Introduction to BIS
This issue covers various news items on recent developments around BIS, a detailed article titled “Scheme-X of BIS: Navigating through the complexities”, and updates relating to Quality Control Orders (QCOs).
The part on QCO Updates as usual covers QCOs due for implementation in next three months; new QCOs notified in the official gazette; and different extensions/amendments made to the existing QCOs. It may be noted that no QCO was notified by India on the WTO-TBT portal in January 2025.
This newsletter by the LKS Supply Chain Team also highlights that companies in the Construction; Hardware; Electrical Appliances; Tool manufacturing; Textiles; Solar Systems; Kitchen Utensils; Steel; and Chemical and Petrochemical sectors are likely to be impacted by the QCOs to be implemented in February, March and April 2025.
