Copper weld wire
Copper weld wire of cross-section exceeding 6 mm
HSN 7408 11 10 (copper weld wire) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 4412:1981 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 26 April 2024 under the Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023, with phased enforcement dates for micro and small enterprises. Tariff Rate Quota conditions under the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and India-Nepal Treaty, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, apply as separate customs-clearance overlays.
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 4412:1981 for copper weld wire. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · S.O. 1801(E) dated 25-04-2024
- 2Ensure each coil or spool of copper weld wire bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number per Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The mark must appear on the product or its label, not on outer packaging alone.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023
- 3Confirm the applicable enforcement date for the supplier's enterprise category: 19-10-2024 for entities other than small and micro enterprises; 19-01-2025 for small enterprises; 19-04-2025 for micro enterprises. Consignments shipped before the supplier's category-specific date remain outside the mandatory QCO window.S.O. 1801(E) dated 25-04-2024 · Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023
- 4If importing under the India-UAE CEPA Tariff Rate Quota or the India-Nepal Treaty TRQ, obtain DGFT allocation approval per revised para 2.107 of the HBP and Appendix 2A of the FTP before the consignment ships. The TRQ procedure and BIS QCO obligation run concurrently.CBIC Notification 22/2022-Customs dated 30-04-2022 · CBIC Notification 43/2022-Customs dated 20-07-2022 · DGFT Public Notice 6/2015-20 dated 01-05-2022 · DGFT Public Notice 23/2015-20 dated 29-08-2022
- 5Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry and comply with ITC HS policy condition 2 of Chapter 74. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention.ITC HS policy condition 2 of Chapter 74 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
The single most common error on this tariff line is failing to account for the phased enterprise-category enforcement dates under S.O. 1801(E). An importer whose foreign supplier qualifies as a micro enterprise under Indian MSME classifications is not automatically exempt until 19 April 2025 — the exemption applies to the supplier's own enterprise classification, not the importer's. Treating the earliest date of 26 April 2024 as universally applicable risks rejecting compliant consignments from micro or small enterprise suppliers during the transition window, while treating the latest date as universally applicable risks admitting non-compliant goods from large manufacturers who have been in-scope since 19 October 2024.