India’s industrial PPE market has a well-documented problem with counterfeit and substandard safety shoes. Products that look like safety shoes, may even reference IS:15298 on their label, but provide no meaningful protection — available at prices that attract cost-conscious procurement managers.

7 Signs of Fake or Substandard Safety Shoes

1. No ISI mark on the physical product — certified shoes must carry the ISI mark stamped on the shoe itself, not just on documentation
2. Cannot provide a BIS Licence number — format CM/L-XXXXXXX, verifiable at bis.gov.in
3. Price significantly below market — genuine certified shoes have a minimum production cost. Implausibly low prices mean the standard is not being met
4. Sole compresses easily under hand pressure — a legitimate PU midsole resists compression and recovers; cheap foam does not
5. Sole separates at the welt — flex the shoe at the sole welt; quality construction shows no tendency to separate
6. No detectable firm midsole plate — fold the sole mid-point; a penetration plate resists folding
7. Cannot provide a test report — from a NABL-accredited laboratory confirming IS:15298 compliance

Buying from Mittal Safety Works

Every Indcare shoe carries the ISI mark. We provide our BIS licence number verifiable on the BIS portal. We provide NABL-accredited test reports on request. No need to take our word for compliance — verify it independently.

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