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Copper wire for general engineering purposes (other than of refined copper)
HSN 7408 19 90 (copper wire for general engineering purposes) 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, by virtue of the Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023. Non-Ferrous Metals 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.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 4412:1981 for copper wire. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility address 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 wire 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 or on the coil/reel label in a manner traceable to the licensed batch.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023
- 3Register the consignment on the Non-Ferrous Metals Import Monitoring System portal before import. Refer to DGFT Notification 61/2015-2020 dated 31-03-2021 and DGFT Policy Circular 42/2015-2020 dated 27-07-2022 for the Ministry of Mines clarification on NFMIMS scope and procedure.DGFT Notification 61/2015-2020 dated 31-03-2021 · DGFT Policy Circular 42/2015-2020 dated 27-07-2022
- 4If the import qualifies under the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Tariff Rate Quota, obtain the TRQ allocation from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and comply with conditions under Appendix 2A of the FTP. Quote the TRQ reference on the bill of entry.DGFT Public Notice 6/2015-2020 dated 01-05-2022 · CBIC Notification 22/2022-Customs dated 30-04-2022 · CBIC Notification 43/2022-Customs dated 20-07-2022 · DGFT Public Notice 23/2015-2020 dated 29-08-2022
- 5Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the NFMIMS registration reference on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention regardless of NFMIMS compliance.Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
The single most common error on this tariff line is overlooking the staggered enterprise-category enforcement dates embedded in the QCO. The obligation applied to entities other than small and micro enterprises from 19 October 2024, to small enterprises from 19 January 2025, and to micro enterprises from 19 April 2025 — importers who relied on a supplier's micro-enterprise status to defer compliance beyond 19 April 2025 face detention if the CM/L was not obtained by that date. Confirm the manufacturer's enterprise classification and the applicable enforcement trigger before each shipment.