Under this Order, applicable to steel and steel products, specifically the Stainless steel sheets and strips for utensils – Specification, domestically manufactured steel and steel products conforming to any other specification required by foreign buyers for export are exempted.

Each steel and steel product specified under this Order must adhere to the corresponding Indian Standards 5522: 2014 effective immediately upon implementation, and be accompanied by a Test Certificate with the Standard Mark issued by a certified manufacturer under the Bureau of Indian Standards.

Furthermore, goods and articles meeting the specifications must bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards in accordance with Scheme – I of Schedule – II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

Serial No. 51 – IS 5522:2014, Stainless Steel Sheets and Strips for Utensils – Specification As per the notification, the enforcement of the Indian Standards specified at Serial No. 51 of Schedule-I, along with the entries relating thereto, shall remain deferred and shall not be operative up to 31 March 2027 from the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette.

The Bureau of Indian Standards is designated as the certifying and enforcing authority for compliance with this Order.