Plates
Cold-rolled flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel plates, 0.5 to 1 mm thick
HSN 7209 27 10 (cold-rolled flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel plates of thickness 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to the Indian Standard mapped in Schedule 1 of the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 29 August 2024, by virtue of S.O. 3716(E). Steel Import Monitoring System registration administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade applies as a separate customs-clearance overlay.
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer whose licence covers the Indian Standard mapped to this tariff line in Schedule 1 of the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024. Verify the CM/L number, licensed IS scope, thickness range, and manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 · S.O. 3716(E) dated 29-08-2024
- 2Ensure every plate in the consignment bears the ISI standard mark under a CM/L licence, per Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Each consignment must also be accompanied by a test certificate bearing the standard mark, issued by the BIS-certified manufacturer.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 3716(E) dated 29-08-2024
- 3Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal no earlier than 60 days before the expected date of arrival and ensure the automatic registration number (fee ₹500, validity 75 days) remains current on the bill of entry date. The minimum 15-day advance registration requirement has been abolished.DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/2023 dated 28-08-2023 · DGFT Notification 19/2015-20 dated 07-07-2022
- 4Apply on the TCQCO portal for each consignment that arrives without a BIS CM/L licence or certification, and obtain clarification before the bill of entry is filed. Ensure compliance with the CBIC clarification on this requirement.Ministry of Steel Circular dated 20-10-2023 · CBIC clarification F.No. 401/88/2023-Cus.III dated 09-11-2023
- 5Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the SIMS registration number on the bill of entry; comply with CBIC Instruction 16/2025-CUS as modified by CBIC Instruction 23/2025-CUS regarding the Indian Standard of the respective input material. Import of seconds or defective CR plates is subject to value restriction, port restriction, and production of a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate.CBIC Instruction 16/2025-CUS dated 18-06-2025 · CBIC Instruction 23/2025-CUS dated 15-07-2025 · Policy conditions 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter 72
The most common error on this tariff line is failing to verify whether the specific serial number entry for the applicable Indian Standard in Schedule 1 of S.O. 3716(E) falls within the deferred enforcement list under S.O. 5134(E) dated 20-11-2025, which suspends enforcement of certain IS entries for three years from gazette publication. An importer who assumes the QCO is uniformly enforced across all Schedule 1 entries may either demand BIS CM/L compliance on a temporarily deferred entry — complicating supplier negotiations — or, more critically, import without certification on an entry that remains fully operative, triggering detention under Section 17 of the BIS Act, 2016.