G/TBT/N/IND/90  
 
25 March 2019  
(19-1807) 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:   
For issues relating to the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2019  
Ms. Ruchika Chaudhry Govil  
Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Steel, Udyog Bhawan  
Maulana Azad Road  
New Delhi – 110 011 
Tel: +91 11 23063297; F ax : +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, Manak Bhawan  
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 f ax 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 [X], 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.  Goods and articles  Essential Requirement(s)  
1. Stampings/laminations/cores of 
Transformers (with or without 
winding)  Made from BIS standard marked Grain 
Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet and Strip 
conforming to IS 3024:2015 or Cold rolled 
non-oriented electrical steel sheet and strip 
conforming to IS 648:2006  G/TBT/N/IND/90  
 
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  2. Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes  Stainless steel Pipes and Tubes shall be 
made from the stainless steel products, 
specified in the corresponding Indian 
Standard specified in column (2) of the 
Table 1, bearing Standard Mark.  
Provided that the Stainless Steel Pipes and 
Tubes referred to in th is sub -paragraph 
shall be accompanied with the test 
certificate of the stainless steel products 
specified in the corresponding Indian 
Standard given in the column (2) of the 
Table 1.  
 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Steel and 
Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2019. (9 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Order seeks to ensure conformity to essential requirements 
listed in the Table 2 for the specified products Stampings/ laminations/ cores of 
Transformers (with or without winding). The Order read together with ITC (HS), 2017 
Schedule 1 – Import Policy  (General Notes Regarding Import Policy) applies to domestic 
production as well as imports. The Order also makes it mandatory for all manufacturers 
/importers of Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes as given in the Table 2 of the order that 
Stainless Steel Pipe s and Tubes shall be accompanied with the test certificate of the 
stainless steel products specified in the corresponding Indian Standard given in the 
column (2) of the Table 1. Further, no person shall manufacture, store for sale, sell, 
distribute or impo rt any such products given in the Table 2, which do not conform to the 
requirements specified in Table 2.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Upgrading the Quality of the steel and steel products for safet y of 
infrastructure in the country and for protection of human health and safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
a. The web link for access of the draft order 
https://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/steel%20quality%20control%20order%20
2019%20 -%20intermediate%20products%20.pdf  
b. The BIS Act, 2016.  
c. 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