[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii)]  
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA  
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY  
DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE  
ORDER  
                                                                  New Delhi, the            , 2023  
S.O.------- (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian Standards 
Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government, after con sulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, 
is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the 
following order, namely: - 
1. Short title and commencement .-  (1) This order may be called the Hinges  (Quality Con trol) 
Order, 2023.  
(2) It shall come into force on the expiry of six months from the date of publication of this 
notification in Official Gazette.  
2. Compulsory use of Standard Mark .- Goods or articles specified in column (1) of the Table -1 
and Table -2  shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard mentioned in column (2) of the 
Table -1 and Table -2 and shall bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau of Indian 
Standards as per Scheme -1 of Schedule -II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Confo rmity 
Assessment) Regulations, 2018:  
Provided that nothing in this order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured domestically for 
export:  
Provided further that in relation to micro enterprises, as deﬁned in clauses (h) and (m), respectively 
of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), it 
shall come into force on the expiry of twelve months from the date of publication of this 
notification.  
Provided further that in relation to small e nterprises, as deﬁned in clauses (h) and (m), respectively 
of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), it 
shall come into force on the expiry of nine months from the date of publication of this notification.  
Provided also that nothing in this order shall apply to goods or articles as specified in Table -2, till 
the expiry of eighteen months from the date of publication of this notification.  
3. Certification and enforcement authority .- The Bureau shall be the certi fying and enforcing 
authority for the goods or articles specified in the Table -1 and Table -2. 
 4. Penalty for Contravention . – Any person who contravenes the provisions of this order shall 
be punishable under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards A ct, 2016.  
  
TABLE -1 
Goods or articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) 
Hinges         205:1992       Non-ferrous metal butt hinges  
206:2010  Tee and strap hinges  
362:1991  Parliament hinges  
3818:1992  Continuous (Piano) hinges  
3843:1995  Steel back flap hinges  
453:1993  Double -acting spring hinges  
  18297:2023  Cabinet hinges  
  
TABLE -2 
Goods or articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) 
Hinges  12817:2020  Stainless steel butt hinges  
1341:2018  Steel Butt Hinges  
  
Note. - For the purposes of these Tables, the latest version of Indian Standards including the 
amendments thereof, as notiﬁed by the Bureau of Indian Standards from time to time shall 
apply.  
  
(F. No. P -29026/11/2023 -LEI)  
 
 
  
(Sanjiv)  
Joint Secretary to the Government of India