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Welded stainless steel tubes and pipes for general service
HSN 7306 90 19 (welded stainless steel tubes and pipes) 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 1 August 2025, by virtue of the Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2025 notified under S.O. 693(E). Steel Import Monitoring System 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 tubes and pipes. Verify the CM/L number, licensed product scope (grade, cross-section, weld process), 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
- 2Ensure every pipe and tube in the consignment bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number per Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself and not only on packaging or bundle tags.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2025
- 3Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal not earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date and obtain the automatic registration number. Fee ₹500; the SIMS registration remains 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
- 4Quote both the supplier's BIS CM/L 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 being absent, expired, or scope-mismatched triggers consignment detention.ITC HS policy condition 2 of Chapter 73 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
- 5Verify whether the consignment qualifies for the transitional BIS QCO exemption under MoS Order F.No. S-20011/15/2024-Tech-Part(2) dated 20-11-2025: consignments with a bill of lading shipped-on-board date on or before 31 March 2026, and whose ITC HS code appears in Annexure I of that order, are exempt from mandatory QCO compliance. Document the shipped-on-board date and Annexure I coverage before filing the bill of entry.MoS Order F.No. S-20011/15/2024-Tech-Part(2) dated 20-11-2025 · S.O. 693(E) dated 10-02-2025
The single most common error on this tariff line is submitting a CM/L licence that covers only circular cross-section welded stainless pipes while the consignment includes non-circular (square, rectangular, or oval) welded tubes — IS 17876:2022 governs both circular and non-circular cross-sections produced by longitudinal, helical, or laser-weld processes, and the CM/L scope must expressly cover the cross-section geometry and weld process of the imported product. A CM/L licence valid for circular pipes does not, on its face, cover non-circular tubes; customs verification against the BIS register on cross-section mismatch results in detention of the entire consignment, not merely the non-circular portion.