Articles of iron or steel
Articles of iron or steel
BIS QCO · 151/265 LINES · 66 STANDARDS · ISI MARK
HSN Chapter 73 covers articles of iron or steel — the downstream finished goods derived from Chapter 72 primary inputs. Headings 7301 through 7326 capture sheet piling and steel angles, tubes and pipes of stainless and other steel grades, line pipe for oil and gas, drill pipe, casing and tubing, tube and pipe fittings, structural elements, gas cylinders and high-pressure containers, stranded wire and rope, chain, anchors, nails and fasteners (screws, bolts, nuts, rivets, washers, threaded articles) and cast and forged general-engineering articles. Within this chapter the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified 83 tariff lines under the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (S.O. 3716(E)) and the Steel Tubes, Pipes and Fittings (Quality Control) Order administered through the Ministry of Steel.
The controlling standards include IS 1239 family (welded steel tubes), IS 1879 (line pipe), IS 4521 (carbon steel chain), IS 1363, IS 1364 and IS 1367 family (bolts, nuts, screws and threaded fasteners), IS 1269 and IS 1804 (cylinders), IS 2266 and IS 2365 (stranded wire and wire ropes), IS 2141 (anchor chains), IS 7483, IS 7485, IS 7486 (cast and forged fittings) and the IS 18471, IS 18476, IS 18480 and IS 18507–18509 series notified under the 2024 QCO refresh for tubes, pipes and structural articles. All 83 codes fall under the ISI Mark Scheme (Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS Conformity Assessment Regulations, 2018). Indian manufacturers require a CM/L licence; foreign manufacturers require a Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS) licence through an Authorised Indian Representative (AIR).
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BIS QCO notified (57% coverage)
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Indian Standards in chapter
7301Sheet Piling Of Iron Or Steel, Whether Or Not Drilled, Punched Or Made From Assembled Elements; Welded Angles, Shapes And Sections, Of Ir…3 lines · 3 BIS7302Railway Or Tramway Track Construction Material Of Iron Or Steel, The Following: Rails, Check-Rails And Rack Rails, Switch Blades, Crossin…11 lines7303Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Of Cast Iron4 lines · 4 BIS7304Tubes, Pipes And Hollow Profiles, Seamless, Of Iron (Other Than Cast Iron) Or Steel33 lines · 15 BIS7305Other Tubes And Pipes (For Example, Welded, Riveted Or Similarly Closed), Having Circular Cross-Sections, The External Diameter Of Which …23 lines · 12 BIS+21More headings in this chapter — search by HSN code to jump to one21 more
IS 302IS 302 is the general safety standard for household and similar electrical appliances, applied as the parent code with appliance-specific Part-numbers (washi…60 HSNs · ISIIS 1804:2004IS 1804 is cited across cordage, twine and netting products of Chapter 56, alloy steel wire of Chapter 72 and stranded wire and ropes of Chapter 73 covered u…46 HSNs · ISIIS 17876:2022IS 17876 specifies the requirements for welded stainless steel tubes and pipes of circular and non-circular cross-section produced by longitudinal, helical o…20 HSNs · ISIIS 17803:2022IS 17803 specifies the safety and performance requirements for cookware and kitchen utensils made of stainless steel, copper, copper alloys and aluminium, in…19 HSNs · ISIIS 01IS 01 is the Indian Standard governing wire netting, other utensils, other, including parts, covering 21 tariff items under HSN Chapters 73, 72 and 84. Compl…17 HSNs · ISI+61More standards covered by this chapterBrowse all standards Need a regulatory steer on this product?Speak to a regulatory counsel about your specific HSN, IS, and supplier situation.
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