Steel product imports need BIS License through QCO Portal for each and every imported steel consignment

The  Ministry of Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) order under the BIS Act, 2016. Periodically the Ministry issue such QCO order to cover more grades of steel and related products.

The Quality Control Order mandates that all the steel products imported into the country must be having BIS licence/certification and accompanied with Mill Test Certificate and be marked with ISI and BIS license number.

For smooth implementation of the Quality Control Order the Ministry of steel has constituted a Technical Committee (w.e.f October 2018 ) for examination and analysis of the applications received for issuance of clarification are covered under steel QCO or not.

For issuing the said clarification to the steel importers, the Ministry of steel has launched a dedicated portal, known as TCQCO Portal.

it is mandatory for all the steel importer to apply and seek clarification on the aforesaid dedicated portal for each & every steel consignment which is importer  in the country without BIS license/ certification . It is clarified that the Ministry of Steel issues clarification for each single import consignment . In this regard it is further clarified for each & every consignment the importer need submit fresh application through the TCQCO portal, unless stated otherwise in the clarification issued.