Diligence Certification

  BIS CERTIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD IS 6527:1995 A COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTANT-GRADE GUIDE BIS certification for stainless steel wire rod, against the IS 6527:1995, provides assurance of compliance with India’s requisite quality requirements. All manufacturers and exporters of stainless steel wire rod must obtain a BIS license prior to selling or distributing their products in the Indian market. The standard specifies the chemical composition, mechanical properties, and testing requirements to standardize the quality of the product. Introduction: When a Wire Rod Manufacturer Realised Compliance A few years back, a mid-sized stainless steel mill in Jodhpur contacted me after a shipment of wire rod was held up at a major OEM’s warehouse. It turned out the buyer only wanted BIS-certified stainless steel wire rod, but the mill assumed the regulation only applied to finished products and not to semi-finished product like wire rod. That misunderstanding cost a three-month de...