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India has issued an extension for mandatory application of the BIS mark on diverse machinery and equipment, such as textile embroidery and weaving machinery. While the Ministry of Heavy Industries, in August 28, 2024, had suggested the application of the Machinery Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Order 2025 after one year, now the Quality Control Order (QCO) will be effective from September 1, 2026.

The ministry released a notification on June 12, 2025, where it stated that the order will take effect from September 1, 2026.

Under the first notification released last year, the government specified different types of machines and equipment utilized for specific purposes. Particularly in the textile industry, all varieties of weaving machines (looms) and their assemblies, sub-assemblies, or components falling under HSN codes 8446, 844811, 844819, 844842, and 844849 are within the ambit of the notification. It also encompasses all varieties of machines employed for embroidery and their assemblies, sub-assemblies, or components under HSN codes 84479020 and 844859.

Industry officials stated that the government has made moving parts and the machine body standardized as far as electrical safety is concerned. The weaving and knitting industry is the ultimate consumer of this machinery. The weaving and knitting industry relies heavily on imported machinery, officials further added. The government's action may be harmful to the industry, which depends on imports for around 50 to 100 per cent of its machinery requirement since the domestic players cannot cater for demand both in terms of technology and volume.

Ashish Gujarati, the president of Pandesara Weaving Cooperative Society, said to Fibre2Fashion, "The extension is a huge relief for the weaving and knitting industry as end users. The industry has to make an investment of ₹40,000 crore within the next two years in order to achieve the targets set by the government. But the latest technology is not locally available, and the industry cannot increase its capacity if the QCO is being implemented at this juncture".

"The QCO can be an undue restraint if it is enforced even next year. Considering the situation now, the order must not be implemented for the next two to three years at least", he further added.