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Welded iron or steel wire mesh grill, netting and fencing (gabions, revet mattresses, rockfall netting)
HSN 7314 20 90 (welded iron or steel wire mesh grill, netting and fencing) 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.
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 16014:2018. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope (gabions, revet mattresses, rockfall netting, or other civil engineering wire mesh), and 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
- 2Ensure every consignment 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 on permanently attached labels, not on outer packaging alone.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 2581(E) dated 03-07-2024
- 3Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal no earlier than 60 days before the expected date of arrival. The registration fee is ₹500; the automatic registration number remains valid for 75 days from issue.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 each in real time; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched CM/L or SIMS registration triggers consignment detention.ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 73 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
- 5If the consignment qualifies as a re-import for packaging purposes only, or an SEZ-to-DTA movement, document the SIMS exemption basis clearly. Note that the BIS QCO obligation under IS 16014:2018 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 · Steel Wires or Strands, Nylon or Wire Ropes and Wire Mesh (Quality Control) Order, 2024
The single most common error on this tariff line is failing to align the enforcement date with the enterprise category of the importer's supplier. IS 16014:2018 has a staggered commencement: enterprises other than micro and small were required to comply from 01 December 2024, small enterprises from 01 March 2025, and micro enterprises from 01 June 2025. A supplier that qualified as micro or small on the date of shipment may legitimately lack a CM/L while a larger-enterprise supplier from the same period should already hold one — importing without confirming the supplier's enterprise classification and corresponding effective date exposes the consignment to detention.