New Delhi, March 31 India's CCTV market will only sell products made in India, as the government has banned the sale of non-certified imported units from April 1, a senior official said on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Electronics and IT had banned the sale of CCTV units without Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) from April 9, 2025, onwards, but allowed traders to exhaust imported inventories by March 31, 2026.
"The order to ban non-certified STQC came into effect from April 9 onwards. This order does not affect any manufacturer in India," the government official, who wished to remain anonymous, said.
CCTV traders said that this move has impacted Chinese CCTV companies like Hikvision and TP-Link.
They said that STQC has not certified CCTV products of any Chinese company.
Aditya Infotech, which makes CP Plus brand CCTV cameras, said that the STQC compliance regime, implemented by the government in April 2025, represents a significant shift for the surveillance industry as it has accelerated the adoption of trusted and locally aligned solutions, creating a more level playing field for Indian manufacturers.
"With growing focus on security compliance and reliability, customer preferences are expected to increasingly favour such solutions. The government's follow-through actions, including the prohibition of sales of non-STQC products across all levels of the value chain, will further accelerate and consolidate this process," said Aditya Khemka, Managing Director of CP PLUS (Aditya Infotech Limited).
All Delhi Computer Traders Association (ADCTA) General Secretary Swaran Singh said that the price of CCTV products has increased by 15-20 per cent due to STQC certification and the ban on imported units, which mostly came from China.
"Domestic players will need to develop their own technology, especially chips and motherboards, to maintain quality and price," Singh said.
Odymax Technologies Director Sanjay Mittal said that CCTV has huge demand in India, and only 5 per cent of the market requirement has been met so far.
"Domestic manufacturers will need to ramp up their capacity to avoid any shortage of supply, as well as keep the prices in control so that the product remains accessible and affordable for those in smaller towns," he said.