G/TBT/N/IND/95  
 
15 April 2019  
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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:   
For issues relating to the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2019  
Ms. Ruchika Chaudhry Govil  
Joint Secretary  
Ministry of Steel, Udyog Bhawan  
Maulana Azad Road  
New Delhi – 110 011  
Tel: +91 -11- 23063297  
FAX : +91 -11-23063415  
e-mail: ruchika.govil@nic.in  
For issues relating to Indian Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures  
Shri H. J. S. Pasricha  
Scientist ‘F’ & Head (Certification)  
Bureau of Indian Standards  
Central Marks -1, ManakBhawan  
9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg  
New Delhi – 110 002  
Tel: +91 -11-23231903  
e-mail: cmd1@bis.org.in  
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:   
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):   
Sl. No.  Indian Standards  Title of Indian Standards  
(1) (2) (3) 
1. IS 1110: 1990  Ferro – Silicon containing > 55% Silicon  
2. IS 4409: 1973  Ferro – Nickel  
3. IS 1029: 1970  Hot rolled steel strip (bailing)  
4. IS 2385: 1977  Hot-rolled mild steel sheet and strip in coil form for cold -
reduced tinplate and cold -reduced black plate  
5. IS 3039: 1988  Structural steel for construction of hulls of ships  
6. IS 9550 2001  Bright steel bars  G/TBT/N/IND/95  
 
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  7. IS 3748: 1990  Tool and die steels  
8. IS 5517: 1993  Steel for hardening and tempering  
9. IS 7291: 1981  High speed tool steels  
10. IS 7494: 1981  Steel for valves for internal combustion engines  
11. IS 12146: 1987  Carbon manganese steel forgings for pressure vessels  
12. IS 16585: 2016  Magnetic materials – specification for individual material – 
Fe based amorphous strip delivered in the semi -processed 
state.  
13. IS 2831: 2012  Carbon steel cast billet ingots, billets, blooms and slabs 
for re -rolling into structural steel (ordinary quality)  
 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Steel and 
Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2019. (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Order seeks to ensure conformity to steel & steel products 
listed in schedule to the specified Indian Standards. The Order makes it mandatory for all 
manufacturers in India and all the manufacturers aboard who intend to export to India, of 
steel and steel products as given in the schedule to the order, to obtain valid license from 
the Bureau of Indian Standards, for use of Standard Mark, before commencement of 
regular production of such items. Further , no person shall manufacture, store for sale, sell, 
distribute or import any steel &amp; steel products given in the said schedule, which do 
not conform to the specified standards and do not bear standard mark of the Bureau.  
7. Objective and rationale, i ncluding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Upgrading the Quality of the steel and steel products in public interest to 
ensure safety of infrastructure/ housing/ engineering goods in the country and for 
protection of human health & safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The web link for access of the draft order: 
https://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft_QCO_04042019.pdf  
• The BIS Act, 2016.  
• ITC (HS), 2017 Schedule 1 – Import Policy (General Notes Regarding Import 
Policy)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Yet to be decided.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Three months from date of adoption.  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from 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 Parmjeet Singh  
Addl. Industrial Adviser  
Ministry of Steel  
Udyog Bhawan  
Maulana Azad Road  
New Delhi – 110 011  
Tel: +91 -11-2306 1857  
Fax: +91 -11-2306 1824  
e-mail: parmjeet.singh@gov.in  
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