Technical textiles regulations by market

Already in force 22

• 2020-10-27

  India Woven Sacks QCO 2020 S.O. 1403(E) IN

  HDPE and polypropylene woven sacks for 50 kg foodgrains (IS 14887:2014), 10 to 30 kg foodgrains (IS 16208:2015), 50 kg or 25 kg sugar (IS 14968:2015) and filling sand (IS 14252:2015), from 180 days after the order's publication in the Gazette of 30 April 2020, must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

• 2022-06-06

  India Jute Bags QCO 2022 S.O. 2601(E) IN

  From 6 June 2022, the date the order was issued, each of six jute bags must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Bags and standards: A-twill (IS 1943:1995); B-twill for foodgrains (IS 2566:1993); 50 kg foodgrains (IS 12650:2018); 50 kg sugar (IS 15138:2010); light-weight sacking for 50 kg foodgrains (IS 16186:2014); up to 30 kg foodgrains (IS 16372:2015).

• 2023-10-07

  India Protective Textiles QCO 2022 S.O. 1707(E) IN

  From 7 October 2023, each of the 11 protective textile products listed in the Protective Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022, among them firefighter clothing and gloves, heat and welding protective clothing, high-visibility clothing and bullet-resistant jackets, must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Products and Indian Standards in the order: 1. Curtains and drapes (IS 15741:2007); 2. Protective clothing for firefighters (IS 16890:2018, now IS 16890:2024); 3. Protective gloves for firefighters (IS 16874:2018); 4. Protective clothing for industrial workers exposed to heat (IS 15748:2022); 5. Clothing of limited flame spread materials (IS 15742:2007, now IS 15742:2026); 6. High visibility warning clothes (IS 15809:2017); 7. Protective clothing for welding and allied processes (IS 16655:2017); 8. Tactical 3-point sling (IS 16725:2018); 9. Pouch for ammunition and grenades, disruptive pattern nylon 6,6 (IS 16726:2018); 10. Bullet resistant jackets (IS 17051:2018); 11. Water-proof multipurpose rain poncho (IS 17286:2019). The order gives micro and small enterprises no later date. Upholstered composites for non-domestic furniture (IS 15768:2008) were item 2 until S.O. 3896(E) of 11 September 2024 struck them out; they moved the same day to their own order, S.O. 3916(E). IS 15748:2022 is identical to ISO 11612:2015 and IS 16655:2017 to ISO 11611:2015 (BIS). The order provides that the latest version of each Indian Standard applies from the date BIS publishes it; BIS sets a last date for licensees to move to a new edition or amendment.

• 2024-01-01

  India Geo Textiles QCO 2022 S.O. 1706(E) IN

  From 1 January 2024, each of the 19 geotextile, geomembrane, geogrid, geocell and natural-fibre geotextile products listed in the Geo Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022 must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Products and Indian Standards in the order: 1. Laminated HDPE woven geomembrane for waterproof lining (IS 15351:2015); 2. PVC geomembranes (IS 15909:2020); 3. Needle-punched nonwoven geobags (IS 16653:2017); 4. PP multifilament woven geobags (IS 16654:2017); 5. Jute geotextiles, sub-grade strengthening in roads (IS 14715 (Part 1):2016); 6. Jute geotextiles, bank erosion control (IS 14715 (Part 2):2016); 7. Open weave coir bhoovastra (IS 15869:2020); 8. Geotextiles for sub-grade separation (IS 16391:2015, now IS 16362:2024); 9. Geotextiles for subsurface drainage (IS 16393:2015, now IS 16362:2024); 10. Geotextiles for sub-grade stabilisation (IS 16362:2020, now IS 16362:2024); 11. HDPE geomembranes for lining (IS 16352:2020); 12. Geotextiles for protection (cushioning) (IS 16090:2013); 13. Geotextiles for erosion control in hard armour (IS 16392:2015, now IS 16362:2024); 14. Geogrids for flexible pavements (IS 17371:2020); 15. Geostrips for soil reinforcement (IS 17372:2020); 16. Geogrids for reinforced soil walls (IS 17373:2020); 17. Reinforced HDPE membrane, effluent and chemical-resistant lining (IS 17374:2020); 18. Geocells, load-bearing (IS 17483 (Part 1):2020); 19. Geocells, slope erosion protection (IS 17483 (Part 2):2020). The order gives micro and small enterprises no later date. Although titled 2022, it was notified in April 2023. IS 16362:2024 (second revision) supersedes IS 15910:2010 and IS 16391, 16392 and 16393 (2015); its Amendment No. 1 had an implementation date of 8 February 2026. The order provides that the latest version of each Indian Standard applies from the date BIS publishes it; BIS sets a last date for licensees to move to a new edition or amendment.

• 2024-04-01

  India Medical Textiles QCO 2024 S.O. 4634(E) IN

  Since 1 April 2024, each Schedule B product of the medical textiles order (shoe covers, IS 17349:2020; dental bibs and napkins, IS 17354:2020; bed sheets and pillow covers, IS 17630:2021) must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  BIS and the Textiles Committee of the Ministry of Textiles are the certifying and enforcing authorities under this order.

• 2024-06-04

  India Polymer Sacks QCO 2023 S.O. 5180(E) IN

  HDPE and polypropylene woven sacks for packaging 25 kg of polymer materials (IS 16703:2017), from 180 days after the order's publication in the Gazette of 7 December 2023, must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

• 2024-07-01

  India Agro Textiles QCO 2023 S.O. 4248(E) IN

  From 1 July 2024, each of the 20 agro-textile products listed in the Agro Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023, among them insect, hail, shade-support and fencing nets, mulch mats, crop covers and irrigation lay-flat tubes, must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Products and Indian Standards in the order: 1. Crop covers and fruit skirting bags, polypropylene spunbonded nonwoven (IS 16718:2021); 2. Insect nets (IS 16513:2016); 3. Woven ground covers for horticulture (IS 16202:2014); 4. Jute mat for plant growth and weed suppression (IS 17070:2019); 5. HDPE woven beds for vermiculture (IS 15907:2010); 6. Jute sapling bags (IS 16089:2013); 7. HDPE laminated woven lay-flat tube for irrigation (IS 16190:2014); 8. Nylon knitted seamless gloves for tobacco harvesters (IS 16390:2015); 9. HDPE laminated woven lay-flat tube for drip irrigation mains and submains (IS 16627:2017); 10. Spunbonded nonwoven mulch mat (IS 17355:2020); 11. Windshield nets (IS 17356:2020); 12. Harvest nets (IS 17357:2020); 13. Fencing nets, extruded polymer mesh (IS 17358 (Part 1):2020); 14. Fencing nets, monofilament and tape yarn (IS 17358 (Part 2):2020); 15. Plant support nets (IS 17513:2020); 16. HDPE laminated woven lay-flat tube and fittings for rain irrigation (IS 17728:2021); 17. Flexible water storage tanks (IS 17729:2021); 18. Hail protection nets, warp knitted (IS 17730 (Part 1):2021); 19. Hail protection nets, woven (IS 17730 (Part 2):2021); 20. Laminated woven orchard protection covers (IS 17731:2021). The order gives micro and small enterprises no later date. BIS showed no later edition of any of these 20 standards on 3 October 2026.

• 2024-09-06

  India Fertiliser Sacks QCO 2023 S.O. 5177(E) IN

  From 6 September 2024, HDPE and polypropylene woven sacks for packaging fertilisers (IS 9755:2021) must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

• 2024-09-12

  India Upholstered Composites QCO 2024 S.O. 3916(E) IN

  From 12 September 2024, upholstered composites used for non-domestic furniture, including upholstered composites or fabric traded as raw material or in rolls, must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Indian Standard: IS 15768:2008. BIS has since published IS 15768:2025, a first revision titled for fire-resistant upholstery fabrics in public places. A maker of furniture for homes gives a self-declaration under IS 15768:2008 that its products are for domestic use.

• 2024-10-23

  India Medical Textiles QCO 2023 (replaced) S.O. 4247(E) IN

  The Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023 was replaced on 23 October 2024 by the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (S.O. 4634(E)). As notified it applied Schedule A from 1 April 2024 (1 October 2024 for small and micro firms) and Schedule B from 1 April 2024; S.O. 830(E) of 22 February 2024 moved Schedule A to 1 October 2024 for everyone.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

• 2025-01-01

  India Medical Textiles QCO 2024 S.O. 4634(E) IN

  From 1 January 2025 for large and medium enterprises, each Schedule A product (sanitary napkins, IS 5405:2019; disposable baby diapers, IS 17509:2021; reusable sanitary pads, sanitary napkins and period panties, IS 17514:2021) must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  BIS lists IS 5405:2025 (third revision, titled for disposable napkins, panty liners, maternity pads and period panties) and IS 17514:2025 (first revision). Schedule A products made by self-help groups, as the order defines them, are outside it.

• 2025-04-01

  India Indutech QCO 2024 (webbing slings) S.O. 4326(E) IN

  From 1 April 2025, flat woven webbing slings made of man-made fibres for general services must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Indian Standard in the order: IS 15041:2001. BIS lists IS 15041:2025 (first revision) as superseding IS 15041:2001 and IS 18118:2023. The order provides that the latest version of each Indian Standard applies from the date BIS publishes it; BIS sets a last date for licensees to move to a new edition or amendment.

• 2025-04-01

  India Ropes and Cordages QCO 2024 S.O. 4327(E) IN

  From 1 April 2025, each of the nine fibre ropes listed in the Ropes and Cordages (Quality Control) Order, 2024 must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Products and Indian Standards in the order: 1. Manila ropes (IS 1084:2005); 2. Polyester 3-, 4-, 8- and 12-strand ropes (IS 11066:2022); 3. Composite synthetic fibre ropes (IS 14928:2001); 4. Mixed polyolefin fibre ropes (IS 14929:2022); 5. Fibre main cores for steel wire ropes (IS 1804:2004); 6. Polyamide 3-, 4-, 8- and 12-strand ropes (IS 4572:2022); 7. Polypropylene PP2 and high-tenacity PP3 3-, 4-, 8- and 12-strand ropes (IS 5175:2022; BIS lists IS 5175:2026 as superseding it); 8. Polyethylene 3- and 4-strand ropes (IS 8674:2013); 9. Polyester/polyolefin dual-fibre ropes (IS 17609:2021). Braided nylon mountaineering ropes are not in this order; they sit in the commerce ministry's Steel Wires or Strands, Nylon or Wire Ropes and Wire mesh (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (S.O. 2581(E), 3 July 2024) under IS 6590.

• 2025-04-01

  India Geotextiles QCO 2024 (rope gabions) S.O. 4332(E) IN

  From 1 April 2025, synthetic polymer rope gabions for coastal and waterways protection must conform to the Indian Standard named against it and carry the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (Scheme-I of Schedule-II, BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018), whether made in India or imported. Goods made for export are outside the order.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

  Indian Standard: IS 17880:2022, a rope-gabion standard rather than a filter-fabric one. Filter, drainage and separation fabrics fall under the 2022 order and IS 16362:2024. The order gives micro and small enterprises no later date.

• 2025-04-01

  India Medical Textiles QCO 2024 S.O. 4634(E) IN

  From 1 April 2025, Schedule A of the medical textiles order applies to micro and small enterprises.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

• 2025-04-01

  India Upholstered Composites QCO 2024 S.O. 3916(E) IN

  From 1 April 2025, furniture assemblers using upholstered fabric for non-domestic furniture are within the order; they were exempt until 31 March 2025.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

• 2025-07-01

  India Indutech QCO 2024 (webbing slings) S.O. 4326(E) IN

  From 1 July 2025, the Indutech order applies to the domestic production of micro and small enterprises.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

• 2025-07-01

  India Ropes and Cordages QCO 2024 S.O. 4327(E) IN

  From 1 July 2025, the ropes order applies to the domestic production of micro and small enterprises.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

• 2025-11-12

  India Polyester Industrial Yarn QCO 2022 (rescinded) S.O. 1652(E) IN

  The Polyester Industrial Yarn (Quality Control) Order, 2022, which made IS 17264:2019 and the BIS Standard Mark compulsory, was rescinded by S.O. 5132(E) of 12 November 2025 with immediate effect. The Standard Mark is no longer required by law; the Indian Standard can still be specified by contract.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

• 2025-12-31

  India Medical Textiles QCO 2024 S.O. 4634(E) IN

  Certified makers, and makers who had applied for a licence, could declare Schedule A stock made or imported before the start date without the Standard Mark and sell it until 31 December 2025.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

• 2026-06-05

  India Ropes and Cordages QCO 2024 S.O. 4327(E) IN

  Item 7 polypropylene ropes (IS 5175) made from recycled plastic waste are outside the ropes order for twelve months from publication of S.O. 2871(E) in the Gazette of 5 June 2026. The exemption covers item 7 only; polyester, polyamide and polyethylene ropes made from recycled material are not exempt.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law

• 2026-06-28

  India Geotextiles QCO 2024 (rope gabions) S.O. 4332(E) IN

  IS 17880 Amendment No. 1, which adds a saline-water cyclic corrosion test, was to be implemented by BIS licensees by 28 June 2026.

  Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law