Government imposes mandatory quality orders for stainless steel seamless pipes, tubes

The authorities has imposed mandatory prime orders for stainless alloy seamless pipes, and tubes to curb the import of sub-standard goods, boost home manufacturing and guarantee user safety.

A notification 'Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes (Quality Control) Order, 2025' was issued successful this respect by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) connected February 10.

It volition travel into effect from August 1 this year.

Under the order, the point cannot beryllium produced, sold, traded, imported and stocked unless it bears the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark.

According to the notification, this bid would not use for 500 kilograms of these goods imported for the intent of probe and improvement by manufacturers of stainless alloy pipes and tubes per twelvemonth with the information that specified imported goods and articles shall not beryllium sold commercially and tin beryllium disposed of arsenic scrap.

Violation of the proviso of the BIS Act tin pull imprisonment of up to 2 years oregon a good of astatine slightest Rs 2 lakh for the archetypal offence. In lawsuit of 2nd and consequent offences, the good volition summation to a minimum of Rs 5 lakh and widen up to 10 times the worth of goods oregon articles.

Various initiatives, including the improvement of QCO, are being undertaken by the section to make prime sensitisation among users and manufacturers alike.

Mandatory QCOs assistance curb the import of sub-standard products, forestall unfair commercialized practices and guarantee the information and well-being of consumers arsenic good arsenic the environment.

QCOs are issued successful accordance with the WTO Agreement connected Technical Barriers to Trade.

The DPIIT has been issuing QCOs since 1987, covering 81 specified orders for implicit 330 products nether the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act, including goods similar cement, LPG state stoves, unit cookers, aerial conditioners and refrigerators.