[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)  
(Leather and Footwear Section)  
                                                                                            
New Delhi, Dated the        September , 2020 
Order  
 
S.O.-------- (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) and (2) of section 16 read with 
sub-section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central 
Government, after consulting 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 f ollowing Order, namely: - 
 
1. Short title, commencement – (1) This  Order may be called the Footwear made from Leather and other 
materials (Quality Control) Order, 2020.  
 
(2) It shall come into force from the dated of its publication in the Official Gazette.  
 
 
2. Compulsory use of Standard Mark. - Goods or articles specified in the column ( 2) of the Table shall 
conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in the column ( 3) of the  said Table and shall 
bear the Standard Mark under a licenc e from the Bureau a s per Scheme -I of Schedule -II of B ureau of 
Indian Standards  (Conformit y Assessment) Regulations, 2018:  
 
Provided that nothing in this order shall apply to goods or articles meant for export.  
 
3. Certification and Enforcement Authority: - The Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and 
enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the column (2) of the said Table.  
 
Table  
Sr. 
No. Goods or articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) (4) 
1. Leather safety boots and 
shoes  IS 1989 (P art 1): 
1986  Specification for leather safety boots 
and shoes Part 1 for miners  
IS 1989 (P art.2): 
1986  Specification for leather safety boots 
and shoes Part 2 for heavy metal 
industries  
2. Canvas Shoes Rubber 
Sole IS 3735: 1996  
 Canvas Shoes , Rubber Sole - 
Specification  Sr. 
No. Goods or articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
3. Canvas Boots Rubber 
Sole IS 3736: 1995  Canvas Boots , Rubber Sole - 
Specification  
4. Safety Rubber Canvas 
Boots for Miners  IS 3976: 2018  Safety Rubber Canvas Boots for 
Miners - Specification  
5. Leather safety footwear 
having direct moulded 
rubber sole  IS 11226: 1993  Leather safety footwear having direct 
moulded rubber sole -Specification  
7. Leather safety footwear 
with direct moulded 
polyvinyl chloride 
(PVC ) sole IS 14544: 1998  Leather safety footwear with direct 
moulded polyvinyl chloride (PVC ) 
sole – Specification  
8. Sports footwear  
 IS 15844: 2010  Sports Footwear - Speci fication  
9. High ankle tactical 
boots with PU - Rubber 
sole IS 17012: 2018  High ankle tactical boots with PU - 
Rubber Sole – Specification  
10. Antiriot shoes  IS 17037: 2018  Antiriot shoes – Specification  
11. Derby shoes  IS 17043: 2018  Derby shoes – Specification  
 
Note: For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including the amendments 
issued thereof, as published and notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards from time to time, shall 
apply from the date of such notification.   
 
(File No . P-27025/4/2020 -Leather ) 
 
 
(Anil Agrawal)  
Joint Secretary  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 [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)  
(Leather and Footwear Section)  
                                                                                            
New Delhi, Dated the        September , 2020 
Order  
S.O.-------- (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) and (2) of section 16 read with 
sub-section (3) of sect ion 25  of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central 
Government, after consulting 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, namel y:- 
 
1. Short t itle, commencement – (1) This Order may  be called the Personal Protective Equipment - 
Footwear (Quality Control) Order, 2020.  
 
(2) It shall come into force from the dated of its publication in the Official Gazette.  
 
2. Compulsory use of Standard Mark. - Goods or articles specified in the column (1) of the Table shall 
conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in the column (2) of the said Table and shall 
bear the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau a s per Scheme -I of Schedule -II of Bureau of 
Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018:  
Provided that nothing in this order shall apply to goods or articles meant for export.  
 
3. Certification and Enforcement Authority: - The Bureau of Indian S tandards shall be the certifying and 
enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the column ( 2) of the said Table.  
Table  
Goods or articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) 
Personal  Protective 
Equipment - Footwear  IS 15298 (Part 2): 2016  Personal protective equipment  - Part 2  
Safety Footwear  
IS 15298 ( Part 3) : 2019  Personal protective equipment  - Part 3 
Protective Footwear  
IS 15298 (Part 4) : 2017  Personal protective equipment  -  Part 
4 Occupational Footwear  
Note: For the purposes of this Table, t he latest version of Indian Standards including the amendments 
issued thereof, as published and notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards   from time to time, shall 
apply from the date of such no tification.   
(File No.  P-27025/4/2020 -Leather ) 
 
 (Anil Agrawal)  
Joint Secretary  
           [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)  
(Leather and Footwear Section)  
                                                                                           
 New Delhi, Dated the        September , 2020 
 
Order  
 
S.O.-------- (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) and (2) of section 16 read with 
sub-section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central 
Government, after consulting 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 t itle, commencement  – (1) This Order may be called the  Footwear made from all -Rubber and 
all Polymeric material and its components (Quality Control) Order, 2020 . 
 
(2) It shall come into force from the dated of its publication in the Official Gazette.  
 
 
2. Compulsory use of Standard Mark. - Goods or  articles specified in the column ( 2) of the Table sha ll 
conform to the corresponding Indian  Standard specified  in the column ( 3) of the  said Table and shall 
bear the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau  as per Scheme -I of Schedule -II of Bureau of 
Indian Standards  (Conformity Assessment) Regulations , 2018 : 
 
Provided that nothing in this order shall apply to goods or articles meant for export.  
 
3. Certification and Enforcement Authority: - The Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and 
enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified i n the column ( 2) of the said Table.  
 
Table  
Sr 
No. Goods or articles  Indian 
Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) (4) 
1. Industrial and protective 
rubber knee and ankle 
boots  IS 5557: 2004  Industrial and protective rubber 
knee and ankle boots - Specification  
2. All rubber gum boots 
and ankle boots  IS 5557 (Part 
2): 2018  All rubber gum boots and ankle 
boots: Part 2 occupational purposes  Sr 
No. Goods or articles  Indian 
Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
3. Moulded solid rubber 
soles and heels IS 5676: 1995  Moulded solid rubber soles and 
heels- Specificat ion 
4. Rubber m icrocellular  
sheets for soles and heels  IS 6664: 1992  Rubber m icrocellular  sheets for 
soles and heels - Specification  
5. Solid PVC soles and 
heels IS 6719: 1972  Specification for s olid PVC soles 
and heels 
6. PVC sandal  IS 6721: 1972  Specification for PVC sandal  
7. Rubber HawaiChappal  IS 10702: 1992  Rubber HawaiChappal - 
Specification  
8. Slipper , rubber  IS 11544: 1986  Specification for s lipper , rubber  
9. Polyvinyl chloride 
(PVC )industrial boots  IS 12254: 1993  Polyvinyl chloride (PVC )industrial 
boots - Specification  
10. Polyurethane sole , 
semirigid  IS 13893: 1994  Polyurethane sole , semirigid - 
Specification                                                                                                                                               
11. Unlined moulded rubber 
boots  IS 13995: 1995  Unlined moulded rubber boots – 
Specification  
12. Moulded plastics 
footwear - Lined or 
Unlined polyurethane 
boots for general 
industrial use  IS 16645: 2018  Moulded plastics footwear - Lined or 
Unlined polyurethane boots for 
general industrial use - Specification  
13. Footwear for men and 
women for municipal 
scavenging work IS 16994: 2018  Footwear for men and women for 
municipal scavenging work 
 
Note: For the purposes of this Table, t he latest version of Indian Standards including the amendments 
issued thereof, as published and notified by the Bureau of Indian Standards  from time to time, shall 
apply from the date of such notification .  
 
(File No.  P-27025/4/2020 -Leather ) 
 
 
(Anil Agrawal)  
Joint Secretary