WPC Registration

The Wireless planning & Coordination Wing (WPC) is a Wing Department of Telecommunications coming under the Ministry of Communication of the Government of India. The department is responsible for issuing amateur radio license, allotting the frequency spectrum and monitoring the frequency spectrum.

Equipment Type Approval (ETA) is an approval that has to be obtained from WPC before importing any wireless device in India which functions in the de-licensed frequency band. Such equipment includes products like Bluetooth devices, Mobile phones, Wi-Fi Technology, RFID and others.

Filling of application for obtaining equipment type approval shall be made to the Wireless Adviser to Government of India. Preparation and Submission of required documents along with a complete copy of the radio test report (RF test report) carried out on the product from an accredited test laboratory.

To obtain an ETA from de-licensed frequency band devices, a detailed test report of the equipment obtained from a well-recognized laboratory has to be submitted to WPC for evaluation. To check your WPC license status visit saralsanchar.gov.in, click on the application status link. Login through your credentials and your application status will be visible.

A Dealer Possession License (DPL) is issued to the prospective dealers and distributers of wireless products. DPL forbids people and companies from possessing, transferring or selling any wireless devices or similar telegraphy apparatus to any other person or organization also not holding a valid license.

These are the following products: Required Documents 1. Radio Frequency (RF) Test Report is required in soft copy from any NABL accredited Indian lab or ISO 17025 accredited foreign lab.

ETA through self-declaration is applicable to the products which comply with both the following conditions, i.e., i) (exempted from import licensing requirement as per Import Policy of DGFT and; )ii (working in de-licensed frequency band)s (as per applicable Gazette Notifications from Ministry of Communications. For example: - Mobile handsets, Smartphone's, Electronic notepads, Laptops, Smartwatches, SRDs including accessories, microphones, headphones, speakers, earphones, printers, scanners, mouse, keyboard, TV, camera, etc.

Such category of products may be imported by submitting an undertaking to the Customs along with ETA certificate, both generated/downloaded through the portal saralsanchar.gov.in.

For such products (for example drones/RPAs), issuance of ETA through RLOs of WPC Wing shall continue. Apply online for ETA through the routine procedure to concerned RLOs and obtain ETA for it.

For obtaining ETA, a fee of Rs 10,000/- is required to be paid for each product having inbuilt one or more RF module(s). The product may be a finished model or RF module

The RF test report issued by Accredited Laboratory for the product is required for the issuance of ETA. In case the imported product contains multiple RF modules, then test report(s) of all RF modules without any alteration to be uploaded.

Yes, if it satisfies both the following conditions, i.e., (i) exempted from import licensing requirement as per Import Policy of DGFT and; (ii) working in de-licensed frequency band)s (as per applicable Gazette Notifications from Ministry of Communications.

Payment of Rs 10,000/- is to be made through BharatKosh (NTRP) Portal under 'Equipment Type Approval (ETA)? to 077188-CCA PAO, Headquarters. While making payment, it is advised to enter the name of the product and Model Number under the 'Remark' column.

A product operating in the licensed exempt band(s) should have equipment type approval (ETA). In the cases when the product is manufactured in India and RF module(s) having ETA is/are fitted in it without any modification/alteration, then no separate ETA is required for such finished product. However, if the product(s) are manufactured outside India, then ETA is required for each product before its import.

The validity of the Equipment Type Approval (ETA) license remains valid as long as the product model continues being manufactured without any alteration and modification. In such a case, no renewal is required.

Such items may be imported by submitting a copy of the existing ETA along with a signed undertaking clearly stating that:- i. the product contains RF module(s) operating in de-licensed frequency bands only and; ii. the product is exempted from import license requirement as per the Import policy of DGFT.

Once an ETA is issued for a product either through Self-Declaration or through RLO, it can be used subsequently by other persons for the purpose of import without any additional payment.

The frequency band would be applicable to a particular domain that has two forms of indicators. The indicators would be the lower domain and the higher domain. Frequency bands are commonly used terms when it comes to radio frequency and other forms of devices. A frequency chart is a specific form of a chart showing frequency bands for a different type of wireless product. For example, if the product is a specific frequency band, then it would be categorized as a low power device. 50-200 KHz are classified and categorized as low-frequency bands. However, 5825 Mhz - 5875 MHz would be categorized as high-frequency bands.

The applicant has to ensure that the technical specifications meet specific requirements. Apart from this, the frequency band and model number have to be specified. The device has to be wireless which is present in a de-listed frequency.

Yes, BIS Approved product also need WPC ETA Certificate.