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Aluminium table, kitchen and household articles (cookware, utensils, cans)
HSN 7615 10 29 (other aluminium table, kitchen and household articles) 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 vide S.O. 219(E) dated 15 January 2026, with phased implementation from 1 October 2026. Non-Ferrous Metal 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: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 1660:2024. 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 · Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018
- 2Confirm which implementation tier applies to the foreign manufacturer: general enterprises must comply from 1 October 2026; small enterprises from 1 January 2027; micro enterprises from 1 April 2027. Imports from a manufacturer in a later-tier window before that tier's date are not cleared under the QCO.Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2026 · S.O. 219(E) dated 15-01-2026
- 3Ensure every article 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 article itself; marking on packaging alone does not satisfy the requirement.Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2026
- 4Register the consignment under the Non-Ferrous Metal Import Monitoring System (Annexure-II for aluminium) before arrival. Fee ₹500, registration valid 75 days, apply no earlier than 60 days before expected arrival date. The minimum advance registration period has been abolished.DGFT Notification 61/2015-2020 dated 31-03-2021 · S.O. 3759(E) · DGFT Notification 26/2016-20 dated 10-08-2022 · DGFT Policy Circular 42/2015-2020 dated 27-07-2022
- 5Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the NFMIMS automatic registration number on the bill of entry. Verify whether the consignment falls within any exemption under Paragraph 2 of the Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (QC) Order, 2026; if so, document the exemption basis explicitly.Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2026 · S.O. 219(E) dated 15-01-2026 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
The most consequential trap on this tariff line is the phased implementation schedule: IS 1660:2024 has three separate go-live dates depending on enterprise size, and a supplier who cannot yet be CM/L-licensed under the new standard (because their tier's implementation date has not arrived) cannot lawfully export ISI-marked goods under that IS version. Importers who assume a single universal effective date of 1 October 2026 and book post-date shipments from small or micro manufacturers will find the CM/L licence absent or out-of-scope at customs verification, triggering consignment detention and demurrage.