BIS certification on Steel and Steel Products

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Indian Standards on Steel Products

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Various Indian Standards formulated by BIS for different end uses in industry sectors such as:

• Automobile(IS 513 Pt.2)• Construction(IS 2062, IS 1786)• Railways(IS 3195)• Gas Cylinders(IS 6240)• Food Packaging(IS 1993)• Pressure Vessels(IS 2002)• Oil and gas pipes(IS/ISO 3183)• Electrical(IS 3024)• Utensils &Home appliances(IS 5522)

BIS Certification of Steel Products

• 78 steel products are under BIS certification including both mandatory and voluntary products.

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Total Licences

Mandatory Voluntary

Domestic 2438 2112 326

Foreign(40 countries)

462 446 16

Total 2900 2558 342

Steel Products with substantial number of licences

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IS No. Number of Licences

IS 2830 592

IS 1786 537

IS 2062 334

IS 814 165

IS 1161 139

IS 1239 Pt.1 129

IS 2831 98

Quality Control Orders on Iron and Steel Products

• 53 steel products under mandatory BIScertification as per QCO issued by Ministry ofSteel

• 3 standards on steel tubes and pipes (IS 1161,IS 1239 pt.1 & IS 4270) under mandatory BIScertification as per QCO issued by Departmentof Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industriesand Public Enterprises

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Quality Control Orders on Iron and Steel Products

• 2 standards on cast and ductile ironpipes/fittings (IS 8329, IS 9523) undermandatory BIS certification as per QCO issuedby DIPP (now DPIIT), Ministry of Commerceand Industry

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Draft Quality Control Orders on Steel Products

• Draft QCO has been circulated by Ministry ofSteel for 13 more steel products proposed tobe brought under mandatory BIS certification.

• 81 more standards have been identified byMinistry of Steel for mandatory BIScertification.

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Draft Quality Control Orders issued for 13 more steel products

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IS NO. PRODUCT

IS 1110:1990 Ferro- Silicon

IS 4409:1973 Ferro- Nickel

IS 1029:1970 Hot rolled steel strip (bailing)

IS 2385:1977 Hot- rolled mild steel sheet and strip in coil form for Cold- reduced

tinplate and cold- reduced black plate

IS 3039:1988 Structural steel for construction of hulls of ships

IS 9550: 2001 Bright steel bars

IS 3748: 1990 Tool and die steels

IS 5517:1993 Steel for hardening and tempering

IS 7494:1981 Steel for valves for internal combustion engines

IS 12146:1987 Carbon manganese steel forgings for pressure vessels

IS 16585:2016 Magnetic materials – specification for individual material – Fe based

amorphous strip delivered in the semi – processed state.

IS 2831:2012 Carbon steel cast billet ingots, billets, blooms and slabs for re-rolling

into structural steel (ordinary quality)

IS 7291:1981 High speed tool steels

NOC for imports

• List of exempted grades: Up-to-date list is available in website of Ministry of Steel

https://steel.gov.in/quality-control-orders

• Applications for obtaining NOC:. Entrustedwith Ministry of steel and handled throughnotified procedure, Scheme ofClarification/Exemption from the Steel andSteel Products (Quality Control), Order, 2018.

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Coordination with Customs

• Integration of real time data on BIS licenceswith ICEGATE(Customs Gateway) throughapplication program interface (API) is underconsideration.

• BIS is working closely with team of SingleWindow Project, Director General Systems ofCBIC to initiate the process of integration ofboth systems.

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Product Certification Scheme of BIS

• Scrutiny of application received under option-1 or option-2

• Availability of testing and manufacturing facilities

• Factory test reports

• Acceptance to SIT & MF

• Independent test report (only for option-2)

Application

• Visit to factory

• Testing of samples in factory

• Drawal of samples for Independent testing

• Assessment of manufacturing capabilities

Evaluation & Demonstration

• Collective evidence for Demonstration of quality .

• Payment of MMF

Grant of Licence

Laboratories Utilized by BIS

• To support our CA schemes, which require testing of productson regular basis, BIS has established a network of eightlaboratories.

• In addition, facilities of OSLs recognized by BIS are also beingutilized, for testing of products.(Group-1 Labs : 229)

• Further, facilities at labs of National repute and eminence arealso being utilized by BIS.(Group-2 Labs : 249)

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