The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has announced amendments to twelve Indian Standards across a range of sectors including engineering materials, aviation fuels, agro textiles, baby care, and metallic water bottles.
Each amendment was established on April 22, 2025, and the unamended versions of the standards will remain in force until October 21, 2025, providing a transitional window for industries and stakeholders to comply with the updated norms.
🛠️ List of Standards with Newly Established Amendments
| Sl. No. | Standard No. & Title | Amendment No. | Amendment Date | Validity of Old Version Until |
| 1 | IS 280: 2006 – Mild Steel Wire for General Engineering Purposes (Fourth Revision) | Amendment No. 2 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
| 2 | IS 1571: 2018 – Aviation Turbine Fuels, Kerosine Type, Jet-A-1 (Tenth Revision) | Amendment No. 5 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
| 3 | IS 2630: 2021 – Nitrobenzene — Specification (Third Revision) | Amendment No. 2 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
| 4 | IS 5228: 2017 – Continuous Movement Monocable Ropeways with Fixed Grips — Code of Practice (Second Revision) | Amendment No. 1 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
| 5 | IS 12300: 2024 – Gas Cylinder Valves for Small Refrigerant Cylinders — Specification (First Revision) | Amendment No. 1 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
| 6 | IS 12881: 1990 – 36-Nickel Iron Soft Magnetic Strips — Specification | Amendment No. 1 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
| 7 | IS 14887: 2014 – HDPE/PP Woven Sacks for Packaging of 50 kg Food Grains | Amendment No. 4 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
| 8 | IS 15769: 2008 – Flux Cored Electrodes for Welding of Carbon or Carbon-Manganese Steel | Amendment No. 2 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
| 9 | IS 16202: 2014 – Agro Textiles — Woven Ground Covers for Horticulture | Amendment No. 2 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
| 10 | IS 16609: 2018 – Solid Mineral Fuels — Determination of Sulphur by IR Spectrometry (ISO 19579:2012) | Amendment No. 1 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
| 11 | IS 17117: 2019 – Hair Shampoo for Babies — Specification | Amendment No. 1 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
| 12 | IS 17803: 2022 – Potable Water Bottles (Metallic) — Specification | Amendment No. 2 | April 2025 | 21 October 2025 |
🔍 Industries Affected and Expected Actions
These amendments affect multiple sectors:
- Engineering & Manufacturing: Revised specifications for mild steel wire and magnetic materials.
- Oil & Gas and Aviation: Jet-A-1 fuel standards updated.
- Consumer Goods: Updates to metallic water bottle and baby shampoo specifications.
- Textiles: Agro textiles and packaging material standards enhanced.
- Welding and Metallurgy: Welding electrode requirements revised.
Stakeholders including manufacturers, quality assurance teams, and procurement departments are urged to transition to the amended standards by the October 21, 2025 deadline.
