INDIA IS CONSIDERING ADDING 58 CHEMICALS TO THE BIS MANDATORY LIST IN 2023

By Mohini Kishore

INDIA IS CONSIDERING ADDING 58 CHEMICALS TO THE BIS MANDATORY LIST IN 2023

India's Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals (DCPC) had a meeting on December 22, 2022, to talk with people who are involved or interested in certain chemicals. They are thinking about making it mandatory for these 58 chemicals to have a special certification called BIS. Since 2018, they've already added 63 chemicals to this list that must have BIS certification. For 25 of these chemicals, the certification rules are already in place. But for the other 38, these rules will start in 2023.

When chemicals are on this list, anyone who makes, sells, or brings them into India has to get BIS certification. They also need to put a special mark on the packaging and labels of their products to show they meet certain quality standards.

These 58 chemicals they talked about in the meeting are controlled by something called the Rotterdam Convention, which deals with chemicals that can harm people or the environment. We'll find out more in 2023 about when these chemicals will need to follow the new quality rules.

To get BIS certification, a product must follow certain Indian standards. Manufacturers must prove that their factories, processes, quality control, and testing are up to the mark. Only after all this, they can use the special mark and sell their products in India. If you're a manufacturer or importer dealing with these certifications, Evtlindia can help you with the whole process. We are experts in certifications like BIS, so they can guide you through it smoothly.

List of 58 Chemicals

S.NO	Name of Chemicals
1.	2,4,5-T and its salts and esters
2.	Alachlor
3.	Aldicarb
4.	Aldrin
5.	Azinphos methyl
6.	Binapacryl
7.	Captafol
8.	Chlordane
9.	Chlordimeform
10.	Chlorobenzilate
11.	DDT
12.	Dieldrin
13.	Dinitro-ortho-cresol (DNOC) and its salts (such as ammonium salt, potassium salt and sodium salt)
14.	Dinoseb and its salts and esters
15.	1,2-dibromoethane (EDB)
16.	Endosulfan
17.	Ethylene dichloride
18.	Ethylene oxide
19.	Fluoroacetamide
20.	HCH (mixed isomers)
21.	Heptachlor
22.	Hexachlorobenzene
23.	Lindane (gamma-HCH)
24.	Mercury compounds including inorganic mercury compounds, alkyl mercury compounds and alkyloxyalkyl and aryl mercury compounds
25.	Monocrotophos
26.	Parathion
27.	Pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters
28.	Toxaphene (Camphechlor)
29.	Tributyl tin compounds
30.	Dustable powder formulations containing a combination of benomyl at or above 7 per cent, carbofuran at above 10 per cent, thiram at or above 15 per cent
31.	Methyl-parathion (Emulsifiable concentrates (EC) at or above 19.5% active ingredient and dusts at or above 1.5% active ingredient)
32.	Phosphamidon (Soluble liquid formulations of the substance that exceed 1000 g active ingredient/l)
33.	Actinolite Asbestos
34.	Anthophyllite asbestos
35.	Amosite Asbestos
36.	Crocidolite asbestos
37.	Tremolite asbestos
38.	Commercial octabromodiphenyl ether (including Hexabromodiphenyl ether and Heptabromodiphenyl ether)
39.	Commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether (including tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether)
40.	Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonates, perfluorooctane sulfonamides and perfluorooctane sulfonyls
41.	Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)
42.	Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
43.	Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs)
44.	Tetraethyl lead
45.	Tetramethyl lead
46.	Tris (2,3 dibromopropyl) phosphate
47.	Carbofuran
48.	Trichlorton
49.	Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCP)
50.	Methamidophos
51.	Phorate
52.	Hexabromocyclododecane
53.	Tributyltin compounds
54.	Anhydrous Ammonia
55.	Alumina Calcined
56.	Sodium Cyanide
57.	Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI-80)
58.	Industrial Grade Urea (Technical grade Urea)