Other screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts or washers
Iron or steel screws and bolts with nuts or washers
HSN 7318 15 00 (other screws and bolts of iron or steel, with or without nuts or washers) is covered by two concurrent Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Orders. Conformity to multiple Indian Standards is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme: the Bolts, Nuts and Fasteners Quality Control Order 2024 (S.O. 2771(E)) covers hexagon-head and structural fasteners, and the Cross Recessed Screws Quality Control Order 2025 (S.O. 3927(E)) covers cross-recessed and tapping screw variants. 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.
- 1Identify which Indian Standard governs the specific fastener type being imported — IS 1363, IS 1364, IS 3757, IS 6623, IS 4621, IS 5187, IS 10238, IS 12427, IS 15833 (Bolts, Nuts and Fasteners QCO 2024) or IS 18471, IS 18476, IS 18480, IS 7483, IS 7485, IS 7486, IS 18507, IS 18508, IS 18509 (Cross Recessed Screws QCO 2025). Verify the supplier holds a current BIS CM/L licence against the specific IS number and part covering the consignment's size range, property class, and manufacturing facility.S.O. 2771(E) dated 12-07-2024 · S.O. 3927(E) dated 27-08-2025 · Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018
- 2Confirm the applicable implementation date for Cross Recessed Screws QCO 2025: 01-11-2025 for general enterprises, 01-02-2026 for small enterprises, and 01-05-2026 for micro enterprises. The Bolts, Nuts and Fasteners QCO 2024 is in force from the date of S.O. 2771(E). Procure only from CM/L-licensed sources from the relevant date for the enterprise category of your supplier.S.O. 3927(E) dated 27-08-2025 · S.O. 2771(E) dated 12-07-2024
- 3Ensure every article in the consignment bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number per Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself; marking on packaging alone does not satisfy the statutory requirement.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Bolts, Nuts and Fasteners Quality Control Order, 2024
- 4Verify that the CIF value of the consignment is ₹129 or above per kg. Import of screws under HSN 7318 15 00 is otherwise prohibited under the ITC (HS) policy; the free-import window is conditional on meeting this CIF threshold and on compliance with policy conditions 2 and 3 of Chapter 73.S.O. 55(E) dated 03-01-2024 · DGFT Notification 55/2023 dated 03-01-2024 · Policy conditions 2 and 3 of Chapter 73 of the ITC (HS)
- 5Register the consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal. Fee ₹500, registration valid for 75 days, apply no earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date. Quote both the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the SIMS registration number on the bill of entry; either being absent, expired, or scope-mismatched triggers consignment detention.DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/2023 dated 28-08-2023 · Policy condition 2 of Chapter 73
The single most common error on this tariff line is treating the two concurrent QCOs as interchangeable — sourcing a CM/L-licensed supplier for hexagon-head bolts (IS 1363 / IS 1364 under S.O. 2771(E)) and assuming that licence extends to cross-recessed or tapping screws in the same shipment. Each IS number and its corresponding QCO is independent; a mixed-fastener consignment requires a CM/L valid for every distinct IS standard present, and customs port examination on even one non-covered variant can result in detention of the entire consignment.