Tin plate containers

Tin plate cans closed by soldering or crimping

HSN 7310 21 10 (tin plate containers — cans closed by soldering or crimping) is covered by two Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Orders. Conformity to IS 18427 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme: for the input material (tinplate and tin-free steel) under the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 with effect from 29 August 2024, and for the finished cans for foods and beverages under the Cookware Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages Quality Control Order, 2025 with effect from dates phased by enterprise size. 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.

1. 1
   Verify that the tinplate or tin-free steel input material used in manufacture conforms to the Indian Standards mapped against serial numbers 108 and 109 of Schedule 1 to the Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024, and that the input-material supplier holds a current BIS CM/L licence. The consignment must be accompanied by the test certificate of the input material.
   Steel and Steel Products Quality Control Order, 2024 · S.O. 3716(E) dated 29-08-2024 · Schedule 1, serial numbers 108 and 109
2. 2
   Verify the finished-can manufacturer's BIS CM/L licence against IS 18427 under the Cookware Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages Quality Control Order, 2025. Implementation dates are 01-10-2025 for general enterprises, 01-01-2026 for small enterprises, and 01-04-2026 for micro enterprises.
   Cookware Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages Quality Control Order, 2025 · S.O. 3850(E) dated 21-08-2025
3. 3
   Ensure every tin plate container 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; packaging-only marking does not satisfy the statutory requirement.
   Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 3850(E) dated 21-08-2025
4. 4
   Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal — fee ₹500, valid 75 days, apply no earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date. Re-imports for packaging only and SEZ-to-DTA movements (with or without value addition) are exempt from SIMS registration per the documented carve-outs.
   DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/2023 dated 28-08-2023 · DGFT Policy Circular 38/2015-20 dated 19-01-2022
5. 5
   For consignments imported without BIS licence or certification, apply and seek clarification on the TCQCO portal for each consignment per the Ministry of Steel circular dated 20-10-2023, and ensure compliance with the CBIC clarification at F.No. 401/88/2023-Cus.III dated 09-11-2023. Additionally, confirm whether the ITC HS code appears in the exemption list under the Ministry of Steel order dated 20-11-2025 for bills of lading with shipped-on-board date on or before 31-03-2026.
   Ministry of Steel circular F.No. S-20011/14/2021-Tech dated 20-10-2023 · CBIC clarification F.No. 401/88/2023-Cus.III dated 09-11-2023 · Ministry of Steel order F.No. S-20011/15/2024-Tech-Part(2) dated 20-11-2025