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This notification publishes an amendment to Appendix-A of the Domestically Manufactured Iron & Steel Products Policy-2025, changing the condition for specific HS Codes from "50% Domestic Value Addition" to "Melt & Pour".

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The Ministry of Steel, through Notification G.S.R. 720(E) dated 7th August, 2026, has published an amendment to Appendix-A of the Domestically Manufactured Iron & Steel Products Policy-2025. This policy was originally issued vide G.S.R. 904(E), dated 17th December, 2025. The amendment stipulates that for iron and steel products under HS Codes 7301, 7302, 7303, and 7308 to 7326, the existing requirement of "50% Domestic Value Addition" shall be substituted with "Melt & Pour". The term 'Melt & Pour' implies that the steel utilized in producing these products must conform to the 'melt & pour' definition, and the final product must be entirely manufactured within the country. All other provisions of the DMI&SP Policy, 2025, including the remaining parts of Appendix-A, are to remain unchanged. The notification is signed by Abhijit Narendra, Jt. Secy.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-11082026-275385 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 656] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2026/SHRAVAN 19, 1948 MINISTRY OF STEEL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th August, 2026 G.S.R. 720(E).— The following amendment to Appendix-A of the Domestically Manufactured Iron & Steel Products Policy-2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide G.S.R. 904(E), dated 17th December, 2025, is hereby published for general information: In Appendix-A of the Domestically Manufactured Iron & Steel Products (DMI&SP) Policy, against HS Codes 7301, 7302, 7303 and 7308 to 7326, the existing requirement of “50% Domestic Value Addition" shall be substituted with "Melt & Pour". Accordingly, the revised Appendix-A of the DMI&SP Policy, incorporating the above amendment, is reproduced below: Appendix-A List of iron and steel products which can only be procured from domestic sources +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | SI. | Iron & Steel Products | HS | Condition | | No. | | Code | | +=====+===================================================================================================+==========+=====================+ | 1 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, | 7208 | Melt & Pour | | | hot rolled, not clad, plated or coated | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 2 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, | 7209 | Melt & Pour | | | cold rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 3 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, | 7210 | Melt & Pour | | | clad, plated or coated | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 4 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, | 7211 | Melt & Pour | | | not clad, plated or coated | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 5 | Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, | 7212 | Melt & Pour | | | clad, plated or coated | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 6 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel | 7213 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 7 | Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, | 7214 | Melt & Pour | | | hot rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 8 | Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel | 7215 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 9 | Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel | 7216 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 10 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel | 7217 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 11 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of 600 mm or more | 7219 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 12 | Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of a width of less than 600 mm | 7220 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 13 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel | 7221 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 14 | Other bars and rods of stainless steel; angles, shapes and sections of stainless | 7222 | Melt & Pour | | | steel | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 15 | Wire of stainless steel | 7223 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 16 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, including | 7225 | Melt & Pour | | | electrical steel | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 17 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, | 7226 | Melt & Pour | | | including electrical steel | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 18 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of other alloy steel | 7227 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 19 | Other bars and rods of other alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, of other | 7228 | Melt & Pour | | | alloy steel; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 20 | Wire of other alloy steel | 7229 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 21 | Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, punched or made from | 7301 | Melt & Pour | | | assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 22 | Rails, railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel | 7302 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 23 | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron | 7303 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 24 | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel | 7304 | 50% Domestic | | | | | Value Addition | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 25 | Other tubes and pipes (for example, welded, riveted or similarly closed), having | 7305 | 50% Domestic | | | circular cross-sections, the external diameter of which exceeds 406.4 mm, of | | Value Addition | | | iron or steel | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 26 | Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, | 7306 | 50% Domestic | | | riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel | | Value Addition | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 27 | Tube or pipe fittings (for example, connectors/couplings, elbow sleeves), of iron | 7307 | 50% Domestic | | | or steel | | Value Addition | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 28 | Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of | 7308 | Melt & Pour | | | structures | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 29 | Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material (other than | 7309 | Melt & Pour | | | compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity exceeding 300 L, whether or not | | | | | lined or heat insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 30 | Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other | 7310 | Melt & Pour | | | than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not exceeding 300 L, whether | | | | | or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal | | | | | equipment | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 31 | Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel | 7311 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 32 | Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, | 7312 | Melt & Pour | | | not electrically insulated | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 33 | Barbed wire of iron or steel; twisted hoop or single flat wire, barbed or not, and | 7313 | Melt & Pour | | | loosely twisted double wire, of a kind used for fencing, of iron or steel | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 34 | Grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire; expanded metal of iron or steel | 7314 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 35 | Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel | 7315 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 36 | Anchors, grapnels and parts thereof, of iron or steel | 7316 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 37 | Articles of iron and steel | 7317 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 38 | Articles of iron and steel | 7318 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 39 | Articles of iron and steel | 7319 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 40 | Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel | 7320 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 41 | Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for | 7321 | Melt & Pour | | | central heating), barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non- | | | | | electric domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 42 | Radiators for central heating, not electrically heated, and parts thereof, of iron | 7322 | Melt & Pour | | | or steel; air heaters and hot air distributors, not electrically heated, incorporating | | | | | a motor-driven fan or blower, and parts thereof, of iron or steel | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 43 | Tables and similar household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel | 7323 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 44 | Sanitary ware and parts thereof, of iron or steel | 7324 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 45 | Other cast articles of iron or steel | 7325 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 46 | Electrical steel and other articles of iron or steel | 7326 | Melt & Pour | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 47 | Railway or tramway passenger coaches, not self-propelled | 8605 | 50% Domestic | | | | | Value Addition | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 48 | Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled | 8606 | 50% Domestic | | | | | Value Addition | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ | 49 | Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock; such as bogies, bissel- | 8607 | 50% Domestic | | | bogies, axles and forged wheels, and parts thereof | | Value Addition | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+---------------------+ 'Melt & Pour' in the above cases shall mean that the steel used in producing these products shall comply with the definition of 'melt & pour'; and the product shall be entirely made within the country. 2. All other provisions of the DMI&SP Policy, 2025, including Appendix-A, shall remain unchanged. [F. No.8(2)/2023-ID-I] ABHIJIT NARENDRA, Jt. Secy.

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