High pressure hydroelectric conduits of steel
High pressure hydroelectric conduits of steel (large-diameter welded steel pipes)
HSN 7305 90 10 (high pressure hydroelectric conduits of steel) 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.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 17876:2022 for welded stainless steel pipes and tubes. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, dimensional range, and manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2025 · S.O. 693(E) dated 10-02-2025 · IS 17876:2022
- 2Ensure each pipe or tube bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number in accordance with Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The mark must appear on the product itself and not solely on the packaging or accompanying documents.Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2025 · BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018
- 3Review S.O. 693(E) to determine whether the consignment qualifies for any exemption notified under the Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2025. Maintain documentary evidence of the exemption basis, if applicable, in the pre-clearance file.S.O. 693(E) dated 10-02-2025
- 4Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal not earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date. Fee ₹500, automatic registration valid for 75 days; apply in advance and ensure validity is maintained through the date of arrival.DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/2023 dated 28-08-2023 · Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 73
- 5Quote both the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the SIMS 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.BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962 · DGFT Policy Circular 38/2015-20 dated 19-01-2022
The most common error on this tariff line is the mismatch between the tariff product description — 'high pressure hydroelectric conduits of steel' — and the BIS QCO scope, which is tied to IS 17876:2022 governing welded stainless steel pipes and tubes for general service. Importers sourcing carbon-steel or alloy-steel conduits, rather than stainless steel welded pipes, risk either mis-declaring the product to avoid QCO compliance or presenting a CM/L whose licensed product scope does not extend to the actual grade and weld process, both of which result in detention at port. Confirm in writing with the supplier that the consignment is stainless steel, welded by longitudinal, helical, or laser process, and covered grade-for-grade by the CM/L before shipment.