Domestic Water Heating Electrical Appliances under Compulsory BIS Certification from 1 March, 2025

·         Restriction to Apply on both Imports and Domestic Industry, Exports Exempted

·         5 Types of Water Heaters included

 

[DPIIT Order Notification S.O. 355(E) dated 16 January, 2025]

S.O. 355(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016) and in supersession of the Electrical Appliance for domestic water heating (Quality Control) Order, 2023, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the following order, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement. – (1) This order may be called the Electrical Appliances for domestic water heating (Quality Control) Order, 2025.

(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the official Gazette.

2. Compulsory use of Standard Mark.- Goods or articles specified in column (1) of the Table shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (2) of the Table and shall bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau as per Scheme-1 of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018:

Provided that nothing in this order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured domestically for export:

Provided further that the micro enterprises and small enterprises, as defined under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006) shall conform to such Indian Standards from the date specified in the corresponding entry under columns (5) and (6) of the Table respectively:

Provided also that nothing in this order shall apply for two hundred numbers of goods or articles imported for the purpose of research and development by manufacturers of electric appliances for domestic water heating per year and such imported goods and articles shall not be sold commercially and can be disposed of as a scrap and the manufacturers shall maintain a year-wise record of such goods or articles and furnish to the Central Government.

3. Certification and enforcement authority.- The Bureau shall be the certifying and enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the Table.

4. Penalty for contravention.- Any person who contravenes the provisions of this order shall be punishable under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.

TABLE

Goods or articles

Indian Standard

Title of Indian Standard

Date of implementation  in general (other than micro and small enterprises)

Date of implementation for micro enterprises

Date of implementation for small enterprises

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Electrical appliances  for domestic water heating

302(Part 2/ Sec 21): 2018

Appliances for Stationary storage type electric water heaters

1st March, 2025

1st September, 2025

1st June, 2025

302 (Part 2/Sec 35): 2017

Appliances for electric instantaneous water heaters

368:2014

Electric Immersion Water Heaters

2082:2018

Stationary storage type electric water heaters

17150:2019

Mini domestic water heater for use with piped natural gas (PNG)

Note. - For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including the amendments thereof, as notified by the Bureau from time to time shall apply.

[F. No. P-29026/8/2024-LEI]