Govt imposes restrictions on import of low ash metallurgical coke for 6 months
low ash metallurgical coke for six months from January 1 to June 30, 2025, according to a notification. 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.
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Based on the recommendations of the directorate general of trade remedies (DGTR) in April this year, "....import of low ash metallurgical coke have been placed under restriction as per the country-wise QR for a period of six months, effective from January 1, 2025 up to June 30, 2025," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
It said the imports would be allowed only against an import authorisation issued by the 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, Qatar (1,620 tonnes), Russia (89,182 tonnes), Singapore 46,478 tonnes), Switzerland (81,774 tonnes) the UK (76 tonnes), and others (45,662 tonnes).
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