Electric resistance wire (including electric resistance heating wire)

Electric resistance wire and electric resistance heating wire

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

HSN 7229 90 60 (electric resistance wire, including electric resistance heating wire) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 1804 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 29 August 2024, under the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024. Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) registration administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade applies as a separate customs-clearance overlay.

What this is

HSN code

7229 90 60

Chapter

72 · Iron and steel

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 1804 · effective 29-08-2024

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 holding a current licence against IS 1804. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility address 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 ISI standard mark, issued by the BIS-certified manufacturer. The standard mark must appear on the wire product; sub-standard or defective material must be disposed of as scrap in compliance with Section 17(1)(b) of the BIS Act, 2016.
Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 · S.O. 3716(E) dated 29-08-2024 · Section 17 of the BIS Act, 2016
3
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 number valid for 75 days from issue. The 15-day advance-registration minimum 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 · ITC (HS) Chapter 72 policy condition 5
4
Apply on the TCQCO portal for a clarification reference for any steel consignment imported without a BIS licence or certification. Compliance with the Ministry of Steel circular dated 20-10-2023 and the CBIC clarification at F.No. 401/88/2023-CUS.III dated 09-11-2023 is mandatory before customs clearance.
Ministry of Steel circular dated 20-10-2023 · CBIC clarification F.No. 401/88/2023-CUS.III dated 09-11-2023
5
Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the SIMS automatic registration number on the bill of entry. Ensure compliance with CBIC Instruction 16/2025-CUS dated 18-06-2025 as modified by CBIC Instruction 23/2025-CUS dated 15-07-2025 regarding input material standards mapping under the QCO. Either identifier absent, expired, or scope-mismatched triggers consignment detention.
CBIC Instruction 16/2025-CUS dated 18-06-2025 · CBIC Instruction 23/2025-CUS dated 15-07-2025 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is failing to distinguish the two overlapping QCOs that reference IS 1804: the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 (S.O. 3716(E), enforcement 29-08-2024) and the Ropes and Cordages Quality Control Order, 2024 (S.O. 4327(E), enforcement 01-04-2025), the latter applicable specifically to steel wire ropes with fibre-main cores. Importers sourcing electric resistance wire sometimes obtain a CM/L against the ropes QCO scope and present it at customs for the resistance-wire entry — a scope mismatch that results in detention regardless of the licence's validity. Confirm that the CM/L licence presented expressly covers electric resistance wire under the Steel and Steel Products QCO, not only rope or cordage product families.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7229 90 60 require BIS certification?

Yes. Electric resistance wire under this tariff line must conform to IS 1804 and bear the ISI standard mark under a current BIS CM/L licence, with effect from 29 August 2024 under the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024.

Is SIMS registration required separately from BIS QCO compliance?

Yes. SIMS registration is administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and is independent of the BIS obligation. Fee ₹500, registration valid 75 days, application permitted from the 60th day before expected arrival.

Does the deferral under S.O. 5134(E) affect IS 1804 enforcement on this tariff line?

S.O. 5134(E) dated 20-11-2025 defers enforcement for specific serial numbers in Schedule 1 of the Steel and Steel Products QCO for three years from gazette publication. Importers must verify whether IS 1804 at HSN 7229 90 60 appears among the deferred serial numbers before relying on the deferral.

Does a single CM/L licence cover both electric resistance wire and steel wire rope product families?

No. The CM/L is scope-specific; a licence issued for steel wire ropes under the Ropes and Cordages Quality Control Order, 2024 does not cover electric resistance wire under the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024. The licensed scope and governing QCO must match the consignment exactly.

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