New Delhi, November 12, 2025 - In a significant policy step, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals), Government of India, has rescinded the mandatory BIS Quality Control Orders for several key petrochemical and polymer commodities, effective immediately.
The decision, published in the Gazette of India, follows consultations with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and aims to streamline regulatory requirements in the interest of industry competitiveness and ease of doing business.
The commodities released from BIS certification requirements include major petrochemical feedstocks such as Terephthalic Acid (PTA) and Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG), along with several polyester chain products — Polyester Staple Fibre (PSF), Partially Oriented Yarn (POY), Fully Drawn Yarn (FDY), Industrial Yarn (IDY), and 100% Polyester Spun Yarn.
Additionally, the government has withdrawn BIS mandates on commodity polymers like Polyethylene (PE) includes HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, Polypropylene (PP), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), and Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Copolymers, as well as engineering plastics including Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Polycarbonate (PC), and Polyurethanes (PU).
According to the notification, this rescission does not affect any actions already taken under the earlier Quality Control Orders.
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