India has restricted the sale of poor-quality aluminium, copper, and nickel from December 2023 onwards. This has been done through Quality Control (QC) orders issued by the Ministry of Mines.
ET reported in June this year that a Quality Control regime would be introduced by the Mines Ministry to discourage substandard imports. The move will regulate the sale of these metals, making it mandatory for sellers to adopt the ratings followed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).