[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 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 title and commencement. - (1) This Order may be called the Air Cooler and Air Filters 
(Quality Control) Order, 2023.  
(2) It shall come into force on the expiry of six month from the date of publication of this 
notification in the Official Gazette.  
2. Conformity to Standard and 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 (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018:   
Provided that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured domestically for 
export:  
Provided further that nothing in this order shall apply to micro enterprises , as defined under 
clauses (h) and (m), respectively of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 
Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), till the expiry of twelve months  from the date of 
publication of this notification:   
Provided also that nothing in this order shall apply to small enterprises , as defined under 
clauses (h) and (m), respectively of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 
Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), till 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 month from the date of publication of this notification:  Provided also that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured 
domestically by an enterprise, registered under 'Udyam portal' of the Ministry of Micro, Small 
and Medium Enterprises , wherein the investment in plant and machinery or equipment at original 
cost does not exceed twenty -five lakh rupees and the turnover does not exceed two crore rupees 
for the previous financial year as certified by a Chartered Accountant.  
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 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 Act, 2016.    
TABLE -1 
Goods or articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) 
Air Cooler and Air 
Filters  3315:2019  Evaporative Air Coolers (Desert Coolers)  
  
TABLE -2 
Goods or articles  Indian Standard  Title of Indian Standard  
(1) (2) (3) 
Air Cooler and Air 
Filters  17570 (Part 1): 2021  
ISO 16890 -2: 2016  Air Filters for general ventilation - 
Technical specifications requirements and 
classification system based upon 
particulate matter efficiency (ePM)  
  
Note. - For the purposes of this Table, 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 -29026/25/2023 -LEI]   
  
(Sanjiv)  
Joint Secretary to the Government of India