Butt welding fittings
Butt welding fittings of iron or steel (elbows, tees, reducers)
HSN 7307 23 00 (butt welding fittings of iron or steel) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 1879:2010 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 1879:2010 for malleable cast iron pipe fittings. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, fitting types covered, and licensed 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 in accordance with Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself and 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. The registration fee is ₹500 and the automatic registration number remains valid for 75 days from issuance.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 registration number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register and the 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 of steel for packaging purposes only, or an SEZ-to-DTA movement without value addition, document the SIMS exemption basis. Note that the BIS QCO obligation under IS 1879:2010 is not waived by either carve-out — the ISI-marked fitting 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 enterprise-size enforcement schedule embedded in the Cast Iron Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023: the BIS QCO applies from 1 September 2024 for large enterprises, from 1 December 2024 for small enterprises, and from 1 March 2025 for micro enterprises. Importers sourcing from a foreign supplier that qualifies as a micro enterprise under the Indian framework have misread the carve-out as applying to them as importers — it does not; the enterprise-size concession tracks the manufacturer's classification, not the importer's, and customs has detained consignments from small and micro manufacturers who began marking product before their applicable date using a CM/L issued ahead of schedule.