India publishes five Quality Control Orders for polymers
On 6 December 2023, the Central Government of India, after consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), published a Gazette Notification regarding the Quality Control Order (QCO) for the five polymer products listed in the table below.
| Order | Indian Standard | Title of Indian Standard |
| S.O. 5181(E) | IS 17399:2020 | Textiles — Polypropylene (PP)/ High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Laminated Woven Sacks for Mail Sorting, Storage, Transport and Distribution – Specification |
| S.O. 5180(E) | IS 16703:2017 | Textiles — High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging of 25 kg Polymer Materials – Specification |
| S.O. 5179(E) | IS 16709:2017 | Textiles — Polypropylene (PP) Woven, Laminated, Block Bottom Valve Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement – Specification |
| S.O. 5178(E) | IS 11652:2017 | Textiles — High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)/ Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Cement – Specification |
| S.O. 5177(E) | IS 9755:2021 | Textiles—High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) /Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging Fertilizers – Specification |
Timeline:
It shall come into force on the expiry of one hundred and eighty days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from Indian Standards Bureau (BIS).
