Cold heading quality
Cold heading quality wire rod in irregularly wound coils
HSN 7213 99 20 (cold heading quality wire rod in irregularly wound coils) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order under the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024. Conformity to the Indian Standard mapped in Schedule 1 of the controlling Quality Control Order is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme by virtue of S.O. 3716(E) dated 29 August 2024. 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 holding a current licence against the Indian Standard mapped to this product in Schedule 1 of the Steel and Steel Products QCO 2024. Verify the CM/L number, licensed product scope, 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 · Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018
- 2Ensure every coil bears the ISI standard mark under the supplier's CM/L licence. The consignment must be accompanied by a test certificate bearing the standard mark issued by the BIS-certified manufacturer; marking on packaging alone does not satisfy the obligation.Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 · S.O. 3716(E) dated 29-08-2024
- 3If the consignment is imported without BIS certification, apply on the TCQCO portal for each such consignment and seek clarification as mandated for all steel importers. Verify CBIC's clarification on that portal process before filing the bill of entry.Ministry of Steel Circular dated 20-10-2023 · CBIC clarification F.No. 401/88/2023-Cus.III dated 09-11-2023
- 4Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal not earlier than 60 days before the expected date of arrival. Fee ₹500, registration valid for 75 days; the SIMS number must remain within validity on the date of arrival.DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/2023 dated 28-08-2023 · ITC (HS) policy condition 5 of Chapter 72
- 5Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and SIMS registration number on the bill of entry. Ensure strict compliance with CBIC instructions on BIS-to-SIMS mapping for steel inputs under the QCO; consignments where either reference is absent, expired, or scope-mismatched face detention.CBIC Instruction 16/2025-CUS dated 18-06-2025 as modified by CBIC Instruction 23/2025-CUS dated 15-07-2025
The single most common error on this tariff line is assuming that S.O. 5134(E) dated 20-11-2025 suspends BIS enforcement for cold heading quality wire rod because the gazette lists numerous suspended serial numbers — importers must verify whether the specific Schedule 1 serial number mapped to this product is among those suspended for three years, or whether it remains operative. An incorrect assumption either way results in consignment detention or unnecessary BIS compliance spend; check the Schedule 1 serial number mapping against the S.O. 5134(E) suspension list before each purchase order.