Ropes and Cordages (Quality Control) Order, 2024
- Citation
- S.O. 4327(E)
- Jurisdiction
- IN
- Made by
- Ministry of Textiles
- Instrument
- Order
- Status
- In force
What it requires (3 obligations)
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.
Applies from 2025-04-01 Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Technical textiles, ropes cordage
- Markets
- IN
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.
Order S.O. 4327(E), Gazette of 3 October 2024. 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.
From 1 July 2025, the ropes order applies to the domestic production of micro and small enterprises.
Applies from 2025-07-01 Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Technical textiles, ropes cordage
- Markets
- IN
Order S.O. 4327(E), Gazette of 3 October 2024. 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.
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.
Applies from 2026-06-05 Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Technical textiles, ropes cordage
- Markets
- IN
S.O. 2871(E), Gazette of 5 June 2026 (egazette 2026/273216). 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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