to sell, not an optional marketing extra.

A television's star rating is based on its power consumption relative to its screen and operating mode, measured under the BEE Standards & Labelling programme. A TV that delivers its picture using less power for a given screen area earns a higher star band. Because a large UHD panel can consume substantially more than a small HD set, the rating lets buyers compare the running cost of different models on a like-for-like basis and rewards manufacturers who engineer genuinely efficient panels and backlighting.

This is a newly mandatory category, which means many TV models that were never labelled before must now be tested, registered and labelled for the first time - and the Appliance Labelling and Compliance Regulations, 2026 add market surveillance, including verification of labels on e-commerce platforms. As a specialist BEE certification consultant, Standphill India runs the entire TV programme: power-consumption testing, brand and model registration, label generation and the new compliance requirements, for Indian makers and importers.

A television is star-rated on its power consumption measured against its screen area and operating mode, tested at an accredited lab and scored on the BEE television table. A set that produces its picture using less power for a given screen size sits in a higher star band, so the label captures the real difference in running cost between, say, an efficient large UHD panel and a power-hungry one. For a viewer who keeps the TV on for hours each evening, that difference adds up across the year.

The headline change is that this is a newly mandatory category from 1 January 2026. Colour TVs and UHD TVs were previously labelled only voluntarily, so a large number of models have never carried a star label and must now be tested and registered for the first time. On top of that, the Appliance Labelling and Compliance Regulations, 2026 empower BEE to verify labels through market surveillance, including on e-commerce platforms - so an incorrect or missing label is now an active enforcement risk, not just a paperwork gap.

Typical timeline: a few weeks to a couple of months, driven mainly by lab testing and document readiness. Standphill India runs all five stages for you.

• Company incorporation / registration
• GST & PAN
• Brand / trademark certificate
• Authorised signatory letter
• Copy of valid BIS registration for the TV (CRS, where applicable)
• ISO 9001 of manufacturing unit (if available)
• NABL/BEE-approved lab test report (Power Consumption)
• Model technical specifications
• Sample BEE label / specimen
• User manual & product images
• Security deposit payment receipt
• For importers: import & authorisation papers

TVs are newly mandatory, so most models need first-time registration - and 2026 surveillance now checks e-commerce listings too. Standphill India is a specialist BEE certification consultant for televisions: we run power-consumption testing, register brands and every model, generate compliant labels, and keep you aligned with the Appliance Labelling and Compliance Regulations, 2026 - so your TV range can be sold and listed without risk. Indian manufacturers and importers, end-to-end.