India – Implementation of BIS Scheme X Certification Requirement for Electrical Equipment Postponed
14. November 2025The Indian Ministry of Heavy Industries has announced a postponement in the implementation of the next phase of the Electrical Equipment (Quality Control) Order, 2020, as amended by the Second Amendment Order, 2024. According to Notification S.O. 5038(E), issued on November 6, 2025, the enforcement date for all product categories listed in the amendment’s table—excluding those under Sr. No. 1.1(a), which took effect on November 10, 2024—has been deferred until further notice. This delay follows previous extensions granted under earlier notifications, including the latest issued on May 5, 2025. According to the original implementation plan, the affected products were to require BIS Scheme X certification in order to be approved for import and sale in India.
The original 2020 Quality Control Order was first notified under S.O. 4044(E) on November 11, 2020, and has since undergone multiple timeline extensions and amendments. These include S.O. 4492(E) dated October 18, 2021, S.O. 5083(E) dated October 28, 2022, and S.O. 2007(E) dated May 5, 2025. Further modifications were introduced through the Amendment Order, 2023 (S.O. 2132(E), May 9, 2023) and the Second Amendment Order, 2024 (S.O. 1896(E), May 3, 2024).
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