PPMAI seeks change in stainless steel quality control order

By OEM Update Editorial March 14, 2017 12:57 pm IST

Process Plant and Machinery Association of India (PPMAI) which represents the capital goods and process equipment manufacturing and exporting industry in the country has written a letter Union Ministry of Steel to issue exemption notice to customs department for easy imports of the new stainless Steel grades not included in Bureau of India Standard (BIS) standard 6911 under Stainless Steel Products Quality Control Order.

“BIS standard 6911 does not include about 40 major new grades which are currently being used globally and by the domestic capital goods manufacturing companies for the high end industrial applications. The exemption notification by steel ministry to customs department for these grades will ensure easy imports and ease of doing business,” said PPMAI General Secretary, V P Ramachandran in his letter.

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