Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) has notified the Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i). A draft was published vide G.S.R. 147(E) dated February 24, 2026, and made available to the public on February 25, 2026. Objections and suggestions were duly considered by the Central Government. The amendment modifies the Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 2016. Entities involved in storage, import, and transport of compressed gas in ISO Tank Containers are impacted.

In rule 21, after sub-rule (16), the following sub-rule shall be inserted:

“(17) ISO Tank Container may be used for above ground storage of compressed gas, if it is properly anchored to the foundation and after anchoring, its structural integrity shall be certified by a structural engineer.”

1. In rule 22, in sub-rule (3), after the words “not exceed six”, the words “but, the number of mounded storage vessels in one group may be nine” shall be inserted.
2. Rule 47 shall be omitted.
3. In rule 50, in clause (i), in sub-clause (c), for the words “in respect of permission to transport compressed gas in ISO Tank Container within the Indian territory or to”, the word “for” shall be substituted; and clause (vi) shall be deleted.
4. In rule 51, in the marginal heading, after the words “which licenses”, the words “or permission” shall be inserted; and after sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be inserted:
5. “(4) A permission in Form-LS-2B for the transport or import and transport of the compressed gas in ISO Tank Container shall be granted or renewed subject to a maximum ten years from the date of grant of permission.”
6. In rule 54, in sub-rule (2), clause (e) shall be omitted.
7. In SCHEDULE-I, under the heading “B: Fee other than license fee”, against serial no. 15, in column (2), under the heading “Purpose”, for the existing entries, the following entries shall be substituted: “Grant of permission to import and/or transport Compressed gas in ISO Tank container.”
8. In FORM AS-4, the existing heading shall be substituted with: “APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF PERMISSION TO IMPORT AND / OR TRANSPORT COMPRESSED GAS IN ISO TANK CONTAINER”; and for serial no. (vi) and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted: “(vi) Permission fee as specified in SCHEDULE-I, under the heading ‘B: Fee other than license fee’ against serial no. 15, in column (2).”
9. In FORM LS-2, in condition 16, in item (a), the words “and No Objection Certificate issued under Rule 47 of these rules from the concerned Authority shall be submitted along with documents for grant of license” shall be omitted.
10. FORM LS-2A shall be omitted.
11. FORM LS-2B shall be substituted with a new form titled “PERMISSION FOR IMPORT AND/OR TRANSPORT OF ISO TANK CONTAINER FILLED OR INTENDED TO BE FILLED WITH COMPRESSED GAS” (See rules 49 and 50), containing 23 conditions governing the import, transport, loading, unloading, safety, and reporting requirements for ISO Tank Containers carrying compressed gas.