It's always going to cost something
Surely you don't think that BSi or TuV approval costs the manufacturer nothing? If you make products covered by standards, selling them legally is an expensive process. A former Italian colleague used to summarise it by saying "BSi, TuV, IMQ, all Mafias" (But he also used to say that there were only three things wrong with Southern Italy, "fascisti, cattolici e mafiosi", and in reality he did recognise that someone has to pay to ensure safe products end up on the market, and that is ultimately the customer.)