The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has released a Quality Control Order titled the "Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024."

Effective Date: It will come into effect six months following its publication in the Official Gazette.

Applicability:

• This pertains to hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel strips used for processing semi or fully processed non-grain-oriented electrical steel or fully processed grain-oriented electrical steel.

• This does not include domestically produced steel and steel products meant for export that meet the specifications of foreign buyers.

Standards Compliance:

• Each steel strip must adhere to the Indian Standard IS 18316:2023.

• Every shipment needs to be accompanied by a Test Certificate carrying the Standard Mark issued by a manufacturer certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

Certification: - Steel products must display the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau in accordance with Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

Disposal of Substandard Products: -Products that are substandard or defective must be disposed of as scrap in accordance with applicable provisions.

Enforcement: -The certifying and enforcing authority is designated as the Bureau of Indian Standards.

Bureau of Indian Standards Manak Bhawan 9, B.S. Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002

Tel: +91-11-23231903

Email: mtd@bis.org.in

Implementation Dates: Draft Order