G/TBT/N/IND/278  
14 June 2023  
(23-4057) 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:   
Ministry of Steel, Government of India  
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:   
For is sues relating to the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2015  
Shri Ruchika Chaudhary Govil  
Additional Secretary to the Government of India,  
Ministry of Steel, Udyog Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi – 110 011  
Tel: 011-23063297,  
E-mail: ruchika.govil@nic.in  
For issues relating to Indian Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures  
Shri Rajneesh Khosla,  
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  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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 addition, where applicable):  Table -1 
S No. - Indian Standard - Title of the standard  
1. 16732:2016 - Galvanized Structu ral Steel Specification  
2. 12594:1988 - Hot-dip Zinc Coating on Structural Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement  
3. 17111:2010 - Heat treated Steels, alloy steels & free cutting steels - Ball & rolled 
bearing steel  
4. 1170:1992 - Ferrochromium Specification  
5. 1171:2011 - Ferromanganese Specification  
6. 1470:2013 - Silicomanganese Specification  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Steel and Steel 
Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023; (2 page(s), in English)  G/TBT/N/IND/278  
 
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  6. Description of content:  This Order seeks to ensure conformity to Steel & Steel Products 
listed in the Table -1 to the specified Indian Standards. The Order makes it mandatory for 
all manufacturers in India and all the manufacturers abroad who intend to expo rt to India, 
of Steel and Steel Products as given in the Table -1 of 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 manufact ure, import, 
distribute, sell, hire, lease, store or exhibit for sale any steel & steel products given in the 
said Table -1, which do not conform to the specified standards and do not bear standard 
mark of the Bureau.  
7. Objective and rationale, including 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:   
1. The web link for access of the draft order: 
https://steel.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft%20QCO%20in%20English.pdf  
2. The BIS Act, 2016.  
3. ITC (HS), 2022 Schedule 1 – Import Policy as available at the weblink dgft.gov.in  
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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