India Rescinds Fourteen Quality Control Orders (QCOs) under BIS Act, 2016

On 12 November 2025, the Government of India, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals) issued a series of orders rescinding fourteen previously notified BIS Quality Control Orders...

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India Withdraws Quality Control Orders for Acrylonitrile, Maleic Anhydride, and Styrene

On 24 October 2025, the Indian Government officially withdrew the Quality Control Orders for acrylonitrile, maleic anhydride, and styrene, which were issued by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. The withdrawal...

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India Revises Enforcement Date for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers Quality Control Order

On October 1, 2025, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, issued an amendment related to the quality control order (QCO)...

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India Extends Implementation Date for Polypropylene (PP) Materials for Moulding and Extrusion Quality Control Order

On 22 October 2025, the Government of India, through the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals), issued the Polypropylene (PP) Materials for Moulding and Extrusion (Quality Control)...

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India’s DGFT Notifies Changes in Import Regulations and Policy for Specific Chemicals and Pesticides

BackgroundOn 15 October 2025, India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification revising the import policy conditions for certain chemicals and pesticides listed under Chapters 29 and 38 of...

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India Withdraws Quality Control Orders for Six Fatty Acids and Derivatives

On 22 October 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, officially rescinded six Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for various fatty acids and their derivatives, which were...

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India Proposes Ban on PFAS and BPA in Food Contact Materials in Amendment Packaging Regulations

On 6 October 2025, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released a draft notification proposing amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018. The draft aims...

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India Issues Draft BIS Standard for Safe Handling Caustic Potash to Prevent Health Risks and Accidents

In a significant move to enhance workplace safety, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued a draft revision on 25 September 2025 titled ‘Caustic Potash - Code of Safety (First Revision...

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India’s DGFT Introduces New Policy Condition for Export of Second-Generation Ethanol

The Government of India, through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has introduced an additional policy condition governing the export of second-generation (2G)...

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India Extends Implementation Date of Quality Control Orders for HDPE/PP Woven Sacks to January 2026

On 4 September 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, issued three Gazette notifications amending the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for specific categories of HDPE and...

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