COMMODITY
Government imposes import restrictions on low ash metallurgical coke for six months
Dec-27-2024

The government has imposed import restrictions on low ash metallurgical coke for six months from January 1 to June 30, 2025. The government has also imposed quantitative restrictions (QR) on the imports from certain countries, including Australia, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, and the UK.

The imports would be allowed only against an import authorisation issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for the specified country during the six months. However, the coke with high ash content (above 18 per cent) is outside the scope of this restriction. 

The country wise restrictions are 51,276 tonnes for Australia, 78,646 tonnes for China, 2,49,771 tonnes for Colombia, 66,364 tonnes for Indonesia, 2,09,980 tonnes for Japan, 5,06,336 tones for Poland, 1,620 tonnes for Qatar, 89,182 tonnes for Russia, 46,478 tonnes for Singapore, 81,774 tonnes for Switzerland, 76 tonnes for UK, and 45,662 tonnes for others.

Specified QRs are imposed for the imports during two quarters next year - January-March and April-June. The country-wise QR will be effective from January 2025 and will cease automatically on June 30, 2025. These imports are subject to certain conditions. Imports would be permitted through EDI (electronic data interchange) ports only to facilitate electronic/real-time monitoring of the allocated quota. The QR will be monitored on a quarterly basis so that total imports do not exceed the specified quantity. 

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