Hinges Quality Control Order 2025: Standards and Guidelines

Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued the Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2025, under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, replacing the Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2024. Effective upon publication in the Official Gazette, the order mandates that specified hinges conform to Indian Standards and bear the BIS Standard Mark under a valid license.

This requirement applies to goods listed in the order’s table, including stainless steel, non-ferrous, cabinet, and continuous (piano) hinges. Exemptions are provided for goods manufactured for export and up to 200 items imported annually for research and development, provided these are not sold commercially and are disposed of as scrap. Manufacturers must maintain records and furnish reports to the government.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will act as the certifying and enforcing authority. Non-compliance with the order may result in penalties under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. The latest versions of applicable Indian Standards, as notified by the BIS, will govern compliance. This regulation aims to ensure consistent quality and adherence to safety standards for hinges while accommodating R&D and export-oriented production.

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 21st March, 2025

S.O. 1368(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016) and in supersession of the Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2024, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government, after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards, is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, hereby makes the following Order, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement. — (1) This Order may be called the Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2025..

(2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Compulsory use of Standard Mark. — Goods or articles specified in column (2) of the Table shall conform to the corresponding Indian Standard specified in column (3) of the Table and shall bear the Standard Mark under a licence from the Bureau as per Scheme-1 of Schedule-II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018:

Provided that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles manufactured domestically for export:

Provided also that nothing in this Order shall apply for up to two hundred numbers of goods or articles imported for the purpose of research and development by manufacturers of hinges per year with the condition that such imported goods and articles shall not be sold commercially and can be disposed of as a scrap and the manufacturers shall maintain a year-wise record of such goods or articles and furnish to the Central Government on its letter head duly signed by its authorized signatory.

3. Certification and enforcement authority. — The Bureau shall be the certifying and enforcing authority for the goods or articles specified in the Table.

4. Penalty for contravention. — Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Order shall be punishable under the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.

TABLE

Note.- For the purposes of this Table, the latest version of Indian Standards including the amendments thereof, as notified by the Bureau from time to time shall apply.

[F. No. P-29026/11/2023-LEI]

SANJIV, Jt. Secy.