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The Central Government imposes a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of 'Low Ash Metallurgical Coke' originating in or exported from Australia, China PR, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, and Russia.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) issued Notification No. 41/2025-Customs (ADD) (G.S.R. 944(E)) on December 31, 2025, imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on 'Low Ash Metallurgical Coke'. This action follows the preliminary findings F. No. 6/03/2025-DGTR, dated November 14, 2025, by the designated authority, which concluded that 'Low Ash Metallurgical Coke' (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)) imported from Australia, China PR, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, and Russia were dumped, causing material injury to the domestic industry. In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, read with rules 13 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 has levied duties in USD per Metric Ton (MT): Australia (73.55), China PR (130.66), Colombia (119.51), Indonesia (82.75), Japan (60.87), and Russia (85.12). This duty applies to 'Metallurgical Coke having ash content below 18% excluding 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'. The provisional anti-dumping duty is effective for six months from the notification's publication in the Official Gazette (December 31, 2025) and is payable in Indian currency. The exchange rate for duty calculation is specified in Government of India notifications issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), with the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation under section 46 of the said Act.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-31122025-268973 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 858] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department Of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st December, 2025 No. 41/2025-Customs (ADD) G.S.R. 944(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, has provisionally concluded that- (i) the product under consideration that has been exported to India from the subject countries are 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 provisional 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-section (2) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with rule 13 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, on the basis of the aforesaid preliminary 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, a provisional 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 Origin | Country of Export | Producer | Amount | Unit | Currency | | no. | | | | | | | | | +======+=============+=================================+================================================================================+=============================================+==========+========+======+==========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 1 | 2704 00 10, | Low Ash | Australia | Any country | Any | 73.55 | MT | USD | | | 2704 00 20, | Metallurgical | | including | | | | | | | 2704 00 30 | Coke* | | Australia | | | | | | | and 2704 | | | | | | | | | | 00 90 | | | | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 2 | -do- | -do- | Any | Australia | Any | 73.55 | MT | USD | | | | | Country | | | | | | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 3 | -do- | -do- | China PR | Any country | Any | 130.66 | MT | USD | | | | | | including China | | | | | | | | | | PR | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 4 | -do- | -do- | Any | China PR | Any | 130.66 | MT | USD | | | | | Country | | | | | | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 5 | -do- | -do- | Colombia | Any country | Any | 119.51 | MT | USD | | | | | | including | | | | | | | | | | Colombia | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 6 | -do- | -do- | Any | Colombia | Any | 119.51 | MT | USD | | | | | Country | | | | | | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 7 | -do- | -do- | Indonesia | Any country | Any | 82.75 | MT | USD | | | | | | including | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 8 | -do- | -do- | Any | Indonesia | Any | 82.75 | MT | USD | | | | | Country | | | | | | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 9 | -do- | -do- | Japan | Any country | Any | 60.87 | MT | USD | | | | | | including Japan | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 10 | -do- | -do- | Any | Japan | Any | 60.87 | MT | USD | | | | | Country | | | | | | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 11 | -do- | -do- | Russia | Any country | Any | 85.12 | MT | USD | | | | | | including Russia | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ | 12 | -do- | -do- | Any | Russia | Any | 85.12 | MT | USD | | | | | Country | | | | | | | | | | other than | | | | | | | | | | Australia, | | | | | | | | | | Colombia, | | | | | | | | | | China PR, | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia, | | | | | | | | | | Japan and | | | | | | | | | | Russia | | | | | | +------+-------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------+--------+------+----------+ * Metallurgical Coke having ash content below 18% excluding 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. Note: Customs classification of the subject goods is only indicative, and the determination of anti-dumping duty shall be made as per the description of the subject goods. 2. The provisional anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective for a period of six months, unless revoked, amended or superseded earlier, from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and shall be payable in Indian currency. 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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