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Other woven cloth of stainless steel wire

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 01 · SIMS OVERLAY

HSN 7314 14 90 (other woven cloth of stainless steel wire) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 16014:2018 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 04 July 2024, under the Steel Wires or Strands, Nylon or Wire Ropes and Wire Mesh (Quality Control) Order, 2024. Steel Import Monitoring System registration administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade applies as a separate customs-clearance overlay.

What this is
HSN code
7314 14 90
Chapter
73 · Articles of iron or steel
BIS QCO
Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required
Indian Standard
IS 16014:2018 · effective 04-07-2024
Applicable Partner Government Agencies
BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards
SIMSSIMS·Steel Import Monitoring System

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 16014:2018. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and licensed manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
    Steel Wires or Strands, Nylon or Wire Ropes and Wire Mesh (Quality Control) Order, 2024 · S.O. 2581(E) dated 03-07-2024
  2. 2
    Confirm that the applicable enforcement date tier covers the importer's enterprise classification: 01-12-2024 for enterprises other than micro and small, 01-03-2025 for small enterprises, and 01-06-2025 for micro enterprises as defined under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.
    Steel Wires or Strands, Nylon or Wire Ropes and Wire Mesh (Quality Control) Order, 2024 · S.O. 2581(E) dated 03-07-2024
  3. 3
    Ensure every shipment 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 or its primary packaging in a manner traceable to the licensed batch.
    Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 2581(E) dated 03-07-2024
  4. 4
    Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal not earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date. Fee ₹500; the automatic registration number remains valid for 75 days 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
  5. 5
    Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the SIMS registration number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies both in real time; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched CM/L or SIMS number triggers consignment detention.
    ITC HS policy condition 2 of Chapter 73 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating IS 16014:2018 as applying uniformly to all wire-mesh products under HSN 7314 14 90 when the QCO scope is defined by end-use specification — mechanically woven, double-twisted hexagonal wire mesh gabions, revet mattresses, rock-fall netting, and other civil-engineering products in galvanised or polymer-coated steel wire. Importers sourcing decorative or industrial-filtration stainless steel woven cloth assume QCO coverage that does not exist for those variants, while importers of civil-engineering mesh often miss that the IS 16014:2018 CM/L obligation applies from the enterprise-class-specific effective date, not a single uniform date.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 7314 14 90 require BIS certification?
Yes. Conformity to IS 16014:2018 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme by virtue of the Steel Wires or Strands, Nylon or Wire Ropes and Wire Mesh (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (S.O. 2581(E)), with staggered enforcement dates by enterprise classification starting from 04 July 2024.
Is Steel Import Monitoring System registration required separately from BIS QCO compliance?
Yes. SIMS registration is administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and is independent of the BIS QCO obligation. Fee ₹500, validity 75 days, apply no earlier than 60 days before arrival.
Do micro and small enterprises face the same enforcement date as other importers?
No. For enterprises other than micro and small, the effective date is 01-12-2024; for small enterprises it is 01-03-2025; and for micro enterprises as defined under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 it is 01-06-2025.
Does a single CM/L licence cover all wire-mesh product variants and manufacturing facilities?
No. A CM/L licence is scope-specific by product specification and licensed manufacturing facility; wire-mesh variants outside the licensed scope or produced at an unlicensed plant are not covered and will fail real-time BIS register verification at customs.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-18. Source: BIS / SIMS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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