India - Dyed knitted or crochet fabric made from synthetic fibres (Quality Control) Order, 2024 (ID 841)

In blue: Members raising the concern; in green: Members supporting the concern; in red: Members responding to the concern; in black: interventions by other Members or observers.

November 2024 TBT Committee meeting

Indonesia

The representative of Indonesia provided the following statement. Indonesia thanks India for notifying the Dyed knitted or crochet fabric made from synthetic fibres (Quality Control) Order, 2024 on 7 October 2024. However, Indonesia has serious concerns about the proposed implementation of this QCO. This regulation mandatory Indian Standard IS 17777:2021 related to Textiles - Dyed knitted or knitted fabrics made from synthetic fibers - Specification. Conformity to standards and compulsory use of Standard Mark refers to Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Since the regulation is related to the Viscose Staple Fibres QCO, this regulation will make it difficult for Indonesian manufacturers, considering that none of Indonesia's VSF products have been certified and received clarity from BIS regarding the certification process, even though the application for certification has been made two years ago. By imposing this QCO, India has given duplicate challenges and created unnecessary obstacles for business actors from Indonesia. We strongly urge India not to impose this QCO until India can provide clarity regarding the certification of Indonesian VSF products and based on competence requirement as certification body that accredited under ISO/IEC 17065, BIS shall ensure that the quality infrastructure, including human resources to conduct factory inspections, can be made available and that the certification process for VSF and viscose rayon cut staple spun yarns can be conducted transparently and with a very clear scheduled.

India

In response, the representative of India provided the following statement. This STC is raised for the first time in this meeting. The statement was also uploaded very recently. We have taken note of the concerns of Indonesia. We also have a bilateral scheduled with Indonesia tomorrow and after better understanding their specific issue, we will be able to share the response in due course.

G/TBT/N/IND/346

Keyword(s)

Conformity Assessment Procedures
Technical Regulations
Environment
Labelling

Objective(s)

Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
Protection of Human health or safety
Protection of the environment
Quality requirements

HS code(s)

6002 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics, of a width <= 30 cm, containing by weight >= 5% of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread (excl. pile fabrics, incl. "long pile", looped pile fabrics, labels, badges and similar articles, and knitted or crocheted fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated)
6003 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics, of a width <= 30 cm (excl. those containing by weight >= 5% of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, and pile fabrics, incl. "long pile", looped pile fabrics, labels, badges and similar articles, and knitted or crocheted fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated)
6004 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics, of a width > 30 cm, containing by weight >= 5% of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread (excl. pile fabrics, incl. "long pile", looped pile fabrics, labels, badges and similar articles, and knitted or crocheted fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated)
6005 - Warp knit fabrics "incl. those made on galloon knitting machines", of a width of > 30 cm (excl. those containing by weight >= 5% of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, and pile fabrics, incl. "long pile", looped pile fabrics, labels, badges and similar articles, and knitted or crocheted fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated)
6006 - Fabrics, knitted or crocheted, of a width of > 30 cm (excl. warp knit fabrics "incl. those made on galloon knitting machines", those containing by weight >= 5% of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, and pile fabrics, incl. "long pile", looped pile fabrics, labels, badges and similar articles, and knitted or crocheted fabrics, impregnated, coated, covered or laminated)

November 2024 TBT Committee meeting