G/TBT/N/THA/551  
18 July 2019  
(19-4792) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Name and address (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:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute ( TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 202 3504  
Fax: (662) 202 3511  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th   
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X] , 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  Flat steel 
products and semi -products (ICS 77.140.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for Continuous Hot -dip 55% Aluminium/zinc -coated Cold -rolled Flat 
Carbon Steel of Commercial, Drawing and Structural Qualities (TIS 2228 -2559 (2016)) 
(20 page(s ), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed the 
draft compulsory Thai Industrial Standard for Continuous Hot -dip 55% Aluminium/zinc -
coated Cold -rolled Flat Carbon Steel of Commercial, Drawing and Structural Qualities 
(TIS 2228-2559 (2016)) .  
This standard covers flat carbon steel sheet 55% aluminium/zinc -coated by the 
continuous hot -dip process with 50 - 60% aluminium coating by mass, which is up to 4.0 
mm in thickness and 1 500 mm in wideness.  
The coverage of standard includes scope; terms  and definitions; coating, surface 
treatment, types and grades; dimensional tolerance; chemical  composition; mechanical 
properties; requirements; marking and labelling; sampling and criteria; and test methods.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nat ure of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety  G/TBT/N/THA/551  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 9364 : 2011 - Continuous hot -dip 55% aluminium/zinc alloy -coated steel 
sheet of commercial, drawing and structural qualities  
• ISO 16163 : 2012 - Continuously hot -dipped coated steel sheet products – 
Dimensional and shape tolerances  
• ISO 1460 : 1992 - Metallic coatings -Hot dip galvanized coatings on ferrous 
materials Gravimetric determination of the mess per unit area  
• JIS G 3321 -2007(2010) - Hot-dip 55% aluminuim -zinc alloy -coated  steel sheet 
and strip  
• TIS 2172 -2556(2013) - Metallic materials - Tensile testing - Part 1: Method of 
test at room temperature  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards  Institute  
Tel: (66 2) 202 3504  
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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