BIS Certification for Shoes Based on Quality Control Orders (QCO)

1. June 2023

The Indian government has announced the implementation of several Quality Control Orders (QCO) for footwear on July 1, 2023. The affected standards relate to the ISI Certification Scheme (Scheme I) of BIS certification.

BIS-ISI certification is required for many different product groups, such as electronics, household appliances, safety glass, etc.

Therefore, as of 1^st July, 2023 BIS certification will also be mandatory for numerous types of shoes.

Here you can see an overview of various product groups of footwear for which new standards and mandatory BIS certification are expected:

Sr. No.	Product	Indian Standard	Enforcement Date
45	Industrial and protective rubber knee and ankle boots	IS 5557: 2004	1 July 2023
46	All rubber gum boots and ankle boots	IS 5557 (Part 2): 2018	1 July 2023
47	Moulded solid rubber soles and heels	IS 5676: 1995	1 July 2023
48	Rubber microcellular sheets for soles and heels	IS 6664: 1992	1 July 2023
49	Solid PVC soles and heels	IS 6719: 1972	1 July 2023
50	PVC sandal	IS 6721: 1972	1 July 2023
51	Rubber Hawai Chappal	IS 10702: 1992	1 July 2023
52	Slipper, rubber	IS 11544: 1986	1 July 2023
53	Polyvinyl chloride(PVC) industrial boots	IS 12254: 1993	1 July 2023
54	Polyurethane sole, semirigid	IS 13893: 1994	1 July 2023
55	Unlined molded rubber boots	IS 13995: 1995	1 July 2023
56	Moulded plastics footwear- Lined or Unlined polyurethane boots for general industrial use	IS 16645: 2018	1 July 2023
57	Footwear for men and women for municipal scavenging work	IS 16994: 2018	1 July 2023
58	Leather safety boots and shoes for miners	IS 1989 (Part 1): 1986	1 July 2023
59	Leather safety boots and shoes for heavy metal industries	IS 1989 (Part.2): 1986	1 July 2023
60	Canvas Shoes Rubber Sole	IS 3735: 1996	1 July 2023
61	Canvas Boots Rubber Sole	IS 3736: 1995	1 July 2023
62	Safety Rubber Canvas Boots for Miners	IS 3976: 2018	1 July 2023
63	Leather safety footwear having direct molded rubber sole	IS 11226: 1993	1 July 2023
64	Leather safety footwear with direct molded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sole	IS 14544: 1998	1 July 2023
65	Sports footwear	IS 15844: 2010	1 July 2023
66	High ankle tactical boots with PU – Rubber sole	IS 17012: 2018	1 July 2023
67	Antiriot shoes	IS 17037: 2018	1 July 2023
68	Derby shoes	IS 17043: 2018	1 July 2023

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