CBIC Grants One-Time Relief To Cross Recessed Screws From 2025 Quality Control Order

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified a one-time exemption for cross recessed screws from compliance under the Cross Recessed Screws (Quality Control) Order, 2025 (QCO).

In an Instruction dated 17 January 2026, CBIC clarified that import consignments of cross recessed screws with inward entry dates between 1 November 2025 and 12 January 2026 would be exempt from QCO compliance.

The exemption follows representations from industry stakeholders seeking relief from mandatory QCO requirements, which were considered by the Ministry of Steel.

Under the 2025 QCO issued by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the sale of cross recessed screws in India requires compulsory BIS certification for imports. The relevant iron and steel HSN chapters have now been transferred from DPIIT oversight to the Ministry of Steel.