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Non-electric appliances for making hot drinks or heating food (domestic gas stoves for piped natural gas)

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 17153 · PESO OVERLAY

HSN 8419 81 90 (non-electric appliances for making hot drinks or cooking and heating food) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 17153:2019 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 12 February 2024 under the Domestic Gas Stoves for Use with Piped Natural Gas (Quality Control) Order, 2023. Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval applies as a separate customs-clearance overlay for pressure-vessel components within the consignment.

What this is

HSN code

8419 81 90

Chapter

84 · Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 17153:2019 · effective 12-02-2024

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

PESOPESO·Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 17153:2019 for domestic gas stoves for use with piped natural gas. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
Domestic Gas Stoves for Use with Piped Natural Gas (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · S.O. 3584(E) dated 09-08-2023
2
Ensure every appliance 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 itself, not on packaging alone.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Domestic Gas Stoves for Use with Piped Natural Gas (Quality Control) Order, 2023
3
Confirm the MSME registration status of the importing entity before the date of import. For small enterprises the enforcement date is 12 May 2024; for micro enterprises it is 12 August 2024. Entities above micro-enterprise threshold are subject to the base enforcement date of 12 February 2024.
Domestic Gas Stoves for Use with Piped Natural Gas (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · S.O. 3584(E) dated 09-08-2023 · Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006
4
Where the consignment includes pressure vessels or cylinders for storage or transportation of gas, obtain Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation approval through the PESO online system before shipment. Covid-era relaxations under CBIC Instruction 12/2021-Cus dated 25-05-2021 applied only to medical oxygen cylinders during that emergency period and do not constitute a standing exemption.
Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 · CBIC Instruction 12/2021-Cus dated 25-05-2021
5
Quote 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 CM/L triggers consignment detention and potential re-export or confiscation under the BIS Act, 2016.
Domestic Gas Stoves for Use with Piped Natural Gas (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating IS 17153:2019 as a broad household-cooking-appliance standard and seeking CM/L certification against the wrong product scope. IS 17153:2019 under S.O. 3584(E) applies specifically to domestic gas stoves designed for use with piped natural gas — not to LPG-fed appliances, commercial catering equipment, or other residual items under this HSN. Importers who source from a manufacturer holding a CM/L for a different gas-type or appliance category will face detention at port regardless of the licence's superficial validity, because the licensed product scope will not match the bill-of-entry description.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8419 81 90 require BIS certification?

Yes. Domestic gas stoves for use with piped natural gas falling under this tariff line must conform to IS 17153:2019 under the ISI Mark Scheme, mandatory from 12 February 2024 under the Domestic Gas Stoves for Use with Piped Natural Gas (Quality Control) Order, 2023.

Do the staggered enforcement dates for small and micro enterprises affect current import obligations?

Small enterprises became subject to IS 17153:2019 from 12 May 2024 and micro enterprises from 12 August 2024. Both dates have now passed; all enterprises importing under HSN 8419 81 90 are subject to the full BIS QCO obligation.

Does IS 17153:2019 under this QCO apply to LPG-fed domestic gas stoves or commercial cooking equipment?

No. The Quality Control Order under S.O. 3584(E) is limited to domestic gas stoves for use with piped natural gas. LPG appliances and commercial catering equipment classified under this HSN are not within the IS 17153:2019 QCO scope.

Does a single CM/L licence cover all piped-natural-gas stove variants from the same manufacturer?

No. A CM/L licence is scope-specific by product variant and licensed manufacturing facility; stove models or plants outside the licensed scope are not covered, and a mismatch with the bill of entry triggers detention.

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