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The 10 updates below cover gazette notifications and administrative orders affecting India's import-compliance regimes — what changed, who is affected, and what it means for your shipment today.
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S.O. 2324(E)
AC QCO: BIS-Uncertified Hermetic Compressor Imports Allowed for Manufacturers — Volume-Capped Until 31 March 2027
S.O. 2324(E) amends the Air Conditioner and its Related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Order, 2019 by inserting new provisos into paragraph 2. The amendment creates…
8 May 2026·Ministry of Commerce and Industry (DPIIT)
S.O. 2204(E)Standalone Hard Disk Drives Added to Compulsory Registration Scheme — CRS Compliance Required from 5 November 2026
On 5 May 2026, MeitY issued S.O. 2204(E) amending the CRS Order, 2021. The amendment does two things: it replaces the product description at S. No. 50 of the CRS…
5 May 2026·Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
File No. S-20011/15/2024-TECH-Part(1)Ministry of Steel Grants QCO Compliance Exemption for Stainless Steel Flat (Semi-Finished and Final) Products
The exemption applies to stainless steel flat products plates, sheets, strips, and intermediate flat products covered under the following four Indian Standards:
27 April 2026·Ministry of Steel (Technical Division)
S.O. 1739(E)Safety of Household, Commercial and Similar Electrical Appliances Quality Control Order (QCO)
S.O. 1739(E), dated 6 April 2026, supersedes the Safety of Household, Commercial and Similar Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2025 entirely. It is the current and sole governing instrument for…
6 April 2026·Ministry of Commerce and Industry (DPIIT)
S.O. 1722(E)BIS Certification Requirement for Morpholine Suspended for Three Months
S.O. 1722(E), issued on 2 April 2026, inserts a proviso into paragraph 2 of the Morpholine (Quality Control) Order, 2020, suspending the conformance requirement under that order for a fixed…
2 April 2026·Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Dept. of Chemicals & Petrochemicals)
S.O. 1319(E)Aluminium and Aluminium Alloy Products Quality Control Order (QCO) 2026 — 17 Product Categories
S.O. 1319(E), dated 11 March 2026, supersedes the Aluminium and Aluminium Alloy Products (Quality Control) Order, 2025 entirely and comes into force from its date of gazette publication. It is…
11 March 2026·Ministry of Commerce and Industry (DPIIT)
S.O. 777(E)Eight Quality Control Orders (QCOs) Get a Uniform MSME Exemption
On 12 February 2026, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued gazette notification S.O. 777(E) under Section 16 of the BIS Act, 2016. Each of the eight amended QCOs already…
12 February 2026·Ministry of Commerce and Industry (DPIIT)
S.O. 239(E)Government Rescinds the Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Quality Control Order (QCO)
On 14 January 2026, the Ministry of Heavy Industries issued gazette notification S.O. 239(E) under Section 16 of the BIS Act, 2016, rescinding S.O. 3649(E) dated 28 August 2024, the…
14 January 2026·Ministry of Heavy Industries
S.O. 239(E)Hand Tools Quality Control Order (QCO) Reissued — Nine Products, BIS Certification Mandatory from 1 October 2026
S.O. 5596(E), dated 4 December 2025, supersedes the earlier Hand Tools (Quality Control) Order, 2025. The supersession was issued specifically to revise and confirm the implementation date. The substance of…
14 January 2026·Ministry of Heavy Industries
NewsThe Aluminium Can Quality Control Order (QCO) and India’s Beverage Industry Supply Crunch
The Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order was first notified in August 2023. It brought aluminium beverage cans under mandatory BIS certification, requiring conformance to…
2026-05-25·Ministry of Commerce and Industry (DPIIT)
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