DPIIT Notifies
Quality Control Orders for ‘Copper Products’
·
9
Types of Copper Products under Compulsory BIS Certification
·
Manufacturing,
storing and sale of non-BIS certified products will be prohibited as per the
BIS Act, 2016.
<Copper Products (Quality Control)
Order, 2023.>
Department
for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce
& Industry consultation with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and
stakeholders has been identifying key products for notifying Quality Control
Order (QCO). This has led to the initiation of development of more than 60 new
QCOs covering 318 product standards. It includes 9 standards of Copper
Products.
Copper
is a soft and malleable metal that is used in: electrical wires and cables for
its conductivity. plumbing, industrial machinery and construction materials for
its durability, machinability, corrosion resistance, and ability to be cast
with high precision. Copper and its alloys are used in power generation, power
transmission, telecommunications, electrical circuits, and several appliances.
DPIIT
has notified QCO Copper Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023 on 20th October,
2023, it includes the following:
|
S.
No. |
Indian
Standard (IS) |
Title
of Indian Standard |
|
1 |
12444:2020 |
Copper
Wire Rods for Electrical Applications |
|
2 |
613:2000 |
Copper
Rods and Bars for electrical purposes |
|
3 |
1897:2008 |
Copper
Strip for electrical purposes |
|
4 |
4171:1983 |
Copper
rods and bars for general purposes |
|
5 |
1545:1994 |
Solid
Drawn copper & copper tubes for condensers and heat exchangers |
|
6 |
2501:1995 |
Solid
drawn copper tubes for general engineering purposes |
|
7 |
14810:2000 |
Copper
Tubes for plumbing- specification |
|
8 |
10773:1995 |
Wrought
Copper Tubes for Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Purposes |
|
9 |
4412:1981 |
Copper
Wires for general engineering purposes |
The Standard issued for any product is for voluntary compliance
unless it is notified
by the Central Government to make it mandatory primarily through notification
of Quality Control Order (QCO) under Scheme-I and Compulsory Registration Order
(CRO) under Scheme-II of BIS Conformity Assessment Regulations, 2018. The
objective of notifying the QCOs is to enhance quality of the domestically
manufactured products, curb the imports of sub-standard products into India,
prevention of unfair trade practices for the protection of human, animal or
plant health and safety of the environment.
The
QCO will come into force on the expiry of six months from the date of
notification in the E-Gazette. In order to safeguard the domestic small/micro
industries, ensure smooth implementation of the QCO and Ease of Doing Business,
relaxations have been granted to small/micro industries as regards to
timelines, additional three month have been given to Small
industries and additional six months have been given to micro industries in respect
of implementation of QCO.
With
the implementation of the QCOs, manufacturing, storing and sale of non-BIS
certified products will be prohibited as per the BIS Act, 2016. The violation
of the provision of the BIS Act can attract a penalty of imprisonment upto two years or with fine of at least Rs 2 lakh for the
first offence. In case of second and subsequent offences, the fine will
increase to Rs 5 lakh minimum and extend up to ten times the value of goods or
articles.