Cold heading quality

Hot-rolled alloy steel bars and rods in coils, cold heading quality

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · SIMS OVERLAY

HSN 7227 90 40 (cold heading quality hot-rolled alloy steel bars and rods in irregularly wound coils) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to the applicable Indian Standard is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme pursuant to the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 notified vide S.O. 3716(E). Steel Import Monitoring System registration administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade applies as a separate customs-clearance overlay.

What this is

HSN code

7227 90 40

Chapter

72 · Iron and steel

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS per Schedule 1 of S.O. 3716(E) · effective 28-09-2020

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

SIMSSIMS·Steel Import Monitoring System

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps

1
Identify the specific Indian Standard mapped to HSN 7227 90 40 in Schedule 1 of the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 (S.O. 3716(E)). Verify the foreign supplier's BIS CM/L licence 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
2
Ensure every consignment is accompanied by a test certificate bearing the ISI standard mark, issued by the BIS-licensed manufacturer. The standard mark must appear on the product itself; non-conforming or sub-standard material must be disposed of as scrap per Section 17(1)(b) of the BIS Act, 2016.
Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 · S.O. 3716(E) · Section 17(1)(b) of the BIS Act, 2016
3
Check the TCQCO portal for the specific Indian Standard applicable to this consignment. Ministry of Steel circular dated 20-10-2023 mandates that all steel importers apply and seek clarification on the TCQCO portal for each consignment imported without a BIS licence or certification.
Ministry of Steel circular F.No.S-20011/14/2021-TECH dated 20-10-2023 · CBIC clarification F.No.401/88/2023-CUS.III dated 09-11-2023
4
Register 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; confirm the SIMS registration number remains within validity on the arrival date. Re-imports for packaging and SEZ-DTA movements without value addition are exempt from SIMS registration.
DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/2023 dated 28-08-2023 · DGFT Policy Circular 38/2015-20 dated 19-01-2022
5
Note that import of seconds and defective alloy steel bars and rods is subject to value restriction, port restriction, and production of a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate per policy conditions 1, 2, and 3 of Chapter 72. Ensure strict compliance with CBIC Instructions 16/2025-CUS and 23/2025-CUS regarding the Indian Standard of the specific input material being imported.
ITC (HS) Import Policy Conditions 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter 72 · CBIC Instruction 16/25-CUS dated 18-06-2025 as modified by CBIC Instruction 23/25-CUS dated 15-07-2025

A word of counsel

The single most common failure on this tariff line is entering a bill of entry before confirming the precise serial-number entry in Schedule 1 of S.O. 3716(E) that maps to cold heading quality alloy steel coils — and then discovering that the specific IS entry falls within one of the deferral lists under S.O. 5134(E) dated 20-11-2025, which suspends enforcement for 1 or 3 years for specific serial numbers. An importer who treats BIS compliance as binary — applicable or not — rather than schedule-entry specific risks either presenting an unmarked consignment at port or, conversely, seeking and paying for CM/L certification against a currently deferred standard entry, wasting compliance spend. Map the consignment's IS serial number against both S.O. 3716(E) and S.O. 5134(E) before the purchase order is placed.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7227 90 40 require BIS certification?

Yes. Cold heading quality alloy steel bars and rods in irregularly wound coils fall under the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 (S.O. 3716(E)), requiring conformity to the applicable Indian Standard under the ISI Mark Scheme; import is permitted only from a BIS CM/L-licensed manufacturer.

Is Steel Import Monitoring System registration required separately from BIS QCO compliance?

Yes. SIMS registration is administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade independently of the BIS obligation; fee ₹500, registration valid for 75 days, and application may be submitted no earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date.

Do the deferral notifications under S.O. 5134(E) affect this HSN?

Possibly. S.O. 5134(E) dated 20-11-2025 suspends enforcement for specific Schedule 1 serial-number entries for either 1 or 3 years from the gazette date; the applicability of any deferral to HSN 7227 90 40 depends on the precise serial number under which cold heading quality alloy steel coils are mapped in Schedule 1.

Does a single CM/L licence cover all cold heading quality alloy steel grades and coil specifications?

No. The CM/L licence is scope-specific by Indian Standard, grade, size range, and licensed manufacturing facility; coils outside the licensed scope or from an unlicensed plant are not covered and customs will detain the consignment on a scope mismatch.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-18. Source: BIS / SIMS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.