India Postpones BIS Compliance Deadline for Woven Sack QCOs
On 5 January 2026, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued three Gazette notifications amending the implementation timelines of existing Quality Control Orders (QCOs) under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act,...
Read MoreDraft Indian Standards Amendments Issued for Public Comments
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released a set of draft Indian Standards and amendments for wide circulation and invited stakeholders to comment on them. The drafts were issued on...
Read MoreStakeholder Consultation Held on Mandatory BIS Standards for Camphor and Isoborneol
Dec-19-2025
stakeholder consultation meeting on the proposal to make Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications mandatory for camphor (CAS No. 76-22-2) and isoborneol (CAS No. 124-76-5) was held on 18 December 2025,...
Read MoreIndia Withdraws Six Chemical Quality Control Orders for Industrial Chemicals
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has officially withdrawn six Quality Control Orders (QCOs) covering the following key industrial chemicals: p-xylene, toluene, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, vinyl acetate monomer, ethylene dichloride,...
Read MoreIndia Initiates Major Reforms to the Quality Control Orders Framework
Nov-26-2025
In its Second Report (October 2025), the High-Level Committee on Non-Financial Regulatory Reforms (HLC-NFRR) called for a major overhaul of India’s Quality Control Order (QCO) framework. The number of products covered...
Read MoreIndia Withdraws Six Chemical Quality Control Orders
On 20 November 2025, the Government of India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) rescinded six previously issued Quality Control Orders (QCOs). This decision was made after...
Read MoreIndia Rescinds Fourteen Quality Control Orders (QCOs) under BIS Act, 2016
Nov-14-2025
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...
Read MoreIndia 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...
Read MoreIndia 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)...
Read MoreIndia Extends Implementation Date for Polypropylene (PP) Materials for Moulding and Extrusion Quality Control Order
Nov-05-2025
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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