SG iron cast fittings
SG iron cast tube or pipe fittings
HSN 7307 11 20 (SG iron cast fittings) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 210:2009 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 1 September 2024, by virtue of the Cast Iron Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023. 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: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 210:2009 for SG iron cast fittings. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility address on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Cast Iron Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · S.O. 2287(E) dated 13-06-2024
- 2Ensure every fitting bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself, not on packaging alone.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Cast Iron Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023
- 3Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal not earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date. Fee ₹500, registration valid for 75 days from issue; the registration 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 against the BIS register and SIMS registration 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
- 5If the consignment is a re-import for packaging purposes only, or an SEZ-to-DTA movement without value addition, document the applicable SIMS exemption. Note that the BIS QCO obligation under IS 210:2009 is not waived by either SIMS carve-out; the ISI-marked product requirement continues to apply.DGFT Policy Circular 38/2015-20 dated 19-01-2022
The single most common error on this tariff line is overlooking the phased enforcement calendar embedded in the Cast Iron Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023: the QCO applied to large enterprises from 1 September 2024, to small enterprises from 1 December 2024, and to micro enterprises from 1 March 2025. Importers sourcing from a supplier whose enterprise-size classification changed after the purchase order was placed must re-verify CM/L validity against the supplier's current size status before shipment, as the mandatory window is supplier-category-specific and a lapsed or prematurely issued CM/L triggers detention at port.