In April 2021, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, India, published a notification related to the BIS certification of 13 new chemicals.
These chemicals are newly added to the BIS Mandatory Certification list, indicating that manufacturers or importers who place these chemicals in the Indian market would need to comply with BIS and receive a BIS registration certificate before initiating the business. This requirement applies to both Indian and foreign manufacturers. The order comes into force after 180 days of its publication in the Official Gazette. To take 100 percent Polyester Spun Grey and White Yarn (PSY) as an example, manufacturers or importers would need to comply with BIS after October 13, 2021 (including this date), if they intend to continue using PSY in India.
Below is the list of chemicals, which are recently added to the BIS Certification List.
- 1. 100 Percent. Polyester Spun Grey and White Yarn (PSY)
- 2. Polyester Continuous Filament Fully Drawn Yarn (FDY)
- 3. Polyester Industrial Yarn (IDY)
- 5. Polyester Staple Fibres (PSF)
- 6. Polyethylene Material for molding and extrusion
- i) Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
- ii) Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE)
- iii) High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
- 7. Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Latex
- 8. Synthetic Micro-Fibres for use in Cement-Based Matrix
- 9. Linear Alkyl Benzene
- 10. Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Copolymers
- 11. 3(N, N-DiEthyl) Aminophenol
- 12. Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane)
- 13. Red Phosphorus
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