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