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NEW DELHI: Seventy types of tires manufactured by companies will be subject to mandatory quality control norms from March next year, officials said. Officials said that the norms will be introduced in 2025 The entry into force in March will provide enough time for the industry and associations to exchange the list of products and complete the process of validation and testing (durability, endurance).

The Tire List Review is a periodic task of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) aimed at making appropriate recommendations for the exclusion/inclusion of pneumatic tire sizes from the list of non-domestic tires.

The Department of Industry and Promotion of Domestic Trade (DPIIT) is in the process of issuing an updated list of 960 various tire sizes/types with necessary changes from the previous list of 600 tires.

The official added: “Out of these 9600 70 types of tires currently produced by different manufacturers, different manufacturers produce 2025 will start from 2025. March 1, 2009 since 2009 were excluded from the 2009 Annual Quality Control Order (QCO) in addition to the list.”

The remaining 890 non-domestic tire sizes/types imported from abroad are included in the QCO exemption list.

To curb the import of substandard products into India, to prevent unfair trade, to improve the quality of India’s domestic products, and to protect the health and safety of human beings, flora and fauna. The Environmental QCO was announced on November 19, 2009 and came into force on May 13, 2011

Some Amendments to the Policy on Restriction and Monitoring of Domestic Tire Imports proposed by DPIIT 2020 On June 12, 2009, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification to shift some new pneumatic tires from the free category to the restricted category. (licensing system).

As a result, importers will have to apply for import licenses for these tires.

Under the current mechanism, IMC proposes to exclude pneumatic tire sizes from the list of non-domestic tires.

First, only tire sizes produced by multiple manufacturers should be considered domestic tires.

Based on IMC’s decision, DPIIT issued a list of 600 tire sizes/types on January 25, 2023, that are not manufactured in China and can be imported by Original Equipment Manufacturer Manufacturing (OEM) for replacement in the market through authorized dealers.

“Recently, after due consultation with the stakeholders, IMC the list has been reviewed and now DPIT has notified 960 the updated list of tire sizes/types through necessary changes to the previous list. The list of tire sizes/types has been updated. ” said the official.