India Delays Quality Control Orders for 4 Polymer Products

On June 4, 2024, India's Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals (DCPC) released a notification on the Gazette of India to delay the implementation of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for 4 polymer products.

The latest implementation date is set out as follows:

Goods or Articles	Indian Standard	Implementation Date
Textiles—High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) /Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging Fertilizers	IS 9755:2021 Textiles—High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) / Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging Fertilizers – Specification	2024.9.6
Textiles — High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement	IS 11652:2017 Textiles — High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement- Specification	2024.9.6
Textiles — Polypropylene (PP) Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom Valve Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement	IS 16709:2017 Textiles — Polypropylene (PP) Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom Valve Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement- Specification	2024.9.6
Textiles — Polypropylene (PP)/ High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Laminated Woven Sacks for Mail Sorting, Storage, Transport and Distribution	IS 17399:2020 Textiles — Polypropylene (PP)/ High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Laminated Woven Sacks for Mail Sorting, Storage, Transport and Distribution - Specifications	2024.9.6

In addition, the QCO for Textiles — High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging of 25 kg Polymer Materials has entered into force on June 3, 2024 without further delay.

The QCOs do not apply to chemicals for export only. The chemical products conforming to the requirements of the Orders shall bear the Standard Mark under the Grant of License by the Bureau of Indian Standards. Any person who contravenes the provisions of the Orders shall be punished according to the Bureau of Indian Standards Act (BIS Act), 2016.