New Delhi, Jan. 17 -- Even as the government has begun pruning its quality control orders to improve compliance costs, it has notified a fresh one-this time covering aluminium cookware and beverage cans.

Wrought aluminium utensils and aluminium cans for beverages will now require compulsory certification and use of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark for the specified products, according to the Cookware, Utensils and Cans for Foods and Beverages (Quality Control) Order, 2026, notified by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade on Friday, replacing the 2025 order. The phased rollout extends up to April 2027 for micro enterprises.

The QCOs apply to goods imported into India for the domestic market to ensure they ...