New Indian Regulation on BIS Certification for Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 2023
21. December 2023On August 31, 2023, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry together with the Ministry of Mines published a new regulation for the quality control of aluminum and aluminum alloys. This will come into force three months after the publication date, on January 1, 2024. Aluminum and similar material products (such as steel) generally require BIS Certification to be approved for import and trade in India.
The regulations only apply to materials that are produced and used domestically, or that are imported. Products for the export market are not affected. Certification is carried out by the Bureau of Indian Standards, or BIS for short.
According to the regulation of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the following products require both BIS-ISI certification and a corresponding mark (ISI Mark):
Aluminum and aluminum alloys
| Indian Standard | Title |
| 7092 (Part 1):1992 | Aluminium alloy tubes for irrigation purposes -welded tubes |
| 7092 (Part 2):1987 | Aluminium alloy tube for irrigation purposes -extruded tube |
| 5484:1997 | EC Grade Aluminium Rod produced by Continuous Casting and Rolling |
| 733:1983 | Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy bars, rods and sections (For General Engineering Purposes) |
| 734:1975 | Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys, forging stock and forgings for general engineering purposes |
| 736:1986 | Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy plate for general engineering purposes |
| 737:2008 | Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy sheet and strip for general engineering purposes |
| 739:1992 | Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy wire for general engineering purposes |
| 740:1977 | Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy rivet stock for general engineering purposes |
| 5082:1998 | Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy bars, rods, tubes, sections, plates and sheets for electrical applications |
| 16011:2012 | Aluminium and aluminium alloy foil for pharmaceutical packaging |
| 17682:2021 | Aluminium composite panel |
| 1285:2002 | rought aluminium and aluminium alloys Extruded round tube and hollow sections for general engineering purposes |
| 2067:1975 | Wrought Aluminium Wire for Electrical Purposes |
| 2.2583333333333 | Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for manufacture of utensils |
| 1254:2007 | Corrugated Aluminium Sheet |
| 7902:2001 | Aluminium alloy forging stock and forgings (Alloy 24345) for aerospace applications |
This list is supplemented by the Ministry of Mines Ordinance to include other aluminium products:
| Products | Indian Standard | Title |
| Aluminium and aluminium alloy ingots and castings | IS 617:1994 | Cast aluminium and its alloys - Ingots and castings for general engineering purposes |
| High purity primary aluminium ingot | IS 11890:1987 | Specification for high purity primary aluminium ingot for remelting for special applications |
| Aluminium alloy ingots for bearings | IS 6754:1972 | Specification for aluminium alloy ingots for remelting for general engineering purpose |
| Primary aluminium ingots for remelting | IS 2590:1987 | Specification for Primary aluminium ingots for remelting for general engineering purpose |
| Aluminium ingots billets and wire bars (EC GRADE) | IS 4026: 2023 | Aluminium ingots billets and wire bars (EC GRADE) |
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