{"id":30161,"date":"2025-05-08T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/?p=30161"},"modified":"2025-05-21T18:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T16:05:02","slug":"india-enforces-revised-bis-certification-mandate-for-hinges-from-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/india-enforces-revised-bis-certification-mandate-for-hinges-from-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"India enforces revised BIS Certification Mandate for Hinges from July 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India&#8217;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/bis\/what-is-bis\/\"><strong>BIS certification<\/strong><\/a> in order to be approved for import and sale in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hinges-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29099\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hinges-1-2.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hinges-1-2-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&amp;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in understanding what requirements are needed for your product to be imported into India, please do not hesitate to contact us by <a href=\"mailto:info@certification-india.com\"><strong>email<\/strong><\/a> or phone (Europe: <strong>+49-69-271 37 69 261, <\/strong>US: <strong>+1 773 654-2673<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>. If a certification need is discovered we can provide a quotation to make sure that all your certification needs are covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions you can also use our chat-window in the bottom right. (Please check your browser settings if you can&#8217;t see the window)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/bis\/what-is-bis\/\"><strong>BIS certification<\/strong><\/a>, please refer to our free brochure &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.certification-india.com\/en\/bis-made-easy-the-booklet\/\"><strong>BIS Certification Made Easy<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;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. 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