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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-24032025-261917
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1350]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025/CHAITRA 3, 1947
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 21st March, 2025
S.O. 1368(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 Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2024, 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 Hinges (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 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 to 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 also that nothing in this Order shall apply for up to two hundred numbers of goods or articles imported for the
purpose of research and development by manufacturers of hinges 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 manufacturers shall maintain a
year-wise record of such goods or articles and furnish to the Central Government on its letter head duly signed by its
authorized signatory.
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
+-----+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+
| S1. | Goods | Indian | Title of Indian Standard | Date of |
| No. | or | Standard | | implementation |
| | articles | | | |
+-----+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+=====+==========+==============+===================================+================+
| 1. | Hinges | 12817:2020 | Stainless Steel Butt Hinges | 1st |
+-----+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+
| 2. | | 1341:2018 | Steel Butt Hinges | July, 2025 |
+-----+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+
| 3. | | 205:1992 | Non-ferrous metal butt Hinges | |
+-----+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+
| 4. | | 206 :2010 | Tee and Strap Hinges | |
+-----+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+
| 5. | | 362: 1991 | Parliament Hinges | |
+-----+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+
| 6. | | 3818:1992 | Continuous (Piano) Hinges | |
+-----+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+
| 7. | | 3843:1995 | Steel back flap Hinges | |
+-----+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+
| 8. | | 453:1993 | Double-acting Spring Hinges | |
+-----+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+
| 9. | | 18297:2023 | Cabinet Hinges | |
+-----+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+
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-29026/11/2023-LEI]
SANJIV, Jt. Secy.