India Issues Updated Hinges Quality Control Order 2024
15. August 2024The Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India has released the Hinges Quality Control Order 2024, which sets out standards for various types of hinges under Indian Standards. The standards include IS 12817:2020 for stainless steel butt hinges, IS 1341:2018 for steel butt hinges, and IS 18297:2023 for cabinet hinges, among others. This new order replaces the previous 2023 Hinges Quality Control Order, which was issued on December 8, 2023, and took effect on June 8, 2024. Hinges typically require BIS certification in order to be approved for import and sale in India.
The updated order, published on July 26, 2024, outlines new implementation deadlines for different categories of enterprises: January 1, 2025, for general enterprises, April 1, 2025, for small enterprises, and July 1, 2025, for micro enterprises. Failure to comply with this order will lead to penalties under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.If you are interested in understanding what requirements are needed for your product to be imported into India, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or phone (Europe: +49-69-271 37 69 261, US: +1 773 654-2673). There is no cost or obligation for us to check for you. If a certification need is discovered we can provide a quotation to make sure that all your certification needs are covered.
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