India Extends Implementation Date of Quality Control Orders for HDPE/PP Woven Sacks to January 2026
Sep-22-2025
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...
Read MoreIndia Extends Implementation Dates for Ethylene Dichloride, Polycarbonate, and Vinyl Chloride Monomer Quality Control Orders
Sep-22-2025
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) has issued three Gazette notifications amending the timelines for the enforcement of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for Ethylene Dichloride,...
Read MoreIndia Revises Export Obligation Period for QCO-Exempt Imports
Sep-12-2025
India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a significant policy amendment via Notification No. 28/2025-26, revising the export obligation (EO) period under the Advance Authorization Scheme for imports exempted...
Read MoreIndia Extends Enforcement Date for H Acid and Vinyl Sulphone QCOs to May 2026
Aug-06-2025
On 30 July 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals officially extended the implementation dates for two key Quality Control Orders (QCOs). The following...
Read MoreIndia Notifies Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025
Aug-04-2025
On 29 July 2025, the Government of India notified the Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025, through publication in the Official Gazette. The amendments, which revise select provisions of the Cosmetics Rules, 2020,...
Read MoreNew EPR Rules Announced for Non-Ferrous Products in India
Jul-31-2025
On 1 July 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) issued a Gazette Notification (G.S.R. 438(E)), introducing a new chapter under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and...
Read MoreIndia Withdraws Quality Control Orders for Acetic Acid, Methanol, and Aniline
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) officially withdrew three Quality Control Orders (QCOs. The decision was notified by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers through Gazette...
Read MoreIndia Notifies Addition of Six New Insecticides Under the Insecticides Act, 1968
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) has officially notified the inclusion of six new insecticides in the Schedule of the Insecticides Act, 1968 through...
Read MoreIndia’s Focus on Quality Control Orders Grows in Chemicals Sector
Jun-26-2025
As the focus of global trade shifts from tariffs to technical regulations, India’s chemical and petrochemical industries are under increasing pressure to strengthen their regulatory frameworks. The introduction of Quality Control...
Read MoreIndia Revises Ammonium Nitrate Standard for Explosives; BIS Issues Second Revision Draft
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued a draft second revision of IS 4668:20XX, the Indian Standard for ammonium nitrate used in explosives. The draft, titled “Ammonium Nitrate for Explosives...
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