The Ministry of Steel on October 20, 2023, instructed all the steel importers importing steel without a Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) license to mandatorily apply and seek clarification through the QCO Portal for each & every imported steel consignment.
The following has been stated:
• It states that smooth implementation of the Quality Control Order, it has constituted a Technical Committee (w.e.f. October 2018) for examination and analysis of the application(s) received for issuance of clarification, whether the product(s) which are being imported without BIS certification are covered under Steel QCO or not.
• To issue the said clarifications to the steel importers, it has launched a dedicated portal, TCQCO Portal (https://tc-qco.steel.gov.in/tc-qco) w.e.f. August 2020.
• It is mandatory for all the steel importers to apply and seek clarification on the aforesaid dedicated portal for each & every steel consignment that is imported into the country without a 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 needs to submit a fresh application through the TCQCO portal for each consignment unless stated otherwise in the clarification.
[Notification No S-20011/14/2021-TECH]
