BIS QCO for the Gypsum-based Building Materials (Gypsum Plaster Boards Glass Fibre Reinforced Gypsum Panels)

OVERVIEW

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued a directive named the Gypsum-based Building Materials (Quality Control) Order, 2024, which will take effect six months from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Gypsum-based building materials must adhere to Indian Standards 17400:2021 (Gypsum Plaster Boards Glass Fibre Reinforced Gypsum Panels) and display the Standard Mark obtained through a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards under Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

However, this order does not apply to domestically manufactured goods or articles intended for export.

Furthermore, small enterprises, as defined in clause (m) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), are exempt from this order until nine months from the date of publication. Micro enterprises, as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), are exempt until twelve months from the date of publication.