Other
Welded stainless steel casing pipes for oil and gas drilling
HSN 7305 20 90 (welded stainless steel casing for oil or gas drilling, external diameter exceeding 406.4 mm) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 17876:2022 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 01 August 2025, by virtue of 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.
- 1Verify the foreign manufacturer's BIS CM/L licence number on the BIS online register against IS 17876:2022 before placing the purchase order. Confirm the licensed scope covers the specific grade, dimensional range, weld process, and manufacturing facility for the casing pipes in the consignment.Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2025 · S.O. 693(E) dated 10-02-2025
- 2Ensure every pipe in the consignment bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number per Scheme-I of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the pipe itself and be traceable to the licensed manufacturing facility.Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2025 · BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018
- 3Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal not earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date. Fee ₹500, registration valid 75 days from issue; the registration must remain within validity on the date the consignment arrives.DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/2023 dated 28-08-2023
- 4Quote both the supplier's BIS CM/L licence number and the SIMS automatic registration number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register and the SIMS number against the DGFT portal; either absent, expired, or scope-mismatched triggers consignment detention.Policy condition no. 2 of Chapter 73 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
- 5If the consignment qualifies for a SIMS carve-out — re-import for packaging only, or SEZ-to-DTA movement without value addition — document the exemption basis explicitly. Note that the BIS QCO obligation under IS 17876:2022 is not waived by either SIMS carve-out; the ISI-marked pipe requirement continues to apply.DGFT policy circular 38/2015-20 dated 19-01-2022
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that the BIS QCO under IS 17876:2022 applies equally to all large-diameter welded steel casing: the standard's scope is stainless steel welded pipes and tubes — importers supplying carbon-steel or low-alloy casing to oil and gas projects frequently mistake this for their product, triggering either needless CM/L pursuit or, conversely, assuming no QCO applies because their carbon-steel supplier has no IS 17876 licence. Verify the steel grade of the casing against IS 17876:2022's grade coverage before committing to the purchase; a grade outside the standard's scope requires a separate compliance determination.