Alerts & Updates 2nd Aug 2024
Dear Reader,
We are writing to you with an important update regarding proposed mandatory certification requirements applicable to the manufacture and imports of certain textile products in India.
| Background | On July 31, 2024, the Government of India has notified three draft Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for certain textile products at the World Trade Organization’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade. The proposed QCOs are as follows:
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| Products concerned | The proposed QCOs would apply to products covered by the following Indian Standards issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards:
The Indutech (Quality Control) Order, 2024 covers the following products:
The Ropes and Cordages (Quality Control) Order, 2024 covers the following products:
The Geotextiles (Quality Control) Order, 2024 covers the following products:
WTO Members are invited to make comments, if any, within 60 days of issuance of the notification i.e. by September 29, 2024. For a master list of all products under mandatory BIS certification, please click here. |
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| Next Steps | Concerned manufacturers of the covered textile products may raise any comments or questions at the WTO level through their respective governments within the 60-day comment period. Alternatively, questions or comments on any of the QCOs may be shared directly via e-mail to the Indian Government at the following e-mail id: Rajeev.71@gov.in. Upon the conclusion of the aforementioned period, the Indian Government may finalize the draft QCOs and notify the same in the Indian gazette to enter into force on a specified date.
Post enforcement of the QCOs, products specified therein would not be permitted to be sold in India without certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards. |
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