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The Central Government hereby imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of 'Low Ash Metallurgical Coke' originating in or exported from Australia, China PR, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, and Russia, following findings of dumping and material injury to the domestic industry.

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The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) issued Notification No. 18/2026-Customs (ADD), G.S.R. 667(E), dated 27th July, 2026, imposing definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of 'Low Ash Metallurgical Coke' (ash content below 18%), falling under tariff items 2704 00 10, 2704 00 20, 2704 00 30, and 2704 00 90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975). This duty applies to goods originating in or exported from Australia, China PR, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, and Russia, based on the final findings of the designated authority (F. No. 6/03/2025-DGTR dated 28th April, 2026) which concluded dumping and material injury to the domestic industry. This action follows the imposition of a provisional anti-dumping duty via Notification No. 41/2025-Customs (ADD), dated 31st December, 2025. The definitive duties range from USD 42.95 per MT for Japan to USD 128.83 per MT for China PR. Exemptions are provided for ultra-low phosphorous metallurgical coke for ferroalloy manufacturing and specific size Low Ash Metallurgical Coke for small blast furnaces in pig iron manufacturing, both subject to conditions including importer undertakings and, for the latter, a certificate from the State or Central Pollution Control Board. The duty is effective for five years from the provisional duty imposition date of 31st December, 2025, and is payable in Indian currency, with the exchange rate determined under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27072026-274854 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 605] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 27, 2026/SHRAVAN 5, 1948 5714 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th July, 2026 No. 18/2026-Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 667(E).— Whereas, in the matter of 'Low Ash Metallurgical Coke' (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under tariff items 2704 00 10, 2704 00 20, 2704 00 30 and 2704 00 90 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act), originating in or exported from Australia, China PR, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan and Russia (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority vide its preliminary findings F. No. 6/03/2025-DGTR, dated the 14th November, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 14th November, 2025, had recommended imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports of subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject countries; And whereas, on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the designated authority, the Central Government had imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 41/2025-Customs (ADD), dated the 31st December, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 944(E), dated the 31st December, 2025; And whereas, the designated authority in its final findings vide notification F. No. 6/03/2025-DGTR dated 28th April, 2026, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 28th April, 2026 has concluded that- (i) the product under consideration has been exported to India from the subject countries at dumped prices; (ii) the domestic industry has suffered material injury; (iii) material injury has been caused by the dumped imports of the subject goods from the subject countries, and has recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the subject goods, originating in, or exported from the subject countries and imported into India, in order to remove injury to the domestic industry. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with rules 18 and 20 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government, after considering the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on the subject goods, the description of which is specified in column (3) of the following Table, falling under the Tariff items of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2), originating in the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), exported from the countries as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5), produced by the producers as specified in the corresponding entry in column (6), and imported into India, an anti-dumping duty equal to the amount indicated in the corresponding entry in column (7), in the currency as specified in the corresponding entry in column (9) and as per unit of measurement as specified in the corresponding entry in column (8) of the said Table, namely:- TABLE +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | S. | Tariff Item| Description* | Country of | Country of | Producer | Amount | Unit | Currency | | No. | | | Origin | Export | | | | | +=====+============+===========================+=======================+========================+===========+==========+======+==========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 1 | 2704 0010, | Low Ash | Australia | Any country | Any | 71.16 | MT | USD | | | 2704 0020, | Metallurgical | | including | | | | | | | 2704 0030 | Coke* | | Australia | | | | | | | and 2704 | | | | | | | | | | 0090 | | | | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 2 | -do- | -do- | Any Country | Australia | Any | 71.16 | MT | USD | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 3 | -do- | -do- | China PR | Any country | Any | 128.83 | MT | USD | | | | | | including | | | | | | | | | | China PR | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 4 | -do- | -do- | Any Country | China PR | Any | 128.83 | MT | USD | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 5 | -do- | -do- | Colombia | Any country | Any | 118.55 | MT | USD | | | | | | including | | | | | | | | | | Colombia | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 6 | -do- | -do- | Any Country | Colombia | Any | 118.55 | MT | USD | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 7 | -do- | -do- | Indonesia | Any country | Any | 67.50 | MT | USD | | | | | | including | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 8 | -do- | -do- | Any Country | Indonesia | Any | 67.50 | MT | USD | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 9 | -do- | -do- | Japan | Any country | Any | 42.95 | MT | USD | | | | | | including | | | | | | | | | | Japan | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 10 | -do- | -do- | Any Country | Japan | Any | 42.95 | MT | USD | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 11 | -do- | -do- | Russia | Any country | Any | 84.16 | MT | USD | | | | | | including | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ | 12 | -do- | -do- | Any Country | Russia | Any | 84.16 | MT | USD | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +-----+------------+---------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+----------+------+----------+ * Low Ash Metallurgical Coke that is, Metallurgical Coke having ash content below 18% Note: Customs classification is only indicative, and the determination of anti-dumping duty shall be made as per the description of the product under consideration. 2. Nothing contained in this notification shall apply to the following subject goods, namely:- (a) ultra-low phosphorous metallurgical coke having phosphorous content up to 0.030 per cent with size upto 30 mm with 5 per cent size tolerance, imported by an actual user for use in ferroalloy manufacturing, subject to the importer, at the time of import, furnishing an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, to pay the anti-dumping duty otherwise leviable under this notification, together with applicable interest, in the event of failure to use the imported goods for the specified purpose; (b) semi-coke or soft coke; (c) Low Ash Metallurgical Coke of size 20-40 mm (with a mean size of approximately 30 mm ± 2 mm), imported by an actual user for use in blast furnaces up to 130 cubic metres for pig iron manufacturing, subject to the importer, at the time of import, (i) furnishing an undertaking to the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, to pay the anti-dumping duty otherwise leviable under this notification, together with applicable interest, in the event of failure to use the imported goods for the specified purpose; and (ii) producing a valid certificate issued by the concerned State Pollution Control Board or the Central Pollution Control Board, as applicable, certifying the capacity of the blast furnace in which the imported goods are intended to be used. 3. The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of five years from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier, and shall be payable in Indian currency: Provided that the said anti-dumping duty shall not be levied for the period commencing from the date of the lapse of the provisional anti-dumping duty, up to the preceding day of the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. Explanation- For the purposes of this notification, rate of exchange applicable for the purposes of calculation of the anti-dumping duty shall be the rate which is specified in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), issued from time to time, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and the relevant date for the determination of the rate of exchange shall be the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the said Customs Act. [F. No. CBIC-190349/76/2025-TRU] DHEERAJ SHARMA, Under Secy.

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