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 11th 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 13th 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
Date of
Sl. Indian Title of Indian
ITC(HS) implementat
No. Standards Standards ion
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Specification for With
plain Hard-drawn immediate
Steel Wire For effect.
IS 1785 72171010
(Part-1) : Pre-stressed
1. 72179091
1983 Concrete; Part 1
72179099
Cold - Drawn
Stress relieved
Wire.
Plain Hard-drawn With
IS 1785 Steel Wire for Pre- 72171010 immediate
2. (Part-2) : stressed 72179091 effect.
1983
Concrete; Part 2 72179099
as Drawn Wire.
Indented Wire for With
IS 6003 : 72171010
Pre-stressed immediate
3. 2010 72179091
Concrete - effect.
72179099
Specification
Uncoated Stress With
IS 6006 : Relieved Strand immediate
4. 2014 For Pre-stressed 73121030 effect.
Concrete –
Specification.
Fusion Bonded With
IS 13620 : Epoxy Coated 72142090 immediate
5. 1993 Reinforcing Bars – 72159090 effect.
Specification.
Uncoated Stress With
Relieved Low immediate
IS 14268 : Relaxation Seven- effect.
1995
6. wire (ply) Strand 73121030
for Pre-stressed
Concrete –
Specification.
Galvanized Steel 72104100 With
Sheets (Plain and 72104900 immediate
7. IS 277 : 2018 Corrugated) – 72123010 effect.
Specification. 72123090
Steel plates for 72085110 72111420 With
pressure vessels 72085120 72111490 immediate
8. effect.
for intermediate 72085210 72119011
IS 2002 :
2009 and high 72085220 72119090
 temperature 72111300
service including
boilers.
Steel Plates for With
Pressure Vessels 72085110 72111300 immediate
Used at Moderate 72085120 72111420 effect.
9. IS 2041 :
and Low 72085210 72111490
2009
Temperature – 72085220 72119090
Specification.
Carbon steel cast With
billet ingots, 72061090 immediate
billets, blooms and 72071190 effect.
slabs for re-rolling 72071290
10. IS 2830 :
2012 into steel for 72071920
general structural 72071990
purposes –
Specification.
High strength With
deformed steel immediate
IS 1786 : 2008 bars and wires for effect.
concrete
reinforcement-
Specification.
72131090
11.
Note: This order is 72142090
not applicable for
High strength
deformed steel
bars and wires of
sizes less than 8
mm.
Cold rolled non- With
IS 648 : 2006 oriented electrical immediate
steel sheet and 72251920 effect.
12.
strip - Fully 72261920
processed type-
Specification.
Grain Oriented With
72251100
13. IS 3024 : 2015 Electrical Steel immediate
72261100
Sheet and Strip effect.
Cold Rolled Non- With
IS 15391 : Oriented Electrical 72251920 immediate
2003 Steel Sheet and 72261920 effect.
14.
Strip – Semi- 72091720
Processed Type- 72091730
Specification. 72091790
Hot rolled medium With
15. IS 2062 : and high tensile 72139090 720827 30 72085230 immediate
2011 structural steel. 72139990 72082740 72085240 effect.
72149990 72082790 72085290
Note: This order is 72161000 72083610 72085310
not applicable for 72162100 72083620 72085320
bars and rods of 72162200 72083630 72085330
diameter or 72163100 72083640 72085340
thickness less 72163200 72083690 72085390
than 6 mm and 72163300 72083710 72089000
structurals below 72164000 72083720
 50 mm x 50 mm x 72165000 72083730
6 mm). 72111300 72083740
72111410 72083790
72111420 72083810
72111430 72083820
72111440 72083830
72111450 72083840
72111460 72083890
72111490 72083910
72119012 72083920
72119090 72083930
72139190 72083940
72139990 72083990
72149190 72085110
72149990 72085120
72082510 72085130
72082520 72085140
72082690 72085190
72082710 72085210
72082720 72085220

16. IS 432 : Part Mild Steel and With

1 : 1982 Medium Tensile 72139190 72279090 immediate
Steel Bars and 72139990 72283019 effect.
Hard–Drawn Steel 72149190 72283029
Wire for Concrete 72149990 72286099
Reinforcement: 72159090
Part 1 Mild steel
and medium
tensile steel bars.
17. IS 432 : Part Mild steel and 721710 72299040 With
2 : 1982 Medium Tensile 721790 72299059 immediate
steel bars and 72299031 72299 090 effect.
Hard–Drawn Steel 72299033
Wire for Concrete
Reinforcement:
Part 2 Hard-Drawn
Steel Wire.
18. IS 513 Cold reduced 720915 72255010 With
(Part 1) : 2016 carbon steel 720916 72255020 immediate
sheets and strip 720917 72259900 effect.
Part 1 Cold 720918 72269210
Forming and 720925 72269220
Drawing Purpose 720926 72269920
(Sixth Revision). 720927 72269930
720928 72269940
72099000 72269952
721123 72269990
72119090
19. IS 513 Cold reduced low 720915 72255010 With
. (Part 2) : 2016 carbon steel 720916 72255020 immediate
sheets and strip 720917 72259900 effect.
Part 2 High 720918 72269210
Tensile and Multi- 720925 72269220
phase Steel (Sixth 720926 72269920
Revision). 720927 72269930
720928 72269940
 72099000 72269952
721123 72269990
72119090
20. Hot Rolled Carbon 720825 72089000 With
IS 1079 : Steel Sheet, Plate 720826 72111300 immediate
2017 and Strip. 720827 721114 effect.
720836 721119
720837 72119090
720838 722530
720839 722540
720840 72259900
720852 722691
720853 722699
720854
21. IS 1875 : Carbon steel 72071120 72149190 With
1992 billets, blooms, 72071190 72149990 immediate
slabs and bars for 72071220 72159090 effect.
forgings. 72071290 72249040
720719 72249091
72072010 72249099
72072090 72283029
72286099
22. IS 2879 : Mild steel for 72061090 72139910 With
1998 metal arc welding 72071190 72149990 immediate
electrodes. 72071290 72241000 effect.
72071920 72249091
72071990 72249099
72132010 72279090
72139110
23. IS 3502 : Steel Chequered 72081000 72259900 With
2009 Plates. 720840 72269130 immediate
721114 72269190 effect.
721190 72269910
72254019 72269990
24. IS 5872 : Cold Rolled Steel 721123 72262030 With
1990 Strips (Box 721129 72269210 immediate
Strappings). 721220 72269930 effect.
721230 72269952
721240 72269990
721250
25. Hot Rolled Steel 720825 720840 72111300 72254019 With
IS 5986 : Sheet, Plate and 720826 720851 721114 72254020 immediate
2017 Strip for Forming 720827 720852 721119 72254030 effect.
and Flanging 720836 720853 72119012 72259900
purposes. 720837 720854 72119090 722691
720838 72089000 72253090 722699
720839 72254013
26. Hot Rolled Steel 720825 720854 722540 With
IS 6240 : Plate (up to 6 mm) 720826 72089000 72259900 immediate
2008 Sheet and Strip for 720827 721114 722691 effect.
the Manufacture of 720837 721119 722699
Low Pressure 720838 72119090
Liquefiable Gas 720839 72253090
Cylinders. 720852
720853

27. Hot Rolled bars for 721320 72279090 72286091 With

IS 7283 : production of 721391 72283021 72286092 immediate
 1992 bright bars and 721399 72283022 72286093 effect.
machined parts for 72143000 72283023 72286099
engineering 721491 72283029
applications. 721499
72159090

28. Mild steel wire 72139190 With

IS 7887 : rods for general 72139990 immediate
1992 engineering 72279090 effect.
purposes.
29. Hot Rolled Steel 720825 721114 With
IS 10748: 2004 Strip for Welded 720826 721119 immediate
Tubes and Pipes. 720827 72119090 effect.
720836 72253090
720837 72259900
720838 722691
720839 722699
72089000
30. Hot Rolled Carbon 720825 720837 721114 72259900 With
IS 11513 : Steel Strip For 720826 720838 721119 722691 immediate
2017 Cold Rolling 720827 720839 721190907 722699 effect.
Purposes. 720836 72089000 72253090
31. Hot rolled steel With
IS 15647 : narrow width strip 721114 immediate
2006 for welded tubes 721119 effect.
and pipes. 72119090

32. High Carbon Steel 72139190 With

IS 7904 : 2018 Wire Rods – 72139990 immediate
Specification effect.
33. Continuously pre- 72107000 With
IS 14246 : painted galvanized 72124000 immediate
2013 steel sheets and 72259900 effect.
coils. 72109090
34. Pre–painted 72107000 With
IS 15965 : aluminium zinc 72124000 immediate
2012 alloy metallic 72259900 effect.
coated steel strip 72109090
and sheet (plain).
35. IS 280:2006 Mild steel wire for 721710 With
General 721720 immediate
effect.
Engineering 721730
purposes.
36. IS 1835 : Round steel wire 721710 72179099 With
immediate
1976 for ropes. 721720 72299033
effect.
72179091 72299040
37. IS 3975: 1999 Low carbon 721720 With
immediate
Galvanized steel 721790
effect.
wires, formed 72179090
wires and Tapes
for armouring of
cables.
38. IS 4368: 1967 Alloy Steel billets, 72249091 With
immediate
blooms and slabs 72249099
effect.
 for forging for
general
engineering
purposes.
th
39. IS 4454 Steel wires for 721710 72292000 72299032 17 April,
72299011 2019
(part 1) : mechanical 721720 72299033
72299012
2001 springs, Part 1 721730 72299040
72299016
cold drawn 72179099 72299090
unalloyed steel
wire.
th
40. IS 4454 Steel wire for 721710 17 April,
2019
(Part 2) : mechanical 72179091
2001 springs Part 2: oil 72179099
hardened and 72299034
tempered steel
wire.
41. IS 4824: 2006 Bead Wires for 721710 With
Tyres . 721730 immediate
72179099 effect
th
42. IS 11169 Steels for Cold 72132020 721710 72286012 17 April,
72279040 2019
(Part 1) : Heading/Cold 72139120 72286099
72279090
1984 extrusion 72139920 72283020 72299040
application Part-1 72141080 72284000 72299090
Wrought carbon 72149990
and low alloy
steels.
43. IS 11587 : Structural 7208 72254019 72269940 With
72254020 immediate
1986 Weather resistant 7209 72269951
72254030 effect.
steel . 7211 72269952
722550
7212 72269990
722691
72141090 722692 72279090
72149190 72269910 722870
72149990 72269920
7216 72269930
72253090
44. IS 15103 : Fire resistant steel 7208 72253090 72269920 With
72254019 immediate
2002 – Specification. 7209 72269930
72254020 effect.
7211 72269940
72254030
7212 72269951
722550
72141090 722691 72269952
72149190 722692 72269990
72149990 72269910 72279090
7216 722870
45. IS 15914 : 720825 720853 722691 With
High Tensile 720854 immediate
2011 720826 72269910
7209 effect.
Strength Flat 720827 7211 72269920
Rolled Steel Plate 720836 72253090 72269930
(Up To 6 mm), 72254019
720837 72269940
Sheet and Strip for 72254020
720838 72254030 72269951
 the Manufacture 720839 722550 72269952
of Welded Gas 720851 72269990
Cylinder. 720852
46. IS 15961 : Hot Dip 72106100 With
immediate
2012 aluminium – Zinc 72125090
effect.
alloy metallic 72259900
coated steel strip 72269990
and sheet (plain).
47. IS 15962 : Structural Steel 720840 72119090 72269120 With
2012 for Building for 720851 72141090 72269130 immediate
72149190 effect.
Structures with 720852 72269190
72149990
improved seismic 721113 722870
72255030
Resistance. 721114 72259900
7216 72269110
721119
th
48. IS 6527: 1995 Stainless Steel 722100 17 April,
2019
Wire Rod.
th
49. IS 6528 :1995 Stainless Steel 72230091 17 April,
2019
Wires. 72230092
72230099
th
50. IS 6603 : Stainless Steel 722211 17 April,
2019
2001 Bars and Flats. 722219
722220
722230
51. 72191300 721933 72199090
With
Stainless steel 72191400 721934 72201290 immediate
sheets and strips
IS 5522 : 2014 721923 721935 72202090 effect
for utensils
721924 72199012 72209090
Specification
721932 72199013
52. Stainless steel 7219 7220 -
With
plate, sheet and immediate
IS 6911: 2017
strip - effect
Specification
53. IS 15997: 72191300 72192490 72193590
With
2012 Low Nickel 72191400 72193220 72199012 immediate
Austenitic 72192320 72193290 72199013 effect
Stainless Steel 72192390 72193320 72199090
Sheet and Strip
72192421 72193390 72201290
For Utensils and
72192422 72193420 72202090
Kitchen
Appliances – 72192423 72193490 72209090
Specification 72192429 72193520
 Table 2

Sl. No. Goods and articles Essential Requirement(s)

(1) (2) (3)
1. Stampings/ laminations/ Made from BIS standard marked Grain Oriented Electrical
cores of Transformers Steel Sheet and Strip conforming to IS 3024:2015 or Cold
(with or without rolled non-oriented electrical steel sheet and strip
winding) conforming to IS 648:2006

2. Stainless Steel Pipes and As per Sub-paragraph (c) of Paragraph 2

Tubes

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