India enforces revised BIS Certification Mandate for Hinges from July 2025
8. May 2025India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has introduced the Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2025, replacing the 2024 version, to enhance product safety and standardization in the hinges market. The new regulation mandates that all specified hinge types conform to their corresponding Indian Standards and bear the BIS Standard Mark, as licensed under Scheme-1 of Schedule-II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Originally slated to take effect on January 1, 2025, the enforcement date for the QCO has now been officially extended to July 1, 2025. Hinges usually require BIS certification in order to be approved for import and sale in India.
The quality standards cover a comprehensive range of hinge types, including stainless steel butt hinges (IS 12817:2020), steel butt hinges (IS 1341:2018), non-ferrous metal butt hinges (IS 205:1992), and others such as cabinet hinges, tee and strap hinges, and continuous piano hinges. The regulation provides limited exemptions for hinges imported strictly for R&D purposes (up to 200 units annually), provided they are not sold and are disposed of as scrap. The Bureau of Indian Standards has been designated as the certifying and enforcement authority, and any contravention is subject to penalties under the BIS Act, 2016.
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