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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-11022025-260909
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 689]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025/MAGHA 22, 1946
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department For Promotion of Industry And Internal Trade)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 10th February, 2025
S.O. 693(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016
(11 of 2016), 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 Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes (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 (2) of the Table shall conform to the
corresponding Indian Standard mentioned in column (3) 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 from the date specified in the corresponding entry under column (5) of the Table:
Provided that nothing in this order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured domestically for export:
Provided further that nothing in this order shall apply for five hundred kilograms of goods or articles imported for the
purpose of research and development by manufacturers of stainless steel pipes and tubes per year with the condition
that such imported goods and articles shall not be sold commercially and can be disposed of as a scrap and the
manufacturer shall maintain a year-wise record of such goods or articles and furnish 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 commencement of this order by the manufacturer certified by the Bureau or manufacturer who has applied
to the Bureau for certification and such manufacturer shall be permitted to sell or display or offer to sell such declared
stock up to six months from the date of implementation of this order with the condition that such manufacturer shall
made a declaration to this effect to the Bureau.
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 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
+-----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------------+--------------------+
| Sl. No. | Goods | Indian | Title | Date |
| | or articles | Standard | of Indian Standard | of implementation |
+-----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------------+--------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+=====+=========================================+=================+=========================================+====================+
| 1) | Stainless Steel Seamless pipes | IS 17875: 2022 | Stainless Steel Seamless pipes | |
| | and tubes for general service | | and tubes for general service | |
+-----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------------+--------------------+
| 2) | Stainless Steel Welded pipes and | IS 17876: 2022 | Stainless Steel Welded pipes | 1st August, 2025 |
| | tubes for general service | | and tubes for general service | |
+-----+-----------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------------+--------------------+
Note.- For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including the amendments thereof, as
notified by the Bureau shall apply.
[F. No. P-29026/5/2024-LEI]
SANJIV, Jt. Secy.