**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued the Footwear made from All Rubber and all Polymeric Material and its Components (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2026, on June 12, 2026. This amendment extends a key compliance deadline from July 31, 2026, to July 31, 2027, and introduces specific exemptions for research and development (R&D). The order is effective immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Timeline Extensions**
* The compliance date mentioned in the fifth proviso of the original 2024 Order is officially extended from July 31, 2026, to July 31, 2027.
**R&D and Non-Commercial Exemptions**
* Manufacturers of leather and footwear products are exempt from the Order for the import of up to 4,500 pairs of goods or articles per year.
* This exemption is strictly limited to research and development and non-commercial purposes.
**Conditions for Exempted Imports**
* **Prohibition of Sale:** Imported articles intended for R&D must not be sold commercially.
* **Marking Requirements:** All such items must be clearly marked and embossed with the words "NOT FOR SALE."
* **Disposal:** Once the intended use is complete, the items must be disposed of as scrap.
**Reporting and Record Keeping**
* Manufacturers utilizing the R&D exemption must maintain comprehensive year-wise records of these imports.
* These records must be submitted to the Government as and when requested.
**Impact Analysis**
**Leather and Footwear Manufacturers**
**Impact**
Manufacturers gain the ability to import a limited quantity of articles for innovation and testing without meeting standard Quality Control Order requirements. However, they are subject to stricter oversight regarding the usage and disposal of these items.
**Action Required**
Manufacturers must ensure all R&D imports are embossed with "NOT FOR SALE," maintain detailed annual records of such imports, and ensure they are disposed of as scrap rather than sold.
**Government and Regulatory Authorities**
**Impact**
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) must adjust their enforcement timelines to account for the one-year extension to July 2027.
**Action Required**
Authorities must monitor the R&D import records of manufacturers to ensure the 4,500-pair annual limit is not exceeded and that no commercial leakage of these items occurs.
Key Entities Referenced
Footwear made from All Rubber and all Polymeric Material and its Components (Quality Control) Order, 2024: The principal regulatory framework establishing quality standards and compliance requirements for rubber and polymeric footwear.
Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016: The governing legislation that grants the Central Government authority to mandate compulsory quality standards and use of the Standard Mark.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade: The nodal department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for issuing and amending this quality control order.
Footwear made from All Rubber and all Polymeric Material and its Components (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2026: The specific legislative instrument that extends implementation deadlines and introduces exemptions for research and development imports.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2931] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, िनू 12, 2026/ज्य ष्े ि 22, 1948
No. 2931] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026/JYAISTHA 22, 1948
वाजणज्य और उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(उद्योग सवं धनध और आतं ररक व्य ापार जवभाग)
आदेि
नई ददल्ली, 12 िून, 2026
का.आ. 3037(अ).— भारतीय मानक ब् यरू ो अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 11) की धारा 25 की उप-धारा (3) के
साथ परित धारा 16 की उप-धारा (1) और (2) द्वारा प्रदत् त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केंद्र सरकार का, ब् यरू ो से परामि ध
करने के बाद यह मत ह ैदक यह िनजहत में आवश् यक अथवा जहतकर ह,ै सभी रबड़ और सभी पॉजलमर सामग्री से बन ेफुटजवयर
और इसके घटक (गुणवत्ता जनयत्रं ण) आदेि, 2024 में और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत आदिे करती ह,ै नामत:-
1. (1) इस आदेि को सभी रबड़ और सभी पॉजलमर सामग्री से बने फुटजवयर और इसके घटक (गुणवत्ता जनयंत्रण) संिोधन
आदेि, 2026 कहा िाएगा।
(2) यह आदेि आजधकाररक रािपत्र में इसके प्रकािन की तारीख से लाग ूहोगा।
4265 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2. सभी रबड़ और सभी पॉजलमर सामग्री से बने फुटजवयर और इसके घटक (गणु वत्ता जनयंत्रण) आदेि, 2024 के खंड 2 में-
(क) पांचवें परंतुक में, आंकड़े, अक्षरों और िब्द "31 िलु ाई, 2026" को, आंकड़े, अक्षर और िब्द "31 िुलाई,
2027" से प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा;
(ख) पांचवें परंतुक के पश्चात्, जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक को अंतर्वधष्ट दकया िाएगा, नामतः-
“बिते यह भी दक इस आदेि में कुछ भी, चमड़ा और फुटजवयर उत्पादों के जवजनमाधताओं द्वारा अनुसंधान एवं जवकास
और गैर-वाजणजज्यक उपयोग के उद्देश्य स ेदकसी एक वर् धमें आयाजतत माल या वस्ट्तओंु के 4500 िोड़ ेपर लागू नहीं
होगा, िो दक जनम्नजलजखत ितों के अध्यधीन होगा, दक उसे
(क) वाजणजज्यक रूप स ेनहीं बचे ा िाएगा;
(ख) 'जबक्री के जलए नहीं' जचजननत और अंदकत दकया िाएगा;
(ग) स्ट्क्रैप के रूप में जनपटाया िा सकता ह;ै
और साथ ही जवजनमाधता वर्ध-वार ररकॉड ध रखगे ा और यदद सरकार द्वारा वांजछत हो, तो इसे प्रस्ट्तुत
करेगा।"
[फा. सं. पी-27025/80/2023-चमड़ा]
जनजध केसरवानी, संयुक् त सजचव
नोट: मलू आदेि भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उप-खंड (ii) में सां.आ. 1422 (अ), ददनांक 15 माच,ध 2024
के तहत प्रकाजित दकया गया था और इसे सा.आ. 3701 (अ), ददनांक 30 अगस्ट्त, 2024 के माध्यम से संिोजधत दकया
गया था।
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department For Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 12th June, 2026
S.O. 3037(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 16 read with
sub-section (3) of section 25 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016), the Central Government is of
the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest and after consulting the Bureau,
hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Footwear made from All Rubber and all Polymeric Material
and its Components (Quality Control) Order, 2024, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement. – (1) This Order may be called the Footwear made from All Rubber and all
Polymeric Material and its Components (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2026.
(2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Footwear made from All Rubber and All Polymeric Material and its Components (Quality Control) Order,
2024, in clause 2,-
(a) in the fifth proviso, for figures, letters and word “31st July, 2026”, the figures, letters and word “31st July,
2027” shall be substituted;
(b) after the fifth proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: –[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
“Provided also that nothing in this Order shall apply to the import of goods or articles up to 4500 pairs in a
year by manufacturers of leather and footwear products for the purposes of research and development and non-
commercial use, subject to the following conditions, that it shall, –
(a) not be sold commercially;
(b) be marked and embossed with the words ‘NOT FOR SALE’;
(c) be disposed as scrap;
and the manufacturer shall maintain year-wise records and shall be furnished to the Government as and when required.”.
[F. No. P-27025/80/2023-Leather]
NIDHI KESARWANI, Jt. Secy.
Note:- The principal order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide
number S.O. 1422 (E), dated the 15th March, 2024 and subsequently amended vide number S.O. 3701(E), dated
the 30th August 2024.
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