India has proposed anti-dumping duties on imports of metallurgical coke from China and Indonesia

According to the DGTR’s report dated 14 November, the recommended anti-dumping duties range from USD 60.87 to USD 130.66 per ton.

The DGTR proposed duties of 82.75 USD/t for Indonesia, 130.66 USD/t for China, 119.51 USD/t for Colombia, 85.12 USD/t for Russia, 73.55 USD/t for Australia, and 60.87 USD/t for Japan. The recommended measures cover low-ash metallurgical coke with an ash content below %18 under HS codes 27040010, 27040020, 27040030, and 27040090. However, ultra-low-phosphorus metallurgical coke with phosphorus content up to %0.03 and particle size up to 30 mm has been excluded.

India had initiated the anti-dumping investigation in March following a complaint submitted by the Metalurgical Coke Manufacturers Association, which argued that rising imports were causing material injury to domestic producers. The government had also imposed a quota on coke imports from 1 January to 30 June, later extending it to 31 December in line with preliminary findings of a parallel safeguard investigation examining the impact of low-priced imports on the domestic industry.

After the import quota was extended in July, shipments from Indonesia declined. At the same time, imports from other origins have remained limited since July, as end-users have generally found alternative supplies unattractive from a cost perspective.