G/TBT/N/IND/318  
27 September 2023  
(23-6437) 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:  INDIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)  
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 differe nt from above:   
Shri Dheeraj Kumar Meena  
Under Secretary to the Government of India  
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  
Ministry of Commerce and Industry  
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone: +91 -11-23038939  
Email: dheeraj.meena17@gov.in  
Website: https://dpiit.gov.in/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addit ion, where applicable):  Furniture 
- Work chairs, General purpose chairs and stools, Tables and desks, Storage units, Beds, 
Bunk beds  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Furniture 
(Quality Control) Order, 2023; (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Furniture (Quality Control) Order, 2023  
• It refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as 
seating, eating, storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping.  
• As per IS 17631:2022, title of Indian Standard "Work chairs" is a type of chair 
that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is usually a swivel chair, with a 
set of wheels for mobility and adjustable height.  
• As per IS 17632:2022 title of Indian Standa rd "General purpose chairs and stools" 
is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more 
legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back -rest and a stool is a raised seat 
commonly supported by three or four legs, but with n either armrests nor a 
backrest (in early stools), and typically built to accommodate one occupant.  
• As per IS 17633:2022 title of Indian Standard "Tables and desks". A table is 
generally a piece of furniture with a flat surface, typically used for dining or  other 
activities. A desk is also a type of table, but it usually has drawers and G/TBT/N/IND/318  
 
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  compartments to store items like documents and the principal materials of tables 
and desks are wooden table/desk, steel table/desk, plastic table/desk, etc.  
• As per IS 17634:2 022 title of Indian Standard "Storage units" are Storage Unit 
means a semi enclosed or fully enclosed area, room, or space that is primarily 
intended for the storage of personal property and which shall be accessible by the 
renter of the unit pursuant to t he terms of the rental agreement.  
• As per IS 17635:2022 title of Indian Standard "Beds" are a piece of furniture upon 
which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well. The principal 
materials of beds are wooden bed, steel bed, plastic be d, etc.  
• As per IS 17636:2022 title of Indian Standard "Bunk beds" Bunk beds are two 
beds that are attached to each other, one above the other, in a frame. The 
principal materials of bunk beds are wooden bunk bed, steel bunk bed, plastic 
bunk bed, etc.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Provide higher level of quality, reliability and consistency; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
To be published in the Gazette of India  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The date of notification in E -Gazette.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from the date of notification in E -
Gazette.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of circulation of the notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Shri Dheeraj Kumar Meena  
Under Secretary to the Government of India  
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  
Ministry of Commerce and Industry  
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi  
Telephone: +91 -11-23038939  
Email: dheeraj.meena17@gov.in  
Website: https://dpiit.gov.in/  
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