In a recent ‘Steel and Steel Products(Quality Control) Order, 2015’ dated 16.12.2015, BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) certification has been made mandatory for all steel industry participants. As per the notification, steel producers, importers and exporters have to comply with BIS in order to carry out steel trade in Indian territory.
The notification issued will be applicable after three months from the date of its publication in official gazette.
According to industry participants, this BIS certification will act as a hindrance in import of flat and long steel products as there are many international steelmakers, who doesn’t have BIS license. It will also hurt the small and medium manufacturers in India, who doesn’t have BIS license.
Mr Nikunj Turakhia, Director of BIMA said, “It is unfortunate for Indian steel industry, which is already struggling with low quality raw material to implement BIS in present state”
For original copy of notification click here.
No.of BIS Licenses issued (to both domestic and foreign players) as per the IS Standard till date 17.12.2015.
| Steel Grades | No of Licenses Issued |
| IS 2062 | 333 |
| IS 1786 | 632 |
| IS 432 Part 1 | 1 |
| IS 432 Part 2 | 2 |
| IS 513 | 15 |
| IS 1079 | 12 |
| IS 1875 | 5 |
| IS 2879 | 12 |
| IS 3502 | 4 |
| IS 5872 | 1 |
| IS 5986 | 10 |
| IS 6240 | 9 |
| IS 7283 | 2 |
| IS 7887 | 18 |
| IS 10748 | 22 |
| IS 11513 | 11 |
| IS 15647 | 0 |
| Total Licenses Issued | 1,089 |
The foreign countries having BIS certificate for IS 2062 (common grade of flat steel) include Japan -7, South Korea – 4, China – 2, Ukraine – 2 and others approximately 10 while nations having BIS certificate for IS 1786 (common grade of long steel) are China – 3, Singapore – 1, and others approximately 8.
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