Trade law & standards for import–export
International frameworks & standards
WTO, WCO, CISG, Incoterms, UCP 600, ISPM 15, ISO management systems and steel, welding and corrosion standards – overview, relevance for traders, official links and PDF texts (where publication is permitted).
Steel structures, welding & corrosion protection (12)
ISO 3834-2 – Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials (comprehensive)
Quality requirements for welding workshops: welding coordination, procedures, inspection, traceability, equipment calibration.
EN 1090-1 / EN 1090-2CENEN 1090 – Execution of steel and aluminium structures; conformity assessment (CE marking)
EN 1090-1: conformity assessment and CE marking of structural components; EN 1090-2: technical requirements for steel structures by execution class EXC1–EXC4.
EN 10204CENEN 10204 – Metallic products: types of inspection documents
Defines material certificates types 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 and 3.2 (mill test certificates).
AISC 360AISCAISC 360 – Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (US)
US specification for structural steel design (LRFD/ASD); used with AISC 303 Code of Standard Practice.
AWS D1.1/D1.1MAWSAWS D1.1 – Structural Welding Code – Steel
Requirements for weld design, procedure qualification (WPS/PQR), welder qualification and inspection of steel structures.
IAS AC472IASIAS AC472 – Accreditation criteria for inspection programs for structural steel fabricators
Accreditation of fabricator quality programmes, accepted under the International Building Code in lieu of special shop inspection.
AS/NZS 5131Standards Australia / Standards NZAS/NZS 5131 – Structural steelwork: fabrication and erection
Fabrication and erection requirements by construction category CC1–CC4, similar to EN 1090.
BC1 (Singapore)Building and Construction Authority (BCA)BC1 – Design guide on use of alternative structural steel (Singapore)
Governs acceptance in Singapore of structural steel not made to BS/EN standards, manufacturer classes and certification requirements.
EN 1993 (Eurocode 3)CENEN 1993 – Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures
European standards for designing steel structures (several parts: 1-1 general rules, 1-8 joints…).
ISO 12944ISOISO 12944 – Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems
Corrosivity categories (C1–C5, CX), durability of paint systems, surface preparation, inspection.
ISO 1461ISOISO 1461 – Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles
Requirements for thickness, adhesion and appearance of hot-dip galvanizing after fabrication.
ISO 8501-1ISOISO 8501-1 – Preparation of steel substrates before paint (rust and cleanliness grades)
Rust grades A–D and blast-cleaning grades Sa 1, Sa 2, Sa 2½, Sa 3.
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