FOREIGN TRADE NOTIFICATION
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Body Notification No. 68/2023, Dated 07th March, 2024

Subject: Amendment in Import Policy condition for Raw Pet Coke and Calcined Pet Coke under Chapter 27 of Schedule-1 (Import Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 and Section 5 of Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby notifies the following amendments under Chapter 27 of the ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy) as under:

1. The Import Policy Condition no.06 (b) of Chapter 27 of Schedule-I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022 shall be amended as under:

Condition no.

Existing Policy Condition

Revised Policy Condition

06(b)

Aluminium industry can import Calcined Pet Coke not exceeding 0.5 MT per annum and Calcined Pet coke manufacturing units can import raw pet coke not exceeding 1.4 MTs per annum.

Total import of 1.9 Million MTs of Raw Petroleum Coke(RPC) for manufacturing Calcined Petroleum Coke(CPC) and 0.5 Million MTs of CPC for Aluminium Industry respectively shall be permissible during 2024-25, and 1.9 Million MTs of RPC for manufacturing CPC Manufacturing and 0.8 Million MTs of CPC for Aluminium Industry respectively shall be permissible from 2025-26 onwards, subject to the following conditions:

i.Import of RPC & CPC shall be permitted only as a feedstock / raw material and under no circumstances shall be used as fuel.

ii.Import of RPC and CPC shall be permitted to cater entirely to the domestic needs of aluminium industry, for the processes as permitted under the relevant regulations / statutes.

iii.Import of RPC by Calciners shall be on Actual User basis and shall not be transferred to any other unit(s) including SEZ unit(s). Export of CPC by Calciners shall not be permitted. iv. Import of CPC by Aluminium Industry shall be on Actual User basis. Export of Anode by Aluminium Industry shall not be permitted.

v. The RPC/CPC Processing capacity as on the date of the CAQM Order i.e. 14.02.2024 shall be taken on record for any pro-rata allocations.

vi. All other conditions as mentioned in the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas Order No- F. No. 160014/16/2021-MERD/PetCoke-35 dated 14.02.2024 should also be complied with.

Effect of the notification: The permissible Import Quantities of RPC for manufacturing of CPC and CPC for Aluminium Industry, from FY 2024-25 onwards has been revised in line with the recommendations of CAQM issued vide Order dated 14.02.2024.

This is issued with the approval of Minister of Commerce & Industry.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)

Director General of Foreign Trade &

Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to Govt, of India

Email: dgft@nic.in

(Issued from File No. 01/89/180/22/AM-23/PC-2(A)/E-38642)