In recent years, 60 chemical products have been added to the list of products requiring BIS certification. Between August and October 2022, 46 of these certification obligations will come into force, so we would like to remind you of these products once again here.
The table below includes all 60 products with the affected IS standards whereei the date from which these products can only be imported into India with a BIS certification in place under the FMCS scheme:
| Chemicals, fertilisers, polymers & textiles | |||
| S.No | Indian Standard | Title | Valid from (QCO) |
| 1 | IS 252:2013 | Caustic soda specification | 03 Apr 18 |
| 2 | IS 10116 : 2015 | Boric acid – specification | 16 May 19 |
| 3 | IS 15573 | Polyaluminium chloride | 05 Aug 19 |
| 4 | IS 695 | Acetic acid | 03 Aug 22 |
| 5 | IS 2833 | Aniline | 03 Aug 22 |
| 6 | IS 517 | Methanol | 03 Aug 22 |
| 7 | IS 5158: 1987 | Specification for phthalic anhydride, technical | 22 Dec 22 |
| 8 | IS 8058:2018 | Pyridine | 13 Sep 22 |
| 9 | IS 16113:2013 | Gamma-picoline | 13 Sep 22 |
| 10 | IS 16112:2013 | Beta-picolin | 13 Sep 22 |
| 11 | IS 12084: 2018 | Morpholine | 01 Aug 22 |
| 12 | IS 297:2001 | Sodium sulphide, technical | 16 Jun 20 |
| 13 | IS 7129:1992 | Potassium carbonate, anhydrous | 13 Sep 22 |
| 14 | IS 170:2004 | Aceton | 13 Sep 22 |
| 15 | IS 4581:1978 | Phosphorus trichloride, pure and analytical reagent | 16 Jun 20 |
| 16 | IS 11744:1986 | Phosphorous pentachloride, technical | 16 Jun 20 |
| 17 | IS 11657:1986 | Phosphorous oxychloride, technical | 16 Jun 20 |
| 18 | IS 2080:1980 | Stabilised hydrogen peroxide | 13 Mar 22 |
| 19 | IS 3205:1984 | Precipitated barium carbonate, technical | 16 Jun 20 |
| 20 | IS 12928:1990 | Precipitated barium for the ceramic and glass industries | 16 Jun 20 |
| 21 | IS 4505:2015 | Sodium formaldehyde sulphoxylate | 16 Jun 20 |
| 22 | IS 6100:1984 | Sodium tripolyphosphate, anhydrous, technical | 13 Sep 22 |
| 23 | IS 14709:1999 | n-Butyl acrylate | 22 Dec 22 |
| 24 | IS 336:1973 | Ether | 24 Jun 21 |
| 25 | IS 5295:1985 | Ethylene glycol | 22 Dec 22 |
| 26 | IS 537:2011 | Toluene | 22 Dec 22 |
| 27 | IS 15030:2001 | Terephthalic acid | 22 Dec 22 |
| 28 | IS 14707: 1999 | Methyl acrylate | 30 Nov 22 |
| 29 | IS 14708:1999 | Ethyl acrylate | 30 Nov 22 |
| 30 | IS 12345:1988 | Vinyl acetate monomer | 30 Nov 22 |
| 31 | IS 4105:2020 | Styrene (vinylbenzene) | 24 Oct 22 |
| 32 | IS 5149:2020 | Maleic anhydride, technical | 24 Oct 22 |
| 33 | IS 12540:1988 | Acrylonitrile | 24 Oct 22 |
| 34 | IS 17265:2019 | 100 per cent. Grey and white polyester spun yarn (PSY) | 03 Oct 22 |
| 35 | IS 17261:2019 | Continuous filament yarns of polyester, fully drawn (FDY) | 03 Oct 22 |
| 36 | IS 17264:2019 | Industrial polyester yarn (IDY) | 03 Oct 22 |
| 37 | IS 17262:2019 | Partially oriented polyester yarn (POY) | 03 Oct 22 |
| 38 | IS 17263:2019 | Polyester staple fibres (PSF) | 03 Oct 22 |
| 39 | IS 7328:2020 | Polyethylene material for moulding and extrusion | 03 Oct 22 |
| (i) Low density polyethylene (LDPE) | |||
| (ii) Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) | |||
| (iii) High-density polyethylene (HDPE) | |||
| 40 | IS 11356:2020 | Styrene-butadiene rubber latex | 01 Aug 21 |
| 41 | IS 16481:2016 | Synthetic microfibres for use in cement-based matrix | 03 Oct 22 |
| 42 | IS 12795:2020 | Linear alkylbenzene | 03 Oct 22 |
| 43 | IS 13601:1993 | Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers | 03 Oct 22 |
| 44 | IS 7686:2020 | 3(N, N-DiEthyl) aminophenol | 12 Sep 21 |
| 45 | IS 4566:2020 | Methylene chloride (dichloromethane) | 20.11.2022 |
| 46 | IS 2012:2006 | Red phosphorus | 12 Sep 21 |
| 47 | IS 17077 :2019/ISO 19062-1 : 2015 | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) | 12 Sep 22 |
| 48 | IS 869:2020 | Ethylene dichloride | 12 Sep 22 |
| 49 | IS 17370:2020 | p-xylene | 19 Sep 22 |
| 50 | IS 14434:1998 | Polycarbonate | 12 Sep 22 |
| 51 | IS 17397 (Part 1) : 2020/ISO 16365-1 : 2014 | Polyurethane | 19 Sep 22 |
| 52 | IS 17442:2020 | Vinyl chloride monomer | 12 Sep 22 |
| 53 | IS 17450 : 2020 | 1,3 Phenylenediamine | 13 Aug 22 |
| 54 | IS 10931 : 1984 | Lauric acid | 13 Aug 22 |
| 55 | IS 12029 : 1986 | Acid oil | 13 Aug 22 |
| 56 | IS 12067: 1987 | Palm fatty acids | 13 Aug 22 |
| 57 | IS 12068 :1987 | Rice bran fatty acids | 13 Aug 22 |
| 58 | IS 12069 : 1987 | Coconut fatty acids | 13 Aug 22 |
| 59 | IS 12124 : 1987 | Gum-seed fatty acids | 13 Aug 22 |
| 60 | IS 12361 :1988 | Hydrogenated rice bran fatty acids | 13 Aug 22 |
The BIS certification according to the FMCS scheme includes a inspection of the production plant, product tests in India as well as a corresponding marking of the products after successful certification. For more information on the details of BIS certification, please here.
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