Glass wool and articles of glass wool
Glass wool tape measures, woven glass fibre length measures
HSN 7019 80 00 (glass wool and articles of glass wool) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 1269 (Part 1):1997 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 23 May 2024, by virtue of the Legal Metrology — Material Measures of Length (Quality Control) Order, 2023. Differential enforcement dates apply for micro enterprises (23 November 2024) and small enterprises (23 August 2024).
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 1269 (Part 1):1997 for woven metallic and glass fibre tape measures. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Legal Metrology — Material Measures of Length (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · S.O. 5029(E) dated 23-11-2023
- 2Ensure each article bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The standard mark must appear on the product itself, not only on the outer packaging.Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Legal Metrology — Material Measures of Length (Quality Control) Order, 2023
- 3Confirm the enterprise-size category of the foreign manufacturer or your own import entity. The QCO enforcement date is 23 May 2024 for large enterprises, 23 August 2024 for small enterprises, and 23 November 2024 for micro enterprises as defined under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.Legal Metrology — Material Measures of Length (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · S.O. 5029(E) dated 23-11-2023 · Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006)
- 4Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry, referencing IS 1269 (Part 1):1997. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or product-scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention.Legal Metrology — Material Measures of Length (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
- 5Verify that the goods are correctly classified under CTH 7019 as glass-fibre-based tape measures, not under CTH 8421 (filters) or CTH 5911 (textile material for technical use). A filter element of glass would fall under CTH 7019 only if the constituent material is glass; standalone filters are classified under CTH 8421 regardless of material.CBEC Customs Circular 24/2013 dated 27-06-2013
The single most common error on this tariff line is treating HSN 7019 80 00 as a general glass-wool or glass-fibre insulation heading, thereby overlooking that the QCO under S.O. 5029(E) is narrowly targeted at woven metallic and glass fibre tape measures — a legal-metrology product — rather than thermal or acoustic insulation products. An importer shipping glass-wool insulation batts under this code will find no BIS CM/L regime applies to their product, while an importer of glass fibre tape measures who ignores the ISI mark requirement faces detention regardless of the article's apparent similarity to textile measuring instruments.