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If you are manufacturing asbestos cement pressure pipes for light-duty use, or importing them into India, you cannot treat them like a regular building product anymore.
These pipes are covered under a Quality Control Order issued by the Government of India. That means BIS certification is compulsory. Without it, you cannot legally sell them in the Indian market.
This applies whether you supply to:
If the product enters Indian commerce, certification is mandatory.
IS 9627:1980 lays down the technical requirements for asbestos cement pressure pipes intended for light-duty applications.
The standard covers things like:
These pipes are meant to handle internal pressure, even if it is classified as “light duty.” If they fail, you do not just have a product issue. You have infrastructure risk.
That is why the government moved these products under mandatory certification.
The Asbestos or Fibre Cement Based Products (Quality Control) Order, 2023 was issued under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.
Once a product is notified under a Quality Control Order:
If you continue selling without a licence:
This is statutory compliance. Not a branding exercise.
BIS Registration for Shallow Corrugated Asbestos Cement Sheets IS 13008:1990
Let’s keep it practical.
Make sure your pipe truly falls under IS 9627:1980 (Light Duty). Do not confuse it with other asbestos cement pipe standards. Incorrect classification delays everything.
You must send samples to a BIS-recognized laboratory.
Tests generally include:
BIS will not accept random third-party reports. The lab must be acceptable to them.
You will need:
If your test report says one thickness and your drawing shows another, BIS will raise objections.
Consistency matters.
The application is filed online through the BIS system under the ISI Mark Scheme.
You upload documents, pay government fees, and declare production capacity.
BIS officers may visit your facility.
They check:
If your systems exist only on paper, it will show during inspection.
If everything satisfies the regulator, you receive a BIS licence and can mark your pipes with the ISI symbol.
Only after that can you legally sell in India.
In real cases, delays happen because:
If you are already supplying to a project, those delays become expensive.
BIS Registration for Fibre Cement Flat Sheets IS 14862:2000
Handling BIS registration internally is possible, but it demands precision.
Agile Regulatory works specifically on mandatory BIS registrations, including asbestos cement products.
They help you:
The benefit is not just faster filing. It is fewer objections.
When a product is under a Quality Control Order, mistakes are not minor. They affect your ability to operate.
If you want the process handled with regulatory discipline rather than guesswork, working with a specialist helps.
Be honest with these:
If any answer is uncertain, fix it first.
Asbestos Cement Pressure Pipes (Light Duty) under IS 9627:1980 require BIS certification before you can legally sell them in India.
This requirement comes from the Quality Control Order issued under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.
You cannot bypass it. You cannot delay it indefinitely. And you should not treat it casually.
If you want structured assistance to obtain BIS registration without regulatory setbacks, Agile Regulatory is a dependable option to consider.
Get certified before you scale supply. It is far easier to comply early than to correct violations later.
Nishi Chawla
09 May, 2026
Nishi Chawla
09 May, 2026
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