Upcoming QCOS - notified and due for implementation


This is for information of all the stakeholders that quality control orders (QCOs) issued by the concerned Ministry/Department of Government of India will be coming into force for implementation as per the date indicated against each product. This is an advance information for better awareness purposes.

Sr. No. Ministry/ Department Product Indian Standard Enforcement date
1 Ministry of Heavy Industries Low – Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear: Part 4 Contactors and Motor – Starters: Sec 2 Semiconductor Motor Controllers and Starters and Soft Starters (Second Revision) All types of product ratings IS/IEC 60947 : Part 4 : Sec 2 : 2020 10 May 2025
2 Ministry of Heavy Industries Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Part 4 Contactors and Motor-Starters Section 3 Semiconductor Controllers and Semiconductor Contactors for Non-Motor Loads ( Third Revision ) All types of product ratings IS/IEC 60947 : Part 4 : Sec 3 : 2020 10 May 2025
3 Ministry of Heavy Industries Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Part 5 Control Circuit Devices and Switching Elements Section 2 Proximity Switches ( First Revision ) All types of product ratings IS/IEC 60947 : Part 5 : Sec 2 : 2019 10 May 2025
4 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Polypropylene (PP) Materials for Moulding and Extrusion IS 10951: 2020 24 October 2025
5 Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Digital Television Receiver for Satellite Broadcast Transmission IS 18112:2022 26 October 2025
6 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Fasteners – Cross Recessed Drilling Screws with Tapping Screw Thread Part 1 Pan Head IS 18471 (Part 1) : 2023/ ISO 15481:1999(Revised as 18471:2025) 01 November 2025
7 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Fasteners – Cross Recessed Drilling Screws with Tapping Screw Thread Part 2 Countersunk Head IS 18471 (Part 2) :2023/ ISO 15482:1999(Revised as 18471:2025) 01 November 2025
8 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Fasteners – Cross Recessed Drilling Screws with Tapping Screw Thread Part 3 Raised Countersunk Head IS 18471 (Part 3) :2023/ ISO 15483:1999(Revised as 18471:2025) 01 November 2025
9 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Fasteners – Hexagon Washer Head Drilling Screws with Tapping Screw Thread IS 18476 : 2023/ ISO 15480:2019(Revised as 18471:2025) 01 November 2025
10 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Cross Recessed Tapping Screws: Part 1 Pan Head IS 18480 (Part 1) :2023/ ISO 7049 : 2011 01 November 2025
11 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Cross Recessed Tapping Screws Part 2 Countersunk Flat Head IS 18480 (Part 2) :2023/ ISO 7050 : 2011 01 November 2025
12 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Cross Recessed Tapping Screw Part 3 Raised Countersunk Oval Head IS 18480 (Part 3) :2023/ ISO 7051 : 2011 01 November 2025
13 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Pan Head Screws With Type H or Type Z Cross Recess – Product Grade A IS 7483 : 2018/ ISO 7045 : 2011 01 November 2025
14 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Countersunk Flat Head Screws (Common head Style) With Type H or Type Z Cross Recess – Product Grade A Part 1 Steel Screws of Property Class 4.8 IS 7485 (Part 1) : 2018/ ISO 7046 -1 : 2011 01 November 2025
15 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Countersunk flat head screws (common head style) with type H or Type Z Cross Recess – Product Grade A part 2 Steel Screws of Property Class 8.8, Stainless Steel Screws and Non – Ferrous Metal Screws IS 7485 (Part 2) : 2018/ISO 7046-2 : 2011 01 November 2025
16 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Raised countersunk head screws (Common Head Style) with type H or type Z cross recess – Product grade A IS 7486 : 2018/ ISO 7047 : 2011 01 November 2025
17 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Drywall Screws – Specification IS 18507 : 2024 01 November 2025
18 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Chipboard Screws – Specification IS 18508 : 2024 01 November 2025
19 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Cross-recessed Countersunk Head Wood Screws – Specification IS 18509 : 2023 01 November 2025
20 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals p-Xylene IS 17370: 2020 19 December 2025
21 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Polyurethanes IS 17397 (Part 1): 2020/ISO 16365-1:2014 19 December 2025
22 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Toluene IS 537:2011 22 December 2025
23 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Homopolymers IS 17658 : 2021 24 December, 2025
24 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Textiles — High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement IS 11652 : 2017 06 January 2026
25 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Textiles — Polypropylene (PP)/ High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Laminated Woven Sacks for Mail Sorting, Storage, Transport and Distribution IS 17399 : 2020 06 January 2026
26 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Textiles — Polypropylene (PP) Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom Valve Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement IS 16709 : 2017 06 January 2026
27 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Work chair IS 17631:2022 14 February 2026
28 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade General purpose chairs and stools IS 17632:2022 14 February 2026
29 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Tables and desks IS 17633:2022 14 February 2026
30 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Storage units IS 17634:2022 14 February 2026
31 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Beds IS 17635:2022 14 February 2026
32 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Bunk Beds IS 17636:2022 14 February 2026
33 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Beta Picoline IS 16112:2013 13 March 2026
34 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Anhydrous, Technical IS 6100:1984 13 March 2026
35 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Pyridine IS 8058:2018 13 March 2026
36 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade All electrical appliance intended for household,commercial or similar application with rated voltage not exceeding 250 V for single-phase appliances and 480 V for other appliances including direct current supplied appliances and battery operated appliances Illustrative list of electrical appliances is given below: IS 302 (Part 1) : 2024 IEC 60335-1:2020 19 March, 2026
Vacuum Cleaners and Water Suction Cleaning Appliances
Spin Extractors
Cooking Ranges, Hobs, Ovens and Similar Appliances
Electrical Shavers Hair, Clippers and Similar Appliances
Tumbler Dryers
Warming Plates and Similar Appliances
Frying Pans, Deep Fat Fryers and similar appliances
Appliances for Heating Liquids
Massage Appliances
Electric Forced Convection Ovens, Steam Cookers and Steam -Convection Ovens
Electric Heating Tools
Electric Steam Cookers
Insect Killers
Electric Call Bells and Buzzers for Indoor Use
Electric Water Boilers
Electric Coffee Makers
Electric Bean Slicers
Electric Berryjuice Extractors
Electric Can Openers
Electric Centrifugal Juicers
Electric Churn
Electric Citrusfruit Squeezers
Electric Coffee Mills not exceeding 500g hopper capacity
Electric Cream Whippers
Electric Egg Beaters
Electric Food Processors
Electric Grain Grinders not exceeding 3l hopper capacity
Electric Graters
Electric IceCream Machines, including those for use in refrigerators and freezers
Electric Knife Sharpeners
Electric Knives
Electric Noodle Makers
Electric Potato Peelers
Electric Shredders
Electric Sieving Machines
Slicing Machines
Electric Hot Plates
Single Walled Baking Ovens
Low Speed Food Grinding Machines
Dishwashers
Floor Treatment Machines and Wet Scrubbing Machines
Food Waste Disposers
Blankets, Pads, Clothing and Similar Flexible Heating Appliances
Appliances for Skin Exposure to Optical Radiation
Commercial Electric Cooking Ranges, Ovens, Hobs and Hob Elements
Commercial Electric Doughnut Fryers and Deep Fat Fryers
Commercial Electric Griddles and Griddle Grills
Commercial Electric Multi – purpose Cooking Pans
Commercial Electric Forced Convection Ovens, Steam Cookers and Steam – Convection Ovens
Clothes Dryers and Towel Rails
Commercial Electric Boiling Pans
Commercial Electric Grillers and Toasters
Commercial Electric Appliances for keeping Food and Crockery Warm
Commercial Electric BainsMarie
Oral Hygiene Appliances
Sauna Heating Appliances and Infrared Cabins
Surface-Cleaning Appliances for Household use Employing Liquids or Steam
Electrical Appliances for use with Aquariums and Garden Ponds
Commercial Electric Dishwashing Machines
Whirlpool Baths and Whirlpool Spas
Thermal Storage Room Heaters
Commercial Electric Rinsing Sinks
Commercial Electric Kitchen Machines
Air-Cleaning Appliances
Water-Bed Heaters
Fixed Immersion Heaters
Outdoor Barbecues
Foot Warmers and Heating Mats
Amusement Machines and Personal Service Machines
Toilet Appliances
Fabric Steamers
Drives for Vertically Moving Garage Doors for Residential Use
Humidifiers
Commercial Electric Hoods
Vaporizers
Gas, Oil and Solid-Fuel Burning Appliances Having Electrical Connections
Electrolysers
Beauty Care Appliances Incorporating Lasers and Intense Light Sources
Personal-eTransporters
Skin Beauty Care Appliances
Furniture with Electrically Motorized Parts
Commercial Vacuum Packaging Appliances
Hand held electric Engraving Tools
DC supplied/ battery-operated vacuum cleaners
DC supplied/ battery-operated shavers, trimmers, clippers and similar appliances
DC supplied/ battery-operated Massage appliances
DC supplied/ battery-operated blenders, juicers
DC supplied/ battery-operated toothbrush and other oral hygiene appliances
DC supplied/ battery-operated foot warmer and heating mats
DC supplied/ battery-operated air purifier
37 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Ethyl Acrylate IS 14708:1999 31 March 2026
38 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Vinyl Acetate Monomer IS 12345:1988 31 March 2026
39 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Methyl Acrylate IS 14707:1999 31 March 2026
40 Ministry of Mines Tin Ingot IS 26:2024 17 April 2026
41 Ministry of Mines Refined Nickel IS 2782:2023 17 April 2026
42 Ministry of Mines Primary Lead IS 27:2023 17 April 2026
43 Ministry of Mines Refined Zinc IS 209:2024 17 April 2026
44 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Polypropylene (PP) Material for Moulding and Extrusion IS 10951 : 2020 24 April, 2026
45 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals K Acid IS 11557: 1986 13 May 2026
46 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals H Acid IS 8637 : 2020 13 May 2026
47 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Vinyl Sulphone IS 18340 : 2023 13 May 2026
48 Ministry of Heavy Industries Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Part 5 Control Circuit Devices and Switching Elements Section 5 Electrical emergency stop devices with mechanical latching function All devices with button type actuator IS/IEC 60947 : Part 5 : Sec 5 : 2016 10 May 2025
All devices with all types of actuator 10 May 2026
49 Ministry of Textile Cotton Bales IS 12171:2019 27 August 2026
50 Ministry of Heavy Industries Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Part 5 Control Circuit Devices and Switching Elements Section 1 Electromechanical Control Circuit Devices (Second Revision ) All AC utilization categories Upto 440V AC (All test other than Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)) IS/IEC 60947 : Part 5 : Sec 1 : 2016 10 May 2025
All AC utilization categories Upto 440V AC (With EMC) 10 May 2026
All AC utilization categories Above 440V AC 10 May 2026
All DC utilization categories, All DC ratings 10 May 2027
51 Department of Heavy Industry Low – Voltage switchgear and controlgear: Part 2 circuit – Breakers AC Circuit – Breakers (Category A)- All ratings upto 630 A, upto 440V AC (All test other than Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)) IS/IEC 60947 :Part 2 : 2016 10 May 2024
AC Circuit – Breakers (Category A)- All ratings upto 630 A, upto 440V AC (With EMC) IS/IEC 60947 :Part 2 : 2016 10 May 2026
AC Circuit- Breakers (Category – A)-All ratings above 630A, upto 440V AC (All test other than Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)) IS/IEC 60947 :Part 2 : 2016 10 May 2025
AC Circuit – Breakers (Category – A)- All ratings above 630A, upto 440V AC (With EMC) IS/IEC 60947 :Part 2 : 2016 10 May 2026
AC Circuit Breakers (Category – B)- All ratings upto 2000 A, upto 440V AC (All test other than Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)) IS/IEC 60947 :Part 2 : 2016 10 May 2025
AC Circuit Breakers (Category – B)- All ratings upto 2000 A, upto 440V AC (With EMC) IS/IEC 60947 :Part 2 : 2016 10 May 2026
AC Circuit – Breakers (Category – A)- All ratings, above 440V AC IS/IEC 60947 :Part 2 : 2016 10 May 2026
AC Circuit – Breakers (Category- B)- ratings above 2000A, Upto 440V AC IS/IEC 60947 :Part 2 : 2016 10 May 2026
AC Circuit – Breakers (Category -B)- All ratings, above 440V AC IS/IEC 60947 :Part 2 : 2016 10 May 2027
DC Circuit – Breakers (Category – A) All ratings IS/IEC 60947 :Part 2 : 2016 10 May 2027
DC Circuit – Breakers (Category -B) All ratings IS/IEC 60947 :Part 2 : 2016 10 May 2027
52 Ministry of Heavy Industries Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Part 3 Switches, Disconnectors, SwitchDisconnectors and Fuse-Combination Units (Second Revision ) All AC utilization categories Upto 250A, Upto 440V AC (All test other than Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)) IS/IEC 60947 : Part 3 : 2020 10 May 2025
All AC utilization categories Upto 250A, Upto 440V AC (With EMC) 10 May 2026
All AC utilization categories Upto 630 A, Upto 440V AC 10 May 2026
All AC utilization categories Above 630 A, Upto 440V AC 10 May 2027
All AC utilization categories All ratings, above 440V AC 10 May 2028
All DC utilization categories, All rating 10 May 2028
53 Ministry of Heavy Industries Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Part 4 Contactors and Motor-Starters Section 1 Electromechanical Contactors and Motor-Starters (Second Revision ) Contactor -All AC utilization categories Upto 32A (All test other than Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)) IS/IEC 60947 : Part 4 : Sec 1 : 2018 10 May 2025
Contactor -All AC utilization categories Upto 32A (With EMC) 10 May 2026
Contactor -All AC utilization categories, above 32A 10 May 2026
Starter- All AC utilization categories direct-on-line a.c. starter 10 May 2027
Starter- All AC utilization categories. All other Starters 10 May 2028
All DC utilization categories. All DC ratings 10 May 2028
Machinery and Electrical equipment covered under Omnibus Technical Regulation
54 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of Pumps for handling liquids, liquid elevators and (or)their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Amendment Order, 2025
S.O.2579 (E) Dated 13 June, 2025
01 September 2026
55 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of compressors and(or)their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components 01 September 2026
56 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of machinery for treatment of material by a process involving a change of temperature and(or)their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components 01 September 2026
57 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of centrifuges, filtering or purifying machinery for liquid and gas and(or)their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components 01 September 2026
58 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of machinery for filling, closing, sealing, labelling bottles, packing or wrapping and(or)their assemblies/subassemblies /components 01 September 2026
59 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of cranes and (or) their assemblies /sub-assemblies/components 01 September 2026
60 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of machinery for construction, earthmoving, Mining and (or)their assemblies /subassemblies/components 01 September 2026
61 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of weaving machines (looms) and (or) their assemblies/ sub-assemblies / components. 01 September 2026
62 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of machinery for making embroidery and (or) their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components. 01 September 2026
63 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of metal cutting machines tools covered under the heading 8456 to 8461 and (or) their assemblies /sub-assemblies/components. 01 September 2026
64 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of machine tools for working stone, ceramics, concrete, asbestos cement or like mineral glass and (or)their assemblies /subassemblies /components. 01 September 2026
65 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of machinery for working rubber and plastics and(or) their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components 01 September 2026
66 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of Machines including the machines for public works & building and the machinery & mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified Or included elsewhere in Chapter 84 and(or)their assemblies/subassemblies /components 01 September 2026
67 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of gears and gearing, toothed wheels, chain sprocket, transmission elements ball or roller screws, gear boxes and speed changers, including torque converters And (or)their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components 01 September 2026
68 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of Rotary electrical machines such as Generator, etc. and (or) their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components. 01 September 2026
69 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of Diesel Generator and (or) their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components. 01 September 2026
70 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of Transformers and (or) their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components. 01 September 2026
71 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of Power Semiconductor Converter and (or) their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components. 01 September 2026
72 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of switch gear and control gear equipment operating at voltages not exceeding 1000 volts and (or) their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components. 01 September 2026
73 Ministry of Heavy Industries All types of switch gear and control gear equipment operating at voltages exceeding 1000 volts and (or) their assemblies /sub-assemblies /components. 01 September 2026
74 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Polycarbonate IS 14434 : 1998 12 September 2026
75 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Ethylene Dichloride IS 869:2020 12 September 2026
76 Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Vinyl Chloride Monomer IS 17442:2020 12 September 2026
77 Department Of Chemicals And Petrochemicals Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Copolymers IS 13601:1993 03 October 2026

Last Updated on October 24, 2025