G/TBT/N/IND/148  
27 May 2020  
(20-3840) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  INDIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
1. For issues relating to the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2019: 
Ministry of Steel, Government of India.  
 
2. For issues relating to Indian Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures: 
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).  
Name and addr ess (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
1. For issues relating to the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2019:  
 
Smt. Rasika Chaube  
Additional Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Steel,  
Udyog Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi – 110 011  
Tel: +91 -11-23061824,  
FAX : +91 -11-23063170  
E-mail: rasikachaube@nic.in . 
 
2. For issues relating to Indian Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures:  
 
Shri H. J. S. Pasricha,  
Scientist 'F' & Head (Certification),  
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS),  
Central Marks -1, ManakBhawan,  
9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,  
New Delhi – 110 002  
Tel: +91 -11-23231903  
Email : cmd1@bis.org.in  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Sl. No. 
Indian Standards Steel or steel products (1) (2) (3) 1. IS 412:1975 Specification for 
Expanded Metal Steel  Sheets for General Purpose; 2. IS 2100: 1970 Specification for 
Steel Billets Bars and Sections for Boilers; 3. IS 2589: 1975 Specification for Hard Drawn 
Steel Wire for Upholstery Springs; 4. IS 3298: 1981 Specification for Mild Steel Rivet Bars 
for Ship Building; 5. IS 4072: 1975 Specification for Steel for Spring Washers; 6. IS 8510 
: 1977 Specification for Tinned Steel Wire for Banding of Armatures and Rotors Part -1 
Part 1: for General Requirement Part -2 Part 2: for magnetic banding wires Part -3 Part 3:  
for banding non magnetic wire; 7. IS 8563: 1977 Specification for Half Round Mild Steel 
Wire for the Manufacture of Split Pins; 8. IS 8564: 1977 Specification for Steel Wire for G/TBT/N/IND/148  
 
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  Nipples for Spokes; 9. IS8565: 1977 Specification for Heald Wire; 10. IS8566:  1977 
Specification for Steel Wire for Reeds; 11. IS8917: 1978 Specification for Steel Plates for 
Galvanizing Pots; 12. IS9442: 1980 Specification for Hot Rolled Steel Plates, Sheets and 
Strips for Manufacture of Agricultural Tillage Discs; 13. IS9485: 198 0 Specification for 
Cold-Reduced and Hot -Rolled Carbon Steel Sheet for Porcelain Enamelling; 14. IS10794: 
1984 Specification for Mild Steel Wire for Cottar Pins; 15. IS12262:1988 Specification for 
Trapezoidal Steel Wire for Springs Washers; 16. IS12313: 19 88 Specification for Hot -Dip 
Terne Coated Carbon Steel Sheets; 17. IS15911: 2010 Structural Steel (Ordinary 
Quality) -Specification; 18. IS4430: 1979 Specification for Mould Steels; 19. IS4431: 1979 
Specification for Carbon and Carbon Manganese Free Cutting  Steels; 20. IS4432: 1988 
Specification for Case Hardening Steels; 21. IS 5518: 1996 Steels for Die Blocks for Drop 
Forging Specification; 22. IS 8748: 1978 Specification for Forged/Rolled CTC Segments; 
23. IS 12145: 1987 Specification for Quenched and Tem pered Alloy Steel Forgings for 
Pressure Vessels; 24. IS 13387: 1992 Tool Steel Forgings for Metal Forming - 
Specification; 25. IS14698:1999 Carbon and Low Alloy Billets, Blooms, Slabs and Bars 
for Manufacture of Shell Bodies and Proof Shots used in Defense  Services -Specification; 
26. IS/ISO 11951:1995 Cold -Reduced Black plate in Coil Form for the Production of Tin 
Plate or Electrolytic Chromium/ Chromium Oxide - Coated Steel; 27. IS 3930: 1994 Flame 
and Induction Hardening Steels - Specification; 28. IS 547 8: 1969 Specification for 
Thermostat Metal Sheet and Strip; 29. IS:13352: 2004 Stock for Forgings produced from 
Continuously Cast Blooms, Billets and Slabs - Specification; 30. IS:16644 Stress -Relieved, 
Low Relaxation Steel Wire for Pre -stressed Concrete — Specification.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Steel and 
Steel Products (Quality Control) second Order, 2020 (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Order seeks to ensure conformity to Steel & Steel  Products 
listed in the Table -1 to the specified Indian Standards. The Order makes it mandatory for 
all manufacturers in India and all the manufacturers aboard who intend to export to India, 
of Steel and Steel Products as given in the Table -1 of the order,  to obtain valid license 
from the Bureau of Indian Standards, for use of Standard Mark, before commencement 
of regular production of such items. Further, no person shall manufacture, import, 
distribute, sell, hire, lease, store or exhibit for sale any stee l & steel products given in the 
said Table -1, which do not conform to the specified standards and do not bear standard 
mark of the Bureau.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Upgrading the Quality of the s teel and steel products in public interest to 
ensure safety of infrastructure/ housing/ engineering goods in the country and for 
protection of human health & safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. The web link for access of the draft 
order:      https://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft%20order%20for%2030%
20%20products%20%28Revised%29.pdf  (Also a copy attached)  
2. The BIS Act, 2016;  
3. ITC (HS), 2017 Schedule 1 – Import Policy (General Notes Regarding Import 
Policy).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Three months from date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/IND/148  
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Shri Parmjeet Singh  
Addl. Industrial Adviser  
Ministry of Steel  
Udyog Bhawan  
Maulana Azad Road  
New Delhi – 110 011  
Tel: +91 -11-2306 1857  
FAX : +91 -11-2306 1 824 
e-mail : parmjeet.singh@gov.in  
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