Solar collectors
Aluminium solar collectors for household and kitchen use
HSN 7615 10 12 (aluminium solar collectors for household and kitchen use) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 1660:2024 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme by virtue of the Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2026, notified under S.O. 219(E) dated 15-01-2026. Implementation dates are staggered: 01-10-2026 for general importers, 01-01-2027 for small enterprises, and 01-04-2027 for micro enterprises.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 1660:2024 for aluminium solar collectors. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and licensed manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2026 · S.O. 219(E) dated 15-01-2026
- 2Ensure each aluminium solar collector bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L licence number under Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself and not on the packaging alone.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2026
- 3Confirm which implementation deadline applies to the importing entity: 01-10-2026 for general importers, 01-01-2027 for small enterprises, and 01-04-2027 for micro enterprises. Import before the applicable deadline without a CM/L-compliant product is permitted only if the consignment qualifies under the exemptions in paragraph 2 of the QCO.Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2026 · S.O. 219(E) dated 15-01-2026 · Para 2 exemptions
- 4Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or product-scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention, demurrage, and potential re-export or confiscation.BIS Act, 2016 · Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2026 · Customs Act, 1962
- 5If the importing entity or the consignment may qualify for an exemption, obtain and retain documentary evidence establishing that exemption basis before the shipment arrives at port. Review paragraph 2 of the Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (QC) Order, 2026 for the categories of goods and entities explicitly carved out.Para 2 of the Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2026 · S.O. 219(E) dated 15-01-2026
The single most common error on this tariff line is treating aluminium solar collectors as a niche capital-goods product outside the scope of a cookware and utensils Quality Control Order. Because IS 1660:2024 governs cast aluminium alloy utensils broadly — including solar collector vessels — the QCO squarely covers this product; importers who rely on the phrase 'solar collector' to argue the product is an energy appliance outside cookware regulation face detention on arrival. Verify the CM/L licence scope expressly covers solar collector vessels under IS 1660:2024, not merely pressure cookers or non-stick cookware, before shipment.