IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL

National

AFFECTED FLOW

Inflow

ANNOUNCED AS TEMPORARY

No

NON-TRADE-RELATED RATIONALE

No

ELIGIBLE FIRMS

all

JUMBO

No

TARIFF PEAK

No
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Inception date: 18 Mar 2016 | Removal date: 15 Feb 2018

Import-related non-tariff measure, nes

On 15 December 2015, the Indian Ministry of Steel published the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2015. The Order prohibits the manufacture or storage for sale, distribution or sale of several steel products which are not licensed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and carry its Standard Mark.
 
Although the Order applies to both domestic and imported steel, the Order has been motivated as a barrier to foreign steel producers which do not generally meet BIS norms.

The Order will be applicable from 15 December 2015. Exports to countries which do not require BIS standards are exempted from this measure. All other manufacturers must comply with the BIS standards by 18 March 2016.

On 17 March 2016, through Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) (Amendment) Order, 2016 published by the Ministry of Steel via S.O. 1149(E), the Ministry has extended the requirement to conform with the Quality Control Order for several grades of steel by 6 months i.e. from 18 March to 18 September 2016.

On 16 September 2016, through Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) (Second Amendment) Order, 2016 published by the Ministry of Steel via S.O. 2966(E), the Ministry has further extended the deadline for these specific grades of steel from 18 September 2016 to 18 December 2016.

On 13 October 2017, certain products were added to the Quality Control Order with effect from 20 January 2018 (see related State Act).

On 16 February 2018, the above Quality Control Order was superseded by Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2018. The new Order collates several older Order's but no other products have been added to the list.

On 29 June 2018, the Order from February 2018 was again superseded by Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2018. The new Order added additional products within the purview of the Quality Control (see related State Act).

 

AFFECTED COUNTRIES

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AFFECTED SECTORS AND PRODUCTS

411 Basic iron & steel
7206 Iron and nonalloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading 72.03).
720610 Ingots
7207 Semifinished products of iron or nonalloy steel.
720711 Of rectangular (including square) crosssection, the width measuring less than twice the thickness
720712 Other, of rectangular (other than square) crosssection
720719 Other
720720 Containing by weight 0.25 % or more of carbon
7224 Other alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms; semifinished products of other alloy steel.
722410 Ingots and other primary forms
722490 Other
412 Products of iron or steel
7208 Flatrolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hotrolled, not clad, plated or coated.
720810 In coils, not further worked than hotrolled, with patterns in relief
720825 Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more
720826 Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm
720827 Of a thickness of less than 3 mm
720836 Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm
720837 Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm
720838 Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm
720839 Of a thickness of less than 3 mm
720851 Of a thickness exceeding 10 mm
720852 Of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm
720890 Other
7209 Flatrolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, coldrolled (coldreduced), not clad, plated or coated.
720915 Of a thickness of 3 mm or more
720916 Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm
720917 Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm
720918 Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm
720926 Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm
720990 Other
7211 Flatrolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not clad, plated or coated.
721119 Other
721123 Containing by weight less than 0.25 % of carbon
721129 Other
721190 Other
7212 Flatrolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, clad, plated or coated.
721230 Otherwise plated or coated with zinc
721240 Painted, varnished or coated with plastics
721250 Otherwise plated or coated
721260 Clad
7213 Bars and rods, hotrolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or nonalloy steel.
721310 Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process
721320 Other, of freecutting steel
721391 Of circular crosssection measuring less than 14 mm in diameter
721399 Other
7214 Other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel, not further worked than forged, hotrolled, hotdrawn or hotextruded, but including those twisted after rolling.
721410 Forged
721420 Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling
721430 Other, of freecutting steel
721499 Other
7215 Other bars and rods of iron or nonalloy steel.
721510 Of freecutting steel, not further worked than coldformed or cold finished
721550 Other, not further worked than coldformed or coldfinished
7217 Wire of iron or nonalloy steel.
721710 Not plated or coated, whether or not polished
721720 Plated or coated with zinc
721730 Plated or coated with other base metals
721790 Other
7225 Flatrolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more.
722511 Grainoriented
722519 Other
722530 Other, not further worked than hotrolled, in coils
722540 Other, not further worked than hotrolled, not in coils
722550 Other, not further worked than coldrolled (coldreduced)
722591 Electrolytically plated or coated with zinc
722592 Otherwise plated or coated with zinc
722599 Other
7226 Flatrolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm.
722611 Grainoriented
722620 Of high speed steel
722691 Not further worked than hotrolled
722692 Not further worked than coldrolled (coldreduced)
722699 Other
7227 Bars and rods, hotrolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel.
722790 Other
7228 Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or nonalloy steel.
722810 Bars and rods, of high speed steel
722820 Bars and rods, of silicomanganese steel
722830 Other bars and rods, not further worked than hotrolled, hotdrawn or extruded
722840 Other bars and rods, not further worked than forged
722850 Other bars and rods, not further worked than coldformed or cold finished
722860 Other bars and rods
722870 Angles, shapes and sections
722880 Hollow drill bars and rods
7229 Wire of other alloy steel.
722990 Other

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