Draft
[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii)]
Government of India
Ministry of Steel
New Delhi, the 11
th
March, 2019
Order
S.O. -------- (E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian
Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016) and in the supersession of the Steel and Steel Products (Quality
Control) Order, 2018, of Ministry of Steel published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II,
Section 3, Sub-Section (ii) vide number S.O. 3966(E) dated 13
th
August, 2018, except as respects
things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government is of the
opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, after consulting the Bureau
hereby makes the following order, namely:-
1. Short title, commencement and application. – (1) This order may be called the Steel
and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2019.
(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
(3) It shall apply to steel and steel products specified in column (3) of the Table 1 and
Goods and Articles specified in column (2) of Table 2, but nothing herein shall
apply to such products meant for export.
2. Conformity to standards.- (a) Every product specified in column (3) of the Table 1
shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standards specified in column (2) of the
said Table 1 with effect from the dates specified in column (5) thereof.
(b) Good and Articles specified in the column (2) of the Table 2 shall conform to the
corresponding Essential Requirement(s) given in the column (3) of the Table 2 under
a Certificate of Conformity from the Bureau of Indian Standards as per the Scheme –
V of Schedule – II of Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment
Regulations, 2018).
(c) Stainless steel Pipes and Tubes shall be made from the stainless steel products,
specified in the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (2) of the Table 1,
bearing Standard Mark.
Provided that the Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes referred to in this sub-
paragraph shall be accompanied with the test certificate of the stainless steel products
specified in the corresponding Indian Standard given in the column (2) of the Table 1.
3. Compulsory use of Standard Mark.- Every Steel and Steel products specified in
column (3) of the Table 1 shall bear the Standard Mark under a license from the
Bureau as per Scheme – I of Schedule – II of Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity
Assessment Regulations, 2018).
4. Certification and enforcement authority.- The Bureau shall be the certifying and
enforcing authority in respect of the steel and steel products, goods and articles
specified in this order.
5. Penalty for Contravention. - Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this
Order shall be punishable under Section 29 of the Act.
6. Date of effect of amendment or revision in Indian Standards. - When any amendment
or revision is made by the Bureau to any of the Indian Standards specified in the Table
1, such amendment or revision shall apply to this order with effect from the date
notified by the Bureau in this behalf.
Table 1
Sl.
No.
Indian
Standards
Title of Indian
Standards
ITC(HS)
Date of
implementat
ion
(1) (2) (3) (4)
(5)
1.
IS 1785
(Part-1) :
1983
Specification for
plain Hard-drawn
Steel Wire For
Pre-stressed
Concrete; Part 1
Cold - Drawn
Stress relieved
Wire.
72171010
72179091
72179099
With
immediate
effect.
2.
IS 1785
(Part-2) :
1983
Plain Hard-drawn
Steel Wire for Pre-
stressed
Concrete; Part 2
as Drawn Wire.
72171010
72179091
72179099
With
immediate
effect.
3.
IS 6003 :
2010
Indented Wire for
Pre-stressed
Concrete -
Specification
72171010
72179091
72179099
With
immediate
effect.
4.
IS 6006 :
2014
Uncoated Stress
Relieved Strand
For Pre-stressed
Concrete –
Specification.
73121030
With
immediate
effect.
5.
IS 13620 :
1993
Fusion Bonded
Epoxy Coated
Reinforcing Bars –
Specification.
72142090
72159090
With
immediate
effect.
6.
IS 14268 :
1995
Uncoated Stress
Relieved L ow
Relaxation Seven-
wire (ply) Strand
for Pre-stressed
Concrete –
Specification.
73121030
With
immediate
effect.
7.
IS 277 : 2018
Galvanized Steel
Sheets (Plain and
Corrugated) –
Specification.
72104100
72104900
72123010
72123090
With
immediate
effect.
8.
IS 2002 :
2009
Steel plates for
pressure vessels
for intermediate
and high
72085110
72085120
72085210
72085220
72111420
72111490
72119011
72119090
With
immediate
effect.
temperature
service including
boilers.
72111300
9.
IS 2041 :
2009
Steel Plates for
Pressure Vessels
Used at Moderate
and Low
Temperature –
Specification.
72085110
72085120
72085210
72085220
72111300
72111420
72111490
72119090
With
immediate
effect.
10.
IS 2830 :
2012
Carbon steel cast
billet ingots,
billets, blooms and
slabs for re-rolling
into steel for
general structural
purposes –
Specification.
72061090
72071190
72071290
72071920
72071990
With
immediate
effect.
11.
IS 1786 : 2008
High strength
deformed steel
bars and wires for
concrete
reinforcement-
Specification.
Note: This order is
not applicable for
High strength
deformed steel
bars and wires of
sizes less than 8
mm.
72131090
72142090
With
immediate
effect.
12.
IS 648 : 2006
Cold rolled non-
oriented electrical
steel sheet and
strip - Fully
processed type-
Specification.
72251920
72261920
With
immediate
effect.
13. IS 3024 : 2015
Grain Oriented
Electrical Steel
Sheet and Strip
72251100
72261100
With
immediate
effect.
14.
IS 15391 :
2003
Cold Rolled Non-
Oriented Electrical
Steel Sheet and
Strip – Semi-
Processed Type-
Specification.
72251920
72261920
72091720
72091730
72091790
With
immediate
effect.
15.
IS 2062 :
2011
Hot rolled medium
and high tensile
structural steel.
Note: This order is
not applicable for
bars and rods of
diameter or
thickness less
than 6 mm and
structurals below
72139090
72139990
72149990
72161000
72162100
72162200
72163100
72163200
72163300
72164000
720827 30
72082740
72082790
72083610
72083620
72083630
72083640
72083690
72083710
72083720
72085230
72085240
72085290
72085310
72085320
72085330
72085340
72085390
72089000
With
immediate
effect.
50 mm x 50 mm x
6 mm).
72165000
72111300
72111410
72111420
72111430
72111440
72111450
72111460
72111490
72119012
72119090
72139190
72139990
72149190
72149990
72082510
72082520
72082690
72082710
72082720
72083730
72083740
72083790
72083810
72083820
72083830
72083840
72083890
72083910
72083920
72083930
72083940
72083990
72085110
72085120
72085130
72085140
72085190
72085210
72085220
16. IS 432 : Part
1 : 1982
Mild Steel and
Medium Tensile
Steel Bars and
Hard–Drawn Steel
Wire for Concrete
Reinforcement:
Part 1 Mild steel
and medium
tensile steel bars.
72139190
72139990
72149190
72149990
72159090
72279090
72283019
72283029
72286099
With
immediate
effect.
17. IS 432 : Part
2 : 1982
Mild steel and
Medium Tensile
steel bars and
Hard–Drawn Steel
Wire for Concrete
Reinforcement:
Part 2 Hard-Drawn
Steel Wire.
721710
721790
72299031
72299033
72299040
72299059
72299 090
With
immediate
effect.
18. IS 513
(Part 1) : 2016
Cold reduced
carbon steel
sheets and strip
Part 1 Cold
Forming and
Drawing Purpose
(Sixth Revision).
720915
720916
720917
720918
720925
720926
720927
720928
72099000
721123
72119090
72255010
72255020
72259900
72269210
72269220
72269920
72269930
72269940
72269952
72269990
With
immediate
effect.
19.
.
IS 513
(Part 2) : 2016
Cold reduced low
carbon steel
sheets and strip
Part 2 High
Tensile and Multi-
phase Steel (Sixth
Revision).
720915
720916
720917
720918
720925
720926
720927
720928
72255010
72255020
72259900
72269210
72269220
72269920
72269930
72269940
With
immediate
effect.
72099000
721123
72119090
72269952
72269990
20.
IS 1079 :
2017
Hot Rolled Carbon
Steel Sheet, Plate
and Strip.
720825
720826
720827
720836
720837
720838
720839
720840
720852
720853
720854
72089000
72111300
721114
721119
72119090
722530
722540
72259900
722691
722699
With
immediate
effect.
21. IS 1875 :
1992
Carbon steel
billets, blooms,
slabs and bars for
forgings.
72071120
72071190
72071220
72071290
720719
72072010
72072090
72149190
72149990
72159090
72249040
72249091
72249099
72283029
72286099
With
immediate
effect.
22. IS 2879 :
1998
Mild steel for
metal arc welding
electrodes.
72061090
72071190
72071290
72071920
72071990
72132010
72139110
72139910
72149990
72241000
72249091
72249099
72279090
With
immediate
effect.
23. IS 3502 :
2009
Steel Chequered
Plates.
72081000
720840
721114
721190
72254019
72259900
72269130
72269190
72269910
72269990
With
immediate
effect.
24. IS 5872 :
1990
Cold Rolled Steel
Strips (Box
Strappings).
721123
721129
721220
721230
721240
721250
72262030
72269210
72269930
72269952
72269990
With
immediate
effect.
25.
IS 5986 :
2017
Hot Rolled Steel
Sheet, Plate and
Strip for Forming
and Flanging
purposes.
720825
720826
720827
720836
720837
720838
720839
720840
720851
720852
720853
720854
72089000
72111300
721114
721119
72119012
72119090
72253090
72254013
72254019
72254020
72254030
72259900
722691
722699
With
immediate
effect.
26.
IS 6240 :
2008
Hot Rolled Steel
Plate (up to 6 mm)
Sheet and Strip for
the Manufacture of
Low Pressure
Liquefiable Gas
Cylinders.
720825
720826
720827
720837
720838
720839
720852
720853
720854
72089000
721114
721119
72119090
72253090
722540
72259900
722691
722699
With
immediate
effect.
27.
IS 7283 :
Hot Rolled bars for
production of
721320
721391
72279090
72283021
72286091
72286092
With
immediate
1992 bright bars and
machined parts for
engineering
applications.
721399
72143000
721491
721499
72159090
72283022
72283023
72283029
72286093
72286099
effect.
28.
IS 7887 :
1992
Mild steel wire
rods for general
engineering
purposes.
72139190
72139990
72279090
With
immediate
effect.
29.
IS 10748: 2004
Hot Rolled Steel
Strip for Welded
Tubes and Pipes.
720825
720826
720827
720836
720837
720838
720839
72089000
721114
721119
72119090
72253090
72259900
722691
722699
With
immediate
effect.
30.
IS 11513 :
2017
Hot Rolled Carbon
Steel Strip For
Cold Rolling
Purposes.
720825
720826
720827
720836
720837
720838
720839
72089000
721114
721119
721190907
72253090
72259900
722691
722699
With
immediate
effect.
31.
IS 15647 :
2006
Hot rolled steel
narrow width strip
for welded tubes
and pipes.
721114
721119
72119090
With
immediate
effect.
32.
IS 7904 : 2018
High Carbon Steel
Wire Rods –
Specification
72139190
72139990
With
immediate
effect.
33.
IS 14246 :
2013
Continuously pre-
painted galvanized
steel sheets and
coils.
72107000
72124000
72259900
72109090
With
immediate
effect.
34.
IS 15965 :
2012
Pre–painted
aluminium zinc
alloy metallic
coated steel strip
and sheet (plain).
72107000
72124000
72259900
72109090
With
immediate
effect.
35. IS 280:2006 Mild steel wire for
General
Engineering
purposes.
721710
721720
721730
With
immediate
effect.
36. IS 1835 :
1976
Round steel wire
for ropes.
721710
721720
72179091
72179099
72299033
72299040
With
immediate
effect.
37. IS 3975: 1999 Low carbon
Galvanized steel
wires, formed
wires and Tapes
for armouring of
cables.
721720
721790
72179090
With
immediate
effect.
38. IS 4368: 1967 Alloy Steel billets,
blooms and slabs
72249091
72249099
With
immediate
effect.
for forging for
general
engineering
purposes.
39. IS 4454
(part 1) :
2001
Steel wires for
mechanical
springs, Part 1
cold drawn
unalloyed steel
wire.
721710
721720
721730
72179099
72292000
72299011
72299012
72299016
72299032
72299033
72299040
72299090
17
th
April,
2019
40. IS 4454
(Part 2) :
2001
Steel wire for
mechanical
springs Part 2: oil
hardened and
tempered steel
wire.
721710
72179091
72179099
72299034
17
th
April,
2019
41. IS 4824: 2006 Bead Wires for
Tyres .
721710
721730
72179099
With
immediate
effect
42. IS 11169
(Part 1) :
1984
Steels for Cold
Heading/Cold
extrusion
application Part-1
Wrought carbon
and low alloy
steels.
72132020
72139120
72139920
72141080
72149990
721710
72279040
72279090
72283020
72284000
72286012
72286099
72299040
72299090
17
th
April,
2019
43. IS 11587 :
1986
Structural
Weather resistant
steel .
7208
7209
7211
7212
72141090
72149190
72149990
7216
72253090
72254019
72254020
72254030
722550
722691
722692
72269910
72269920
72269930
72269940
72269951
72269952
72269990
72279090
722870
With
immediate
effect.
44. IS 15103 :
2002
Fire resistant steel
– Specification.
7208
7209
7211
7212
72141090
72149190
72149990
7216
72253090
72254019
72254020
72254030
722550
722691
722692
72269910
72269920
72269930
72269940
72269951
72269952
72269990
72279090
722870
With
immediate
effect.
45. IS 15914 :
2011 High Tensile
Strength Flat
Rolled Steel Plate
(Up To 6 mm),
Sheet and Strip for
720825
720826
720827
720836
720837
720838
720853
720854
7209
7211
72253090
72254019
72254020
72254030
722691
72269910
72269920
72269930
72269940
72269951
With
immediate
effect.
the Manufacture
of Welded Gas
Cylinder.
720839
720851
720852
722550
72269952
72269990
46. IS 15961 :
2012
Hot Dip
aluminium – Zinc
alloy metallic
coated steel strip
and sheet (plain).
72106100
72125090
72259900
72269990
With
immediate
effect.
47. IS 15962 :
2012
Structural Steel
for Building for
Structures with
improved seismic
Resistance.
720840
720851
720852
721113
721114
7216
721119
72119090
72141090
72149190
72149990
72255030
72259900
72269110
72269120
72269130
72269190
722870
With
immediate
effect.
48. IS 6527: 1995 Stainless Steel
Wire Rod.
722100 17
th
April,
2019
49. IS 6528 :1995 Stainless Steel
Wires.
72230091
72230092
72230099
17
th
April,
2019
50. IS 6603 :
2001
Stainless Steel
Bars and Flats.
722211
722219
722220
722230
17
th
April,
2019
51.
IS 5522 : 2014
Stainless steel
sheets and strips
for utensils
Specification
72191300
72191400
721923
721924
721932
721933
721934
721935
72199012
72199013
72199090
72201290
72202090
72209090
With
immediate
effect
52.
IS 6911: 2017
Stainless steel
plate, sheet and
strip -
Specification
7219
7220 -
With
immediate
effect
53. IS 15997:
2012 Low Nickel
Austenitic
Stainless Steel
Sheet and Strip
For Utensils and
Kitchen
Appliances –
Specification
72191300
72191400
72192320
72192390
72192421
72192422
72192423
72192429
72192490
72193220
72193290
72193320
72193390
72193420
72193490
72193520
72193590
72199012
72199013
72199090
72201290
72202090
72209090
With
immediate
effect
Table 2
Sl. No. Goods and articles Essential Requirement(s)
(1) (2) (3)
1. Stampings/ laminations/
cores of Transformers
(with or without
winding)
Made from BIS standard marked Grain Oriented Electrical
Steel Sheet and Strip conforming to IS 3024:2015 or Cold
rolled non-oriented electrical steel sheet and strip
conforming to IS 648:2006
2. Stainless Steel Pipes and
Tubes
As per Sub-paragraph (c) of Paragraph 2
Explanation: For the purpose of this notification, “ITC (HS) Codes” means the Indian Trades
Classification (Harmonized System) codes specified in column (4) of the Table 1. The codes
are generic and indicative in nature and the applicability of this order will be limited to steel
and steel products covered in Indian Standards.
[F. No. 1(6)/2016-TD (Vol. III)]
(Ruchika Chaudhry Govil)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
