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WTO notification · TBT

IndiaProposed measure, not in force yet

Fans and air conditioners, Electrical equipment

Official title

Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026

India notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 28 July 2026. The comment period closed on 26 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

AC and its components, Furniture, Toys, Hinges, Electrical Appliances, Footwears and its components, Domestic Clothes Washing, Domestic Water Heaters etc

Notifying member
India
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/IND/440
ICS classification
  • 23.120 Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners
  • 29 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  • 61.060 Footwear
  • 97.060 Laundry appliances
  • 97.100 Domestic, commercial and industrial heating appliances
  • 97.140 Furniture
  • 97.200.50 Toys

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 26 September 2026
Proposed adoption
The date of notification in E-Gazette
Proposed entry into force
The date of notification in E-Gazette

How to comment

The comment period closed on 26 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/IND/440; it can take them up with India.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026 The Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026 enables applicant to procure supplies from manufacturers holding licenses under Scheme II of Schedule II (which is based on self-certification basis) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018, instead of Scheme I (ISI Mark Scheme) of BIS (where physical inspection by BIS is mandatory).

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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