Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber
Knitted gloves, mittens and mitts with plastics or rubber coating
HSN 6116 10 00 (knitted gloves impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics or rubber) is covered by two Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Orders. Conformity to IS 16874:2018 (protective gloves for firefighters) is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 13 October 2023, and IS 13774:2021 (live working gloves of insulating material) applies with effect from 01 July 2024, both under the ISI Mark Scheme. Directorate General of Foreign Trade policy controls on textile imports apply as separate customs-clearance overlays.
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Identify which QCO governs the specific glove type being imported: IS 16874:2018 under the Protective Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022 for firefighter-protective gloves, or IS 13774:2021 under the Electrical Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2023 for live working insulating gloves. Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer covering the correct standard.Protective Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022 · S.O. 1707(E) dated 10-04-2023; Electrical Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · S.O. 43(E) dated 01-01-2024
- 2Verify the supplier's BIS CM/L licence number against the applicable IS on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order. Confirm the licensed product scope, specification variant, and manufacturing facility address are current and match the consignment.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 1707(E) dated 10-04-2023 · S.O. 43(E) dated 01-01-2024
- 3Ensure every glove in the consignment bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number in accordance with Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself; packaging-only marking does not satisfy the requirement.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Protective Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022 · Electrical Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2023
- 4Accompany the consignment with a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory certifying absence of prohibited hazardous dyes, plus a certificate of origin. Imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo dye testing.General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
- 5If the consignment originates in Bangladesh, verify whether the goods fall within the port restrictions under paragraph 19 of the general notes to the ITC (HS) 2022 import policy. Quote the BIS CM/L number and all documentary compliance references on the bill of entry; absence, expiry, or scope mismatch triggers consignment detention.DGFT Notification 7/25-26 dated 17-05-2025 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
The single most common error on this tariff line is failing to distinguish between the two concurrent QCOs — treating all plastics- or rubber-coated knitted gloves as a single compliance category when in fact protective firefighter gloves (IS 16874:2018, Protective Textiles QCO, S.O. 1707(E)) and live working insulating gloves (IS 13774:2021, Electrical Accessories QCO, S.O. 43(E)) carry separate CM/L licensing requirements, separate enforcement dates, and separate size-based phase-in timelines for IS 13774:2021. A CM/L licence against one standard does not satisfy the other, and customs detention follows from presenting the wrong licence against the wrong standard at the time of clearance.