In coils

Refined copper plates, sheets and strip in coils

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 1897 · NIMS OVERLAY

HSN 7409 11 00 (copper plates, sheets and strip in coils) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 1897:2008 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.

What this is

HSN code

7409 11 00

Chapter

74 · Copper and articles thereof

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 1897:2008 · effective 26-04-2024

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

NIMSNIMS·Non-Ferrous Metal Import Monitoring System

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

Compliance steps

1
Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 1897:2008 for copper strip for electrical purposes. 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
2
Confirm the applicable enforcement date against your enterprise classification: 19 October 2024 for enterprises other than small and micro, 19 January 2025 for small enterprises, and 19 April 2025 for micro enterprises. Consignments arriving before the relevant date are not yet in-scope for that enterprise category.
Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · S.O. 1801(E) dated 25-04-2024
3
Ensure each coil bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under licence per Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product or attached tag, not on outer packaging alone.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023
4
Register the consignment on the Non-Ferrous Metals Import Monitoring System portal before arrival, no earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date. Fee ₹500, registration valid for 75 days; the registration must remain within validity on the date the goods arrive at port.
DGFT Notification 61/2015-2020 dated 31-03-2021 · DGFT Notification 26/2016-20 dated 10-08-2022 · S.O. 3759(E)
5
Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the NFMIMS automatic registration number on the bill of entry. If the consignment is copper strip allocated under the India-Nepal Treaty TRQ (Chapter 74), also comply with DGFT Public Notice 17/2023 allocation and monitoring requirements.
DGFT Public Notice 17/2023 dated 22-06-2023 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is applying a single enforcement date — 26 April 2024 — without accounting for the staggered phase-in under S.O. 1801(E). Micro enterprises are not in scope until 19 April 2025, and small enterprises until 19 January 2025; importers who source on behalf of, or on behalf of a supplier classified as, a micro or small enterprise frequently misjudge when the CM/L obligation bites, triggering either premature compliance spend or, more dangerously, detention of in-scope consignments where the buyer's enterprise category has crossed the threshold but the supplier's CM/L was not verified in time.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7409 11 00 require BIS certification?

Yes. IS 1897:2008 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme by virtue of the Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023; the enforcement date is 26 April 2024 for enterprises other than small and micro, with staggered dates for small and micro enterprises.

Is Non-Ferrous Metals Import Monitoring System registration required separately from BIS QCO compliance?

Yes. NFMIMS registration is administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and is entirely independent of the BIS QCO obligation. Fee ₹500, registration valid for 75 days, apply no earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date.

Do the staggered enforcement dates affect the NFMIMS registration requirement?

No. NFMIMS registration is a customs-clearance overlay that applies regardless of enterprise size category and is not subject to the phased IS 1897:2008 enforcement calendar under S.O. 1801(E).

Does a single CM/L licence cover all copper strip specifications within this tariff line?

No. A CM/L licence is scope-specific by product specification, size range, and licensed manufacturing facility; copper strip variants or facilities outside the licensed scope are not covered and customs will detain the consignment on a scope mismatch.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-18. Source: BIS / NIMS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.