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BIS QCO FOR FOOTWEAR MADE FROM ALL RUBBER AND ALL POLYMERIC MATERIAL AND ITS COMPONENTS (HAWAI CHAPPAL)
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Date 15th March, 2024
Place: New Delhi
Dear Reader,
Key update regarding the Indian Standard applicable to current license holders, new applicants, manufacturers, importers, and product sellers for the Footwear made from All Rubber and all Polymeric Material and its Components (Hawai Chappal) (Quality Control) Order, 2024.
BIS QCO for Footwear made from All Rubber and all Polymeric Material and its Components (Hawai Chappal)
OVERVIEW
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued a quality control directive titled "Quality Control Order, 2024 for Footwear made from All Rubber and Polymeric Materials and Their Components."
This directive will come into effect starting August 1, 2024.
It requires that products like Hawai Chappal adhere to Indian Standard IS 10702:2023 and display the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards, following Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.
Exceptions to this directive apply to goods intended for export and those manufactured by micro and small enterprises as defined in Section 7 of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.
Importers must provide a self-declaration certified by the Council for Leather Exports prior to importing footwear soles. This declaration verifies that the imported items are exclusively intended for the manufacturing or assembly of footwear for export purposes and are not intended for sale in India's domestic market.
Furthermore, manufacturers with existing inventory of footwear products lacking the Bureau of Indian Standards Mark before the commencement of this order are allowed to sell or exhibit such declared stock until June 30, 2025.
The Bureau of Indian Standards is appointed as the certifying and regulatory authority for Hawai Chappal.
Implementation Authority :Bureau of Indian Standards (Govt. of India)
CONCERNED AUTHORITIES
Bureau of Indian Standards Manak Bhawan 9, B.S. Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002
Tel: +91-11-23231903
Email: chd@bis.org.in
Implementation Dates: 1st August 2024
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Attachment: Standard Amendment Order issued by Bureau of Indian Standards
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