India - Publishes Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026 and its Implementation Guidelines

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India issued the "Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026," and its implementation guidelines, it is a significant transitional policy for the 10 mandatory Quality Control Orders (QCOs) under Scheme I (ISI mark).

https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2026/273832.pdf

https://www.dpiit.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/06/427b3bc5a605e368e17ac1703bfb1337.pdf

This order provides a "transitional pathway" for certain products already subject to mandatory QCOs, allowing eligible manufacturers/suppliers to obtain specific licenses, subject to stringent assessments and compliance requirements, to support the establishment and transition of their supply chains within India.

This order does not completely replace existing QCOs, but applies only to the 10 product categories listed in the annex:

- Toys (Quality Control) Order, 2020 (implemented January 1, 2021),

- Personal Protective Equipment- Footwear (Quality Control) Order, 2020 (implemented January 1, 2022),

- Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Order, 2019 (implemented October 1, 2023),

- Footwear made from All Rubber and all Polymeric Material and its components (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (implemented August 1, 2024),

- Footwear made from Leather and other Materials (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (implemented August 1, 2024),

- Electrical appliance for domestic water heating (Quality Control) Order, 2025 (implemented March 1, 2025),

- Electrical appliance for domestic clothes washing (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (implemented April 1, 2025),

- Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2025 (implemented July 1, 2025),

- Furniture (Quality Control) Order, 2025 (implemented February 13, 2026),

- Safety of Household, Commercial and Similar Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2026 (implemented October 1, 2026).

Countries:

India

Product categories:

01 Textiles, Clothes, Leather Products

01 Toys

02 Furniture

02 Protection Equipment

03 Household Appliances

Technical aspects:

Certification / Approval / Test Mark

Safety

Business fields:

P.01 Softlines

P.02 Hardlines

P.03 Electrical

Regions:

Asia

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