Get the WPC import license with these steps

To this day, many think that in order to import a product in India, you only need the import and export code. It’s only after their product get stopped at the airport or the seaport that they realize that they are missing something. The WPC import license is one of those missing links. 

WPC import license, or the license issued by the Wireless Planning Commission for the import of wireless products is one of the most important permits in India. However, because of the government’s non-interest in making people aware of it, not many know about it. 

We are here to change that. Through this article, we are going to reveal to you, in brief, the intricacies of WPC License in India. Throughout the blog, you’ll know about the:

1. The meaning of WPC License
2. The process of obtaining the license, 
3. The documents that you need to obtain the license. 
4. And how can you do it easily without lifting even your finger. 

The meaning of WPC License

When it comes to WPC certificate meaning, it’s only one thing. It’s the approval to import wireless product in India. That approval is given based on the frequency that the product is working at.

1. The license becomes necessary when the product is working in licensed bands – bands that already reserved for other products. 
2. In case the product is working in de-licensed bands – bands that were once reserved but are now open for general citizens, you still need the WPC license. But it will be only through self certification. 
3. And finally, the products the licensed bands. You don’t require any license if the frequency that your product is operating in falls in this band. 

What’s the purpose of testing the frequencies? It’s to ensure that the product do not interfere with the working of other equipment that works at the same frequency. 

Things to remember about WPC certification:

1. It’s not your product that gets the certificate. It’s the product that its working in. 
2. If your product is working at a frequency for which a WPC import license has already been issued, no license is needed. 
3. WPC Approval (other name of certification) does NOT reserve frequencies for products. It just licenses the frequencies. 

Other Related License: VNO License VS ISP License

The process of obtaining the license

Let’s now dive deeper into this niche topic and discuss the process of acquiring the license:

1. The first step is for you to reach out to a lab and get your product tested for its radio frequency. Find out at which frequency the product is working in. 
2. After receiving the test report, start filing the application to obtain the WPC certificate India. 
3. The process is largely offline. You’d need to file the application using a pen and submit it, along with the documents and a specimen of the wireless equipment to the WPC wing of DOT. 
4. The WPC will run tests on your products, will analyze your application and your documents. 
5. If there are any mistakes with the way you’ve filed the application, or there are missing documents, you’ll get a notification. In that notification, you’ll know about the exact issues along with a time-frame within which you can fix the issues. 
6. After duly processing the application again – or once if there were no issues with it – you’ll obtain the WPC ETA certificate. 

Recent products that require the WPC import license

Following are the products for which the DOT has just recently asserted that they need WPC import license before you can import them into the country for sale:

1. Bluetooth: WPC certificate for Bluetooth have been made mandatory since it has created an entire trend of wireless products. 
2. Drones: Recently, commercial drones have gained a lot of popularity. However, their wireless nature and the physical danger they pose have compelled the DOT to make WPC ETA for drones mandatory. 

Documents required for WPC import license

Following are the documents needed for WPC certification:

1. RF test report
2. Free sale certificate
3. Authorization letter of the AIR
4. Specimen of the product. 

Getting the certificate without lifting a finger

When you’ve consultants to help, why you’re taking the pains of getting the WPC import license. Our WPC certification consultants can easily take care of all the steps of obtaining the license, including follow-up and complete professional consultation.