A tile factory exporting from India should hold proof that it is a registered exporter, a quality management certificate, and test reports from an accredited laboratory. Beyond that, the certificates you need depend on where the tiles will be sold.
Certificates are easy to show and easy to misread. A certificate only helps you if it covers the right company, the right plant and the right product, and if it is still valid.
Ask for the full set early, before samples and price talks go far. A factory that cannot produce the basics within a few days is telling you something about how it runs.
The basics every exporter should have
- An Importer Exporter Code (IEC), which every Indian business needs to export goods.
- A GST registration, whose address should match the production plant.
- ISO 9001, which shows the factory runs a documented quality management system.
- ISO 14001, which covers environmental management and is often asked for by larger buyers and project clients.
- Recent test reports to the ISO 10545 series from an accredited laboratory, covering properties such as water absorption, breaking strength, abrasion and dimensions.
Market-specific requirements
Requirements change, and some apply only to certain products or projects. As of October 2026 the list above covers the common cases, but confirm what your market needs with your customs broker or the relevant authority before you place an order.
- For the EU, tiles need CE marking with a Declaration of Performance to EN 14411.
- For the UK, some buyers and projects ask for UKCA marking.
- For the US, buyers often ask for test results against ANSI A137.1.
- For Saudi Arabia, tiles need conformity certification through SASO and the SABER platform, and the Gulf G-Mark applies to some products.
- For India's own market, tiles fall under BIS standards in the IS 15622 and IS 13753 family, which matters if the factory also sells domestically.
How to check a certificate is real
Ask for the full certificate, not a cropped image. Then run a few simple checks.
- Check that the company name and address on the certificate match the plant and the exporter on your invoice.
- Check the scope, because a certificate for one product range or one site does not cover another.
- Check the issue and expiry dates, and ask for the latest surveillance audit if the certificate is more than a year old.
- Look up the certificate number on the issuing body's website or ask the body to confirm it.
- For test reports, check that the laboratory is accredited for those tests and that the sample tested matches your product code.
Certificates are a starting point
A certificate tells you what a factory could do when it was assessed. It does not tell you what is in your container. The way to close that gap is to have your own lot tested before shipment, against the counter-sample you approved. How to read the result is explained in reading a lab certificate.
The certificates you need also follow from the market you sell into, which is covered in the main export markets for Morbi tiles. For the full set of shipping papers, see the document pack your broker will ask for.
How we help
We collect and check each factory's certificates against your market's requirements before you commit, and we arrange independent testing of your lot before it is loaded. To find out what your market needs, book a free sourcing review.