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The Central Government issues the Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2026, to further amend the Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Order, 2019.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) issued Order S.O. 2324(E) on 8th May, 2026, titled the Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2026. This Order is made in exercise of powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 16 read with sub-section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016). It amends the principal Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Order, 2019 (S.O. 4354(E), dated 5th December, 2019), by inserting new provisos after the eighth proviso in paragraph 2. The amendment exempts certain Goods or articles, specified in a table, from the 2019 Order's application when imported by a manufacturer of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and related parts for their own manufacturing purposes. This exemption is valid up to 31st March, 2027, and applies to specific volumes based on imports during the financial year 2024-25: up to 40% for reciprocating hermetic compressors (<2 tons), up to 30% for rotary hermetic compressors (<2 tons), up to 90% for scroll and rotary hermetic compressors (>=2 tons), and up to 100% for rotary hermetic compressors (>=2 tons for variable refrigerant flow AC systems). Manufacturers must maintain monthly records and submit a plan for indigenisation to the Central Government. The amendment order comes into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. The principal order was previously amended by S.O. 1518 (E) dated 18th May, 2020; S.O. 4671 (E) dated 22nd December, 2020; S.O. 5095 (E) dated 8th December, 2021; S.O. 5972 (E) dated 21st December, 2022; S.O. 32 (Ε) dated 29th December, 2023; S.O. 695 (E) dated 11th February, 2025; and S.O. 1815 (E) dated 17th April, 2025.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-08052026-272361 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2233] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026/VAISAKHA 18, 1948 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) ORDER New Delhi, the 8th May, 2026 S.O. 2324(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 16 read with sub- section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary so to do in the public interest and after consulting the Bureau, hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Order, 2019, namely:- 1. (1) This Order may be called the Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2026. (2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the the Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Order, 2019, in paragraph 2, after the eighth proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely: - "Provided also that this Order shall not apply to Goods or articles specified in column (1) of the TABLE below, imported by a manufacturer of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and related parts for the purposes of its own manufacturing, up to 31st March, 2027, to the volume specified in column (2) of the said TABLE, from the date of publication of the Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2026, namely:-" TABLE +------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Goods or articles | Financial Year 2026-27 | | (1) | (2) | +========================================================================+==================================================================================+ | Reciprocating hermetic compressors of fixed speed and variable speed | Up to 40 per cent. of the total quantity of goods or articles imported during | | (inverter), of rated capacity less than two tons of refrigeration, | the financial year 2024-25. | | intended for use in refrigerators and similar refrigeration appliances.| | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Rotary hermetic compressors of fixed speed and variable speed | Up to 30 per cent. of the total quantity of goods or articles imported during | | (inverter), of rated capacity less than two tons of refrigeration, | the financial year 2024-25. | | intended for use in air conditioners and heat pump applications. | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Scroll and rotary hermetic compressors of fixed speed and variable | Up to 90 per cent. of the total quantity of goods or articles imported during | | speed (inverter) having a rated capacity of two tons of refrigeration | the financial year 2024-25. | | and above, intended for use in refrigeration, air-conditioning, and | | | heat pump applications. | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Rotary hermetic compressor of rated capacity two tons of refrigeration | Up to 100 per cent. of the total quantity of goods or articles imported during | | and above for variable refrigerant flow air conditioning system. | the financial year 2024-25. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Note: - The manufacturer shall maintain monthly record of Goods or articles specified in column (1) of the TABLE and furnish the same to the authorities concerned in their letter head signed by its authorised signatory and shall also submit a plan for indigenisation of Goods or articles to the Central Government. [F. No. P-29014/63/2017-LEI] SUMEET KUMAR JARANGAL, Jt. Secy. Note: – The principal Order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 4354 (E), dated the 5th December, 2019 and subsequently amended as follows: – (1) S.O. 1518 (E), dated the 18th May, 2020; (2) S.O. 4671 (E), dated the 22nd December, 2020; (3) S.O. 5095 (E), dated the 8th December, 2021; (4) S.O. 5972 (E), dated the 21st December, 2022; (5) S.O. 32 (Ε), dated the 29th December, 2023; (6) S.O. 695 (E), dated the 11th February, 2025; and (7) S.O. 1815 (E), dated the 17th April, 2025.

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