Textiles — Polypropylene (PP)/High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Laminated Woven Sacks for Mail Sorting, Storage, Transport and Distribution (Quality Control) Order, 2023
- Citation
- S.O. 5181(E)
- Jurisdiction
- IN
- Made by
- Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals)
- Instrument
- Order
- Status
- Adopted, not yet in force
What it requires (1 obligation)
From 6 January 2027, polypropylene and HDPE laminated woven sacks for mail sorting, storage, transport and distribution (IS 17399:2020) 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.
Applies from 2027-01-06 Scheduled Adopted, dates set, not yet in force
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Technical textiles, packaging textiles, woven sacks
- Markets
- IN
The start was postponed seven times: 6 September 2024, 6 December 2024, 6 June 2025, 6 September 2025, 6 January 2026, 6 October 2026 (S.O. 51(E) to 53(E) of 5 January 2026) and then by the notices of 6 October 2026 (Gazette Extraordinary No. 5268, egazette 2026/276879). A later notice may move it again.
Order S.O. 5181(E) of 6 December 2023; S.O. 5480(E) in the Gazette of 6 October 2026 (egazette 2026/276879), read by the desk on 11 October 2026, set 6 January 2027. 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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