Protective Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022
- Citation
- S.O. 1707(E)
- Jurisdiction
- IN
- Made by
- Ministry of Textiles
- Instrument
- Order
- Status
- In force
What it requires (1 obligation)
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.
Applies from 2023-10-07 Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Technical textiles, protective clothing
- Markets
- IN
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.
Order S.O. 1707(E), Gazette of 10 April 2023; S.O. 2332(E) of 24 May 2023 fixed 7 October 2023. Read from the Gazette of India for the article "Technical Textiles QCO List" (last verified 3 October 2026); BIS list of products under compulsory certification, updated 25 September 2026.
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