Electrode quality

Electrode quality wire of other alloy steel

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 1804 · SIMS OVERLAY

HSN 7229 90 21 (electrode quality wire of other alloy steel) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 1804:2004 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 1 April 2025, by virtue of the Ropes and Cordages Quality Control Order, 2024. 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

7229 90 21

Chapter

72 · Iron and steel

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 1804:2004 · effective 01-04-2025

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

SIMSSIMS·Steel Import Monitoring System

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps

1
Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 1804:2004. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and licensed manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
Ropes and Cordages Quality Control Order, 2024 · S.O. 4327(E) dated 03-10-2024
2
Ensure each wire coil or spool bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number, applied under Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product or its primary packaging traceable to the licensed batch.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 4327(E) dated 03-10-2024
3
Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal not earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date. Fee ₹500; registration is valid for 75 days from issue and 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
4
Quote both the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the SIMS registration number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L against the BIS register and the SIMS number against the DGFT portal in real time; either being absent, expired, or scope-mismatched triggers consignment detention.
Ropes and Cordages Quality Control Order, 2024 · BIS Act, 2016 · ITC HS policy condition 5 of Chapter 72
5
If the consignment is a re-import for packaging only, or involves an SEZ-to-DTA movement without value addition, document the SIMS exemption basis at the time of filing. The BIS QCO obligation under IS 1804:2004 is not waived by either SIMS carve-out — the ISI-marked wire requirement still applies.
DGFT policy circular 38/2015-20 dated 19-01-2022

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is treating IS 1804:2004 as a standard for steel wire ropes broadly, and sourcing from a CM/L-licensed rope manufacturer whose licence scope does not extend to electrode quality wire specifically. The CM/L licence is scope-specific by product form and alloy grade; a licence covering steel wire ropes or fibre-core ropes does not automatically cover electrode quality alloy steel wire under HSN 7229 90 21. Confirm that the supplier's CM/L schedule explicitly lists electrode quality wire at the wire-drawing stage, not at the rope-stranding stage.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7229 90 21 require BIS certification?

Yes. Conformity to IS 1804:2004 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme from 1 April 2025 by virtue of the Ropes and Cordages Quality Control Order, 2024; import is permitted only from manufacturers holding a current BIS CM/L licence covering electrode quality alloy steel wire.

Is SIMS registration required separately from BIS QCO compliance?

Yes. Steel Import Monitoring System registration is administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and is independent of the BIS QCO obligation. Fee ₹500, registration valid for 75 days, apply no earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date.

Does the small and micro enterprise deferral under the Ropes and Cordages QCO affect importers?

No. The deferred enforcement date of 1 July 2025 for small and micro enterprises applies only to domestic production; importers must comply with IS 1804:2004 from 1 April 2025 regardless of enterprise size.

Does a single CM/L licence cover all wire grades and manufacturing facilities of a supplier?

No. The CM/L is scope-specific by product type, alloy grade, and manufacturing facility; electrode quality wire from a plant or product range outside the licensed scope is not covered, and customs detains the consignment on a scope mismatch.

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