India: Decision on met coke import restrictions in India by month end

An inter-ministerial meeting was scheduled on 15 July, 2024, to discuss the safeguard recommendations of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) on the import of low ash met coke. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry with other stakeholders.

Sources indicate that a decision regarding the restriction on met coke imports to India is likely by the end of this month. It has been reported that both the DGTR and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) are convinced that met coke imports should be restricted to protect domestic