Cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced)

Cold-drawn or cold-rolled seamless stainless steel pipes and tubes

HSN 7304 41 00 (cold-drawn or cold-rolled seamless stainless steel pipes and tubes) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 17875:2022 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 1 August 2025, pursuant to the Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes Quality Control Order 2025. Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) 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.

1. 1
   Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 17875:2022. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, dimensional range, and manufacturing facility address on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
   Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes Quality Control Order 2025 · IS 17875:2022 applicable on SS seamless pipes and tubes with effect from 01-08-2025
2. 2
   Verify that the input stainless steel material used by the manufacturer itself bears the ISI standard mark under a CM/L licence, accompanied by the test certificate of the input material from the BIS-certified manufacturer. Both the finished-product test certificate and the input-material test certificate must accompany each consignment.
   Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order 2024 · S.O. 3716(E) dated 29-08-2024 · Schedule 2, Serial Number 2
3. 3
   Ensure every pipe and tube bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The marking must appear on the product; sub-standard or non-conforming product must be disposed of as scrap in compliance with Section 17(1)(b) of the BIS Act, 2016.
   BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Scheme-I of Schedule-II · BIS Act, 2016 · S.O. 3716(E)
4. 4
   Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal no earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date, paying registration fee ₹500. The automatic registration number remains valid for 75 days; it must be within validity on the date of arrival and quoted on the bill of entry.
   DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/2023 dated 28-08-2023 · ITC HS Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 73
5. 5
   Check whether the consignment qualifies for exemption under S.O. 693(E) dated 10-02-2025 or the Ministry of Steel order dated 20-11-2025 (F.No. S-20011/15/2024-TECH-Part(2)). Consignments with bill of lading shipped on board on or before 31-03-2026 that are listed in Annexure I of that order are exempt from mandatory QCO compliance for import; document the exemption basis on the bill of entry.
   S.O. 693(E) dated 10-02-2025 · Ministry of Steel order F.No. S-20011/15/2024-TECH-Part(2) dated 20-11-2025