Footwear made from all Rubber and all Polymeric material and its components (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2021

To comply with the latest version of Footwear made from all Rubber and all Polymeric material and its components safety standards and to support the Standard Mark, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT the Footwear made from all Rubber and all Polymeric material and its components (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2021. This Footwear and its components quality control order seeks to tighten quality norms for Footwear, both imported and manufactured. The new provision of this quality order will become effective on 1st January 2022; the quality order mandates the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for the Footwear and its components imports. Click here to learn more about BIS Certification for Footwear Manufacturers.

Purpose of Footwear made from all Rubber and all Polymeric material and its components (Quality Control) Order

Introducing Footwear made from all Rubber and all Polymeric material and its components (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2021 is to ensure quality footwear products for the customer and strengthen the government’s current policy of keeping non-essential imports under check.

Applicability of Footwear & its Components (Quality Control) Amendment Order

Footwear & its Components (Quality Control) Amendment Order relates to the regulation of Personal Protective Equipment Footwear. The products included in the order are as follows:

• Industrial and protective rubber knee and ankle boots
• All rubber gumboots and ankle boots
• Molded solid rubber soles and heels
• Rubber microcellular sheets for soles and heels
• Solid PVC soles and heels
• PVC sandal
• Rubber HawaiChappal
• Slipper, Rubber
• Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industrial boots
• Polyurethane sole, semirigid
• Unlined molded rubber boots
• Molded plastics footwear- Lined or Unlined polyurethane boots for general industrial use
• Footwear for men and women for municipal scavenging work

Significance of Quality Control Order

The introduction of quality control orders is to formulate technical regulations such as safety and quality standards for 350 products to curb imports of non-essential Footwear items. According to the quality order, the notified items cannot be produced, imported, traded, or stocked unless they bear the Bureau of Indian Standard mark (BIS mark).

Conformity to Standards and Essential Requirements

Every Footwear product made from Rubber and all Polymeric material specified in the quality control order needs to conform to the corresponding Indian standards defined in the order. Footwear products specified in the order need to conform to Indian Standards specified in the qualifying order, bearing Standard Mark and need to accompany the test certificate of input material. Goods specified in the order need to conform to the corresponding essential requirement under a Certificate of Conformity from the Bureau as per Scheme–IV of Schedule–II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018

Exclusion of Export in Quality Control Order

The Footwear (Quality Control) Order excludes products meant for shipping. Elimination of export is because Indian traders make such items for foreign market needs and must comply with the destination market standards.

Compulsory Use of Standard Mark

As mentioned above, every Footwear product made from Tuber and Leather must bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau as per Scheme–I of Schedule–II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

Prescribed Authority for Footwear Imports

Per the Footwear (Quality Control) Order, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) would certify and enforce authority for all Personnel Protective Equipment Footwear products imported and manufactured in India.

Indian Safety Standards Footwear Products

The Personnel Footwear made from all Rubber, and all Polymeric material and its components manufactured or imported in India should comply with the Indian standards on safety aspects such as mechanical and physical properties.

Sl.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
2	All rubber gumboots and ankle boots	IS 5557 (Part 2): 2018	All rubber gumboots and ankle boots
3	Molded solid rubber soles and heels	IS 5676: 1995	Molded solid rubber soles and heels
4	Rubber microcellular sheets for soles and heels	IS 6664: 1992	Rubber microcellular sheets for soles and heels
5	Solid PVC soles and heels	IS 6719: 1972	Solid PVC soles and heels
6	PVC sandal	IS 6721: 1972	PVC sandal
7	Rubber HawaiChappal	IS 10702: 1992	Rubber HawaiChappal
8	Slipper, Rubber	IS 11544: 1986	Slipper, Rubber
9	Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industrial boots	IS 12254: 1993	Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industrial boots
10	Polyurethane sole, semirigid	IS 13893: 1994	Polyurethane sole, semirigid
11	Unlined molded rubber boots	IS 13995: 1995	Unlined molded rubber boots
12	Molded plastics footwear- Lined or Unlined polyurethane boots for general industrial use	IS 16645: 2018	Molded plastics footwear- Lined or Unlined polyurethane boots for general industrial use
13	Footwear for men and women for municipal scavenging work	IS 16994: 2018	Footwear for men and women for municipal scavenging work

The DPIIT official document is attached here for reference.

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Updated on: December 2nd, 2022