Introduction to BIS
The July 2025 issue of LKS BIS Amicus covering developments with respect to the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) covers a detailed article titled “Machines, Markets, Mandates: Understanding India’s regulations on machinery and electrical equipment”, and updates relating to Quality Control Orders (QCOs).
The article, which is also available here, discusses the length of Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Order, 2024, implementation of which was recently extended by one year to 1 September 2026. Identifying the key concerns, the authors also highlight what companies should do.
The part on QCO Updates covers QCOs due for implementation in the months of July, August, and September 2025, QCOs notified by India on the WTO-TBT portal in June 2025, and extensions of the dates of implementation of already notified QCOs.
Further, this newsletter by the LKS Supply Chain Team highlights that companies in the Machinery and Electrical Equipment sector, Tool manufacturing sector, and Chemical and Petrochemical sector are likely to be impacted by the QCOs to be implemented in the months of July, August, and September this year.
