IS IT MANDATORY FOR TRADING COMPANY TO ACQUIRE ISO CERTIFICATION?

"Is your company ISO Certified ?" A very common question comes to an organization when it approaches to other organizations to sell its products or services. So, what does ISO Certification mean? Is it mandatory for trading company? And why its very common for organizations to go for ISO Certification? We will try to cover all of these step by step.

What  is ISO Certification?

ISO certification is a formal approval from a certification body to an organization to confirm that the said organization conforms to the requirements of one or some of the standards developed by International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of various national standards bodies. It develops and publishes international standards.

Interestingly, ISO does not perform certification. This is performed by external certification bodies who are accredited to accreditation bodies like ANAB, UAF, UKAS, SAE, SAS etc. to name a few. These accreditation bodies are body members of International Accreditation Forum (IAF)

Types of ISO Certification

Saying an organization is ISO Certified is not complete. There are numerous types of ISO Certification. Some commonly used certifications are given below:
  • ISO 9001   : Quality Management System
  • ISO 45001 : Occupational Health and Safety Management System
  • ISO 14001 : Environmental Management System
  • ISO 27001 : Information Security Management System
  • ISO 22000 : Food Safety Management System
  • ISO 50001 : Energy Management System
  • ISO 17025 : Testing and Calibration Laboratories 
  • ISO 31000 : Risk Management
  • Etc.

Which ISO Certification is most suitable for a trading company?

ISO 9001 (Latest version 9001:2015) international standard specifying requirements of Quality Management System is most recognized and implemented quality management system standard in the world. ISO 9001 is applicable for every manufacturing, trading or servicing company.

Is it mandatory for trading company to acquire ISO Certification?

The short answer is 'NO". ISO Certification is not a legal requirement that an organization has to comply. Though ISO certification is recognized as very important in industries, organizations may operate without the certification.

Why is ISO Certification important?

Since our discussion is based on ISO Certification of trading company and we now understand that ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) certification is usually implemented in trading company, we should discuss importance of ISO 9001 (Quality Management System). 

With a view to respond to the demand of globalization, growing needs and expectations of existing and potential customers and in an effort to expand into new territories, organizations strive to develop an overall efficient system to maintain and offer constant improvements in the overall performance of the organization. In order to obtain this, organizations go for adoption of Quality Management System.



For more information on ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) refer here





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  2. Ananya MishraAugust 7, 2021 at 7:21 AM

    ISO standards are a set of rules that help companies run more proficiently. An ISO certification is evidence that a business complies with ISO management standards from a third party. Attaining an ISO Registration has various advantages. Customers can trust that a business's products are of good quality, genuine, and safe if it has an International Standard. Contact Us: +91 8929218091

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