The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) on October 05, 2026, issued the Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Second Amendment Order, 2026 further to amend the Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Order, 2019.
The following amendments have been stated:
(a) in the ninth proviso, in the TABLE, under the heading Goods or articles in column (1), for the words “Rotary hermetic compressor of rated capacity”, the words “Scroll or Rotary hermetic compressor of rated capacity” shall be substituted;
(b) after the ninth proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: –
Provided also that nothing in this Order shall apply to up to 6,000 numbers of hermetic compressors and heat exchangers domestically manufactured or imported for maintenance and sales per year by each of the manufacturers of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and related parts who are certified by the Bureau or manufacturer who has applied to the Bureau for certification for the relevant goods and articles till three years from the date of commencement of the Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Second Amendment Order, 2026 subject to the condition that such manufacturers shall declare its old stock of hermetic compressors and heat exchangers domestically manufactured or imported and maintain a yearwise record of such goods or articles and furnish the same to the Central Government with a declaration made to this effect to the Bureau:
Provided also that nothing in this Order shall apply to goods or articles domestically manufactured or imported before the date of commencement of the Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Second Amendment Order, 2026 by the manufacturer certified by the Bureau or manufacturer who has applied to the Bureau for certification for the relevant goods and articles and such manufacturer shall be permitted to sell or display or offer to sell such declared stock up to the 30th September 2026 subject to the condition that such manufacturer shall made a declaration to this effect to the Bureau.”.
[Notification No. S.O. 5438(E)]
