90 Electrical Appliances Under
Revised QCO Order from 1 Oct
·
Safety of
Household, Commercial and Similar Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order,
2026 with 90 Items Notified to Supersedes
May 2025 Order
Ø Dishwashers, Ovens, Cooking Ranges Among 90 Household, Commercial Electrical Appliances under Compulsory
IS 302 BIS Certification to Curb Chinese Import
Ø Restriction to Apply on both Imports and Domestic Industry, Exports Exempted
Ø
Measure will come into force
from 1 Oct 2026, Date Extended for SME and Micro Enterprises
Ø
Apply to All electrical
appliance intended for household, commercial or similar application with rated voltage
not exceeding 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances including
direct current supplied appliances and battery operated
appliances.
BIS QCO 2026: Mandatory Certification for Household
& Commercial Electrical Appliances from Oct 1, 2026
·
New Order
Issued:
Government notified Safety of Household,
Commercial and Similar Electrical Appliances (QCO), 2026, superseding 2025
order.
·
Applicability:
Covers all electrical appliances for household/commercial use:
o
Up to 250V
(single-phase)
o
Up to 480V
(other, incl. DC & battery-operated)
·
Exclusions:
o
Products already
covered under other QCOs
o
Items under
mandatory BIS certification via other laws
·
Effective
Date:
o
1 October
2026 (general
implementation)
·
Mandatory
BIS Certification:
o
Products must
conform to IS 302 (Part 1): 2024 / IEC 60335-1: 2020
o
Must carry
BIS Standard Mark under Scheme-I
·
Large Coverage
(90 Product Categories):
Includes:
o
Kitchen appliances
(ovens, juicers, grinders)
o
Cleaning devices
(vacuum cleaners, dishwashers)
o
Personal care
(shavers, massagers)
o
Heating devices,
air purifiers, humidifiers
o
Commercial
kitchen equipment
o
Battery-operated/DC
appliances
·
Exemption
for Exports:
o
Domestic products
manufactured only for export are exempt
·
MSME Relaxation:
o
Small enterprises: compliance from 1 Jan 2027
o
Micro enterprises: compliance from 1 Apr 2027
·
R&D Exemption:
o
Up to 200
units/year can be imported for R&D
o
Not for commercial
sale; must be scrapped after use
·
Stock Clearance
Provision:
o
Pre-implementation
stock can be sold for 6 months
o
Subject to
declaration to BIS
·
Authority:
o
Bureau of
Indian Standards (BIS) is certification
& enforcement authority
·
Penalty:
o
Non-compliance
punishable under BIS Act, 2016
[DPIIT Order S.O. 1739(E) dated 6 April,
2026]
S.O.
1739(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 Safety of Household, Commercial and Similar Electrical Appliances (Quality
Control) Order, 2025, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before
such supersession, the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary
or expedient so to do in the public interest after consulting the Bureau, hereby
makes the following order, namely:-
1.
Short title, application and commencement. - (1) This order may be called the Safety
of Household, Commercial and Similar Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order,
2026.
(2) It shall apply to all electrical appliance
intended for household, commercial or similar application with rated voltage not
exceeding 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances including
direct current supplied appliances and battery-operated appliances.
(3) It shall not apply to electrical appliances
which fall under the scope of any other Quality Control Order issued by the said
Act or notified for mandatory Bureau of Indian Standard certification under any
other Act.
(4) It shall come into force on the 1st of
October, 2026.
2.
Compulsory use of Standard Mark. - Goods or articles specified in column (2) of the Table shall
conform to the corresponding entry specified in column (3) of the Table and shall
bear the Standard Mark under a licence 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 small enterprises
and micro 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 specified in columns (6) and (7) 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 household and similar
electrical appliances per year with the condition that such imported goods and articles
shall not be sold commercially and may be disposed of as a scrap and the manufacturers
shall maintain a year-wise record of the goods or articles and furnish the same,
if so desired to the Central Government:
Provided also that nothing in
this order shall apply to goods or articles domestically manufactured or imported
before the date of implementation as mentioned in the Table by the manufacturer
certified by the Bureau or manufacturer who has applied to the Bureau for certification
of the relevant goods and articles and such manufacturer shall be permitted to sell
or display or offer to sell such declared stock upto six months from the date of
implementation as mentioned in the Table, subject to the condition that such manufacturer
shall made a declaration to this effect to the Bureau.
TABLE
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Goods or articles |
Indian Standard |
Title of Indian Standard |
Date of implement-tation in
general (other than
micro and small enterprises) |
Date of implemen-tation for small enterprises |
Date of Implemen-tation for micro enterprises |
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(4) |
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(6) |
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All electrical appliance
intended for household, commercial
or similar application
with rated voltage not exceeding 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances including direct current supplied appliances and battery operated appliances Following list of electrical appliances
is given below: |
IS 302 (Part 1): 2024 IEC 60335-1: 2020 |
Household and Similar Electrical Appliances — Safety Part 1 General
Requirements |
1st
October, 2026 |
1st January, 2027 |
1st April, 2027 |
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1. |
Vacuum Cleaners and Water Suction
Cleaning Appliances |
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2. |
Spin Extractors |
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3. |
Cooking Ranges, Hobs, Ovens
and Similar Appliances |
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4. |
Electrical Shavers Hair, Clippers and Similar Appliances |
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5. |
Tumbler Dryers |
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6. |
Warming Plates and
Similar Appliances |
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7. |
Frying Pans, Deep Fat Fryers and similar
appliances |
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8. |
Appliances for Heating Liquids |
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9. |
Massage Appliances |
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10. |
Electric Forced
Convection Ovens, Steam Cookers and Steam-Convection Ovens |
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11. |
Electric Heating Tools |
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12. |
Electric Steam Cookers |
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13. |
Insect Killers |
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14. |
Electric Call Bells and Buzzers for Indoor Use |
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15. |
Electric Water Boilers |
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16. |
Electric Coffee Makers |
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17. |
Electric Bean Slicers |
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18. |
Electric Berry-juice Extractors |
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19. |
Electric Can Openers |
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20. |
Electric Centrifugal Juicers |
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21. |
Electric Churns |
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22. |
Electric Citrus-fruit Squeezers |
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23. |
Electric Coffee Mills not exceeding 500g hopper capacity |
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24. |
Electric Cream Whippers |
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25. |
Electric Egg
Beaters |
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26. |
Electric Food Processors |
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27. |
Electric Grain Grinders not exceeding
3l hopper capacity |
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28. |
Electric Graters |
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29. |
Electric Ice-Cream Machines,
including those for use in refrigerators
and freezers |
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30. |
Electric Knife Sharpeners |
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31. |
Electric Knives |
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32. |
Electric Noodle Makers |
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33. |
Electric Potato Peelers |
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34. |
Electric Shredders |
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35. |
Electric Sieving Machines |
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36. |
Slicing Machines |
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37. |
Electric Hot Plates |
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38. |
Single Walled Baking Ovens |
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39. |
Low Speed Food Grinding Machines |
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40. |
Dishwashers |
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41. |
Floor Treatment Machines and
Wet Scrubbing Machines |
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42. |
Food Waste Disposers |
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43. |
Blankets, Pads, Clothing and Similar Flexible Heating Appliances |
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44. |
Appliances
for Skin
Exposure to Optical
Radiation |
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45. |
Commercial Electric Cooking Ranges, Ovens, Hobs and Hob Elements |
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46. |
Commercial Electric Doughnut Fryers
and Deep Fat Fryers |
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47. |
Commercial
Electric Griddles and Griddle Grills |
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48. |
Commercial
Electric Multi-purpose Cooking Pans |
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49. |
Commercial
Electric Forced Convection Ovens, Steam
Cookers and Steam-Convection Ovens |
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50. |
Clothes Dryers and Towel Rails |
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51. |
Commercial
Electric Boiling Pans |
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52. |
Commercial
Electric Grillers and Toasters |
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53. |
Commercial
Electric Appliances for keeping
Food and Crockery Warm |
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54. |
Commercial
Electric Bains-Marie |
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55. |
Oral Hygiene Appliances |
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56. |
Sauna Heating Appliances and Infrared
Cabins |
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57. |
Surface-Cleaning
Appliances
for Household use Employing Liquids or Steam |
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58. |
Electrical Appliances for use with Aquariums and Garden Ponds |
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59. |
Commercial
Electric Dishwashing Machines |
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60. |
Whirlpool
Baths and Whirlpool Spas |
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61. |
Thermal
Storage Room Heaters |
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62. |
Commercial
Electric Rinsing Sinks |
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63. |
Commercial
Electric Kitchen Machines |
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64. |
Air-Cleaning
Appliances |
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65. |
Water-Bed Heaters |
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66. |
Fixed Immersion Heaters |
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67. |
Outdoor Barbecues |
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68. |
Foot Warmers and Heating
Mats |
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69. |
Amusement
Machines and Personal Service Machines |
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70. |
Toilet Appliances |
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71. |
Fabric Steamers |
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72. |
Drives for Vertically Moving Garage
Doors for Residential Use |
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73. |
Humidifiers |
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74. |
Commercial
Electric Hoods |
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75. |
Vaporizers |
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76. |
Gas, Oil and Solid-Fuel Burning Appliances Having Electrical Connections |
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77. |
Electrolysers |
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78. |
Beauty
Care Appliances Incorporating Lasers and Intense Light
Sources |
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79. |
Personal-e-Transporters |
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80. |
Skin
Beauty Care Appliances |
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81. |
Furniture with Electrically Motorized Parts |
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82. |
Commercial
Vacuum
Packaging Appliances |
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83. |
Hand
held electric Engraving Tools |
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84. |
DC supplied/ battery-operated vacuum cleaners |
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85. |
DC supplied/ battery-operated shavers,
trimmers, clippers and similar appliances |
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86. |
DC supplied/ battery-operated Massage appliances |
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87. |
DC supplied/ battery-operated blenders, juicers |
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88. |
DC supplied/ battery-operated toothbrush and other oral hygiene appliances |
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89. |
DC supplied/ battery-operated foot
warmer and heating
mats |
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90. |
DC supplied/ battery-operated air purifier |
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#Note.- For the purposes of this order,
the latest version of Indian Standards shall apply.
3.
Certification and enforcement authority. - The Bureau shall be the certifying and
enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in column (2) of the said
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.
[F. No. P- 29026/36/2023-LEI]