Ministry of Commerce and Industry Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Amendment in Import Policy Policy Condition of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke

Issue Date: 13 January 2026 Published: 13 January 2026

Gazette ID: CG-DL-E-13012026-269322 Download PDF

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Core Purpose

This notification amends the Import Policy and Policy Condition for Low Ash Metallurgical Coke under Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy).

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, through its Directorate General of Foreign Trade, issued Notification No. 53/2025-26, S.O. 173(E), on December 31, 2025, in New Delhi. Exercising powers under Sections 3 and 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Central Government has amended the Import Policy for Low Ash Metallurgical Coke. Specifically, Policy Condition No. 08 is introduced in Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy). This condition restricts the import of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke (HS Codes 27040020, 27040030, 27040040, 27040090) with ash content below 18%, including coke fines/coke breeze and ultra-low phosphorous metallurgical coke (with phosphorous content up to 0.030% and size up to 30 mm with 5% size tolerance) intended for ferroalloy manufacturing. This restriction is effective from January 1, 2026, until June 30, 2026. Conversely, other imports under the same ITC (HS) codes, including metallurgical coke with high ash content (above 18%), remain 'Free' and are outside the scope of this restriction.

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The user wants to extract specific English text, preserving its formatting, from a bilingual document. This includes the initial title/masthead area (English lines only) and the complete main English body section. Hindi sections and repetitive navigational headers/footers should be skipped. Tables need special formatting. Here's the extracted English text: ``` REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-13012026-269322 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 163] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026/PAUSHA 23, 1947 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st December, 2025 No. 53/2025-26 Subject: Amendment in Import Policy & Policy Condition of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke under Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy) – regarding. S.O. 173(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 and Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the Import Policy of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke under Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy), as under: 1. Policy Condition No. 08 of Chapter 27 is introduced as under: a) Import of "Low Ash Metallurgical Coke (HS Codes 27040020, 27040030, 27040040, 27040090) having ash content below 18%, including coke fines / coke breeze and ultra-low phosphorous metallurgical coke with phosphorous content up to 0.030% with size upto 30 mm with 5% size tolerance for use in ferroalloy manufacturing” shall be “Restricted” from 01.01.2026 till 30.06.2026. b) Other imports under above ITC (HS) codes including metallurgical Coke with high ash content, that is, ash content above 18% is outside the scope of "Restriction" and shall be 'Free'. 2. The Import Policy for the following ITC (HS) Code is amended as under: 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