India – Footwear (Quality Control) Orders 2020 Approved
Vol. 1214 | 18 Jan 2021
On 27th Oct 2020, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India approved three orders regarding Quality Control Orders for various footwear products including:
- Footwear made from leather and other materials (Quality Control) Order 2020
- Footwear made from all-rubber and all Polymeric materials and its components (Quality Control) Order 2020
- Personal Protective Equipment Footwear (Quality Control) Order 2020
The original enforcement date was set for 27 Oct 2020, it has been recently postponed to 1 July 2021. Below are the highlights:
According to these orders, all goods or articles specified in the orders shall comply with the corresponding Indian Standards (Detail please refer to below Table 1, 2 and 3) and bear the Standard Mark under a license issued from the Bureau of India Standards in accordance with the Scheme-I of Schedule-II of Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.
However, the above requirements shall not apply to goods or articles meant for export purpose.
Specific Indian Standards for Corresponding Footwear Products
Footwear Made from Leather and other Materials (Quality Control) Order, 2020
No. | Goods or Articles | Indian Standard | Title of Indian Standard |
1 | Leather safety boots and shoes | IS 1989 (Part 1): 1986 | Specification for leather safety boots and shoes Part 1 for miners |
IS 1989 (Part.2): 1986 | Specification for leather safety boots and shoes Part 2 for heavy metal industries | ||
2 | Canvas Shoes Rubber Sole | IS 3735: 1996 | Canvas Shoes, Rubber Sole -- Specification |
3 | Canvas Boots Rubber Sole | IS 3736: 1995 | Canvas Boots, Rubber Sole -- Specification |
4 | Safety Rubber Canvas Boots for Miners | IS 3976: 2018 | Safety Rubber Canvas Boots for Miners --Specification |
5 | Leather safety footwear having direct moulded rubber sole | IS 11226: 1993 | Leather safety footwear having direct moulded rubber sole --Specification |
6 | Leather safety footwear with direct moulded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sole | IS 14544: 1998 | Leather safety footwear with direct moulded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sole – Specification |
7 | Sports footwear | IS 15844: 2010 | Sports Footwear -- Specification |
8 | High ankle tactical boots with PU – Rubber sole | IS 17012: 2018 | High ankle tactical boots with PU – Rubber Sole – Specification |
9 | Antiriot shoes | IS 17037: 2018 | Antiriot shoes – Specification |
10 | Derby shoes | IS 17043: 2018 | Derby shoes – Specification |
Footwear Made from all-Rubber and all Polymeric Material and its Components (Quality Control) Order, 2020
No. | Goods or Articles | Indian Standard | Title of Indian Standard |
1 | Industrial and protective rubber knee and ankle boots | IS 5557: 2004 | Industrial and protective rubber knee and ankle boots – Specification |
2 | All rubber gum boots and ankle boots | IS 5557 (Part 2): 2018 | All rubber gum boots and ankle boots: Part 2 occupational purposes |
3 | Moulded solid rubber soles and heels | IS 5676: 1995 | Moulded solid rubber soles and heels -- Specification |
4 | Rubber microcellular sheets for soles and heels | IS 6664: 1992 | Rubber microcellular sheets for soles and heels -- Specification |
5 | Solid PVC soles and heels | IS 6719: 1972 | Specification for solid PVC soles and heels |
6 | PVC sandal | IS 6721: 1972 | Specification for PVC sandal |
7 | Rubber HawaiChappal | IS 10702: 1992 | Rubber HawaiChappal -- Specification |
8 | Slipper, rubber | IS 11544: 1986 | Specification for slipper, rubber |
9 | Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industrial boots | IS 12254: 1993 | Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industrial boots – Specification |
10 | Polyurethane sole, semirigid | IS 13893: 1994 | Polyurethane sole, semirigid-Specification |
11 | Unlined moulded rubber boots | IS 13995: 1995 | Unlined moulded rubber boots – Specification |
12 | Moulded plastics footwear- Lined or Unlined polyurethane boots for general industrial use | IS 16645: 2018 | Moulded plastics footwear -- Lined or Unlined polyurethane boots for general industrial use -- Specification |
13 | Footwear for men and women for municipal scavenging work | IS 16994: 2018 | Footwear for men and women for municipal scavenging work |
Personal Protective Equipment Footwear (Quality Control) Order, 2020
Goods or Articles | Indian Standard | Title of Indian Standard |
Personal Protective Equipment – Footwear | IS 15298 (Part 2): 2016 | Personal protective equipment – Part 2 Safety Footwear |
IS 15298 (Part 3): 2019 | Personal protective equipment – Part 3 Protective Footwear | |
IS 15298 (Part 4): 2017 | Personal protective equipment – Part 4 Occupational Footwear |
License and Certification:
Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS) is a scheme under which Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) license is granted to a foreign manufacturer in accordance with the BIS Act 2016 and Bureau on Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) regulation 2018.
Under FMCS, BIS license is granted to a foreign manufacturer for use of Standard Mark on a product manufactured in a manufacturing premises and conforming to all the requirements of the relevant Indian standard(s).
Who can apply:
Manufacturers that have their factory location outside India can apply under FMCS. They shall:
- ensure conformity of their product(s) to applicable Indian Standard Specifications (ISS).
- have all manufacturing machineries/facilities at their factory premises.
- have all arrangements/equipment in their factory premises for testing of the product(s) as per applicable ISS.
- have competent testing personnel in their lab to test the product(s) as per applicable ISS.
- accept the Scheme of Testing & Inspection (SIT) and Marking Fee.
- accept the Terms & Conditions of licence.
BIS Standard Mark
Note : License number is also required to be indicated suitably on the product along with BIS Standard Mark preferable below the standard mark as “CM/L – XXXXXXXXX”
Link to FMCS scheme
https://bis.gov.in/index.php/fmcs/certification-process/aboutfmcs/
Details of the Orders can be viewed at:
https://bis.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Footwear-QualityControlOrder-2020-29October2020.pdf
For additional questions, please contact:
Narayan B Borade
Narayan.borade@intertek.com
+ 91 9867672345
Surjit Singh
Surjit.singh@intertek.com
+ 91 8527990260
Vienna Chow
Vienna.chow@intertek.com
+ 852 28548151
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