The Ministry of Steel, on November 20, 2025, issued an order regarding the exemption from mandatory compliance of QCO.
Mandatory adherence requirement of QCO for certain ITC-HS codes as mentioned in Annexure I attached to the order shall be exempted for imports of steel products with a bill of lading having a shipped on board date on or before March 31, 2026.
Please refer to the order attached below for more details.
[Notification No. S-20011/15/2024-TECH-Part(2)]