India extends enforcement date for Quality Control Orders for eight chemicals till late 2025 and 2026
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for several chemicals. The notifications were published in the Gazette of India on 11 March 2025 and 19 March 2025 respectively, in consultation with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Chemicals and revised enforcement dates
The notification published on 11 March 2025 includes 6 chemicals:
| Chemicals | Indian standard | Implementation date |
| Ethylene Dichloride | IS 869:2020 Specification for Ethylene Dichloride | 12 September 2025 |
| Vinyl Chloride Monomer | IS 17442:2020 Vinyl Chloride Monomer– Specification | 12 September 2025 |
| Polycarbonate | IS 14434: 2023 Polycarbonate Moulding and Extrusion Materials — Specification | 12 September 2025 |
| Beta Picoline | IS 16112:2013 Specification for Beta Picoline | 13 March 2026 |
| Sodium Tripolyphosphate | IS 6100:2021 Sodium tripolyphosphate, Anhydrous, technical- specification | 13 March 2026 |
| Pyridine | IS 8058: 2018 Pyridine- specification | 13 March 2026 |
The notification published on 19 March 2025 includes the following 2 chemicals:
| Chemicals | Indian standard | Implementation date |
| p-Xylene | IS 17370: 2023 p-Xylene-Specification | 19 December 2025 |
| Polyurethanes | IS 17397 (Part 1): 2022 Plastics- Thermoplastics Polyurethanes for Moulding and Extrusion part 1 Designation System and Specifications | 19 December 2025 |
The Quality Control Order mandates that the concerned substances carry the certification mark of the Bureau of Indian Standards, ensuring that the existing rules remain in force until the implementation of the new QCOs.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from DCPC (The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals).
