Lead-free cutting quality

Lead-free cutting quality alloy steel bars and rods in coils

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · SIMS OVERLAY

HSN 7227 90 50 (lead-free cutting quality alloy steel bars and rods, hot-rolled 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). 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 50

Chapter

72 · Iron and steel

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS as 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
Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer whose licence is current against the Indian Standard specified in Schedule 1 of the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 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
2
Ensure each consignment is accompanied by a test certificate bearing the standard mark, issued by the BIS-certified manufacturer. The test certificate must be consignment-specific; a blanket or prior-shipment certificate does not satisfy the requirement.
Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 · S.O. 3716(E) dated 29-08-2024
3
Ensure every bar and rod bears the ISI mark under the supplier's CM/L licence per Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself; consignment-level marking alone is insufficient.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024
4
Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal not earlier than 60 days before the expected date of arrival. Fee ₹500, automatic registration valid for 75 days; the SIMS number must remain within validity on the date of arrival at the Indian port.
DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/2023 dated 28-08-2023 · Policy Condition 5 of Chapter 72
5
Before filing the bill of entry, seek clarification on the TCQCO portal if the consignment lacks BIS CM/L certification. CBIC Instruction 16/2025-CUS and CBIC Instruction 23/2025-CUS require strict compliance with the notified Indian Standard for the input material being imported; quote both the CM/L number and the SIMS registration number on the bill of entry.
CBIC Instruction 16/2025-CUS dated 18-06-2025 as modified by CBIC Instruction 23/2025-CUS dated 15-07-2025 · Ministry of Steel Circular dated 20-10-2023 · CBIC clarification F.No. 401/88/2023-CUS.III dated 09-11-2023

A word of counsel

The most frequently encountered compliance failure on this tariff line is importing without a CM/L licence under the assumption that the BIS QCO scope is unclear for the 'Other' residual sub-heading — and then applying for TCQCO portal clarification only after the consignment is already detained at port. The Ministry of Steel Circular dated 20-10-2023, read with CBIC clarification F.No. 401/88/2023-CUS.III, makes the TCQCO portal application mandatory before import where BIS certification is absent; retroactive compliance after arrival generates demurrage, ground rent, and the risk of disposal as scrap under Section 17 of the BIS Act, 2016.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7227 90 50 require BIS certification?

Yes. Lead-free cutting quality alloy steel bars and rods in coils fall within the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 (S.O. 3716(E)); import is permitted only from manufacturers holding a current BIS CM/L licence covering this product under the ISI Mark Scheme.

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 QCO obligation. Fee ₹500, validity 75 days, application permitted no earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date per DGFT Notification 28/2023.

Does the one-year deferment under S.O. 5134(E) apply to this tariff line?

Only if this HSN maps to one of the serial numbers (49, 50, 60, 64, 86, 92, 93, 94, 102, 128, 132, 135, or 137) listed in S.O. 5134(E) dated 20-11-2025; importers must verify the Schedule 1 serial number for this product against that gazette notification before relying on the deferment.

Does a single CM/L licence cover all alloy grades and coil dimensions from the same manufacturer?

No. A CM/L licence is scope-specific by product specification, alloy grade, dimensional range, and manufacturing facility; material outside the licensed scope, or produced at an unlicensed plant, is not covered and triggers detention.

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