MANU/DGFT/0024/2023

Ministry : Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department/Board : DGFT

Public Notice No. : 57/2015-2020

Date of Public Notice : 14.02.2023

Date of Publication : 14.02.2023

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Notification No. 42 dated 23rd October, 2018 MANU/DGFT/0180/2018

Citing Reference:
Notification No. 42 dated 23rd October, 2018 MANU/DGFT/0180/2018  Referred

Procedure for allocation of quota, for year 2023-24, for import of (i) Calcined Pet Coke for Aluminium Industry and (ii) Raw Pet Coke for CPC manufacturing industry

F. No. 01/53/8/E/P-1/AM23/IC.--The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the Writ Petition No. 13029/1985 vide its order dated 9th October 2018, has decreed that the import of raw material for use as Calcined Pet coke (CPC) in Aluminium Industry cannot exceed 0.5 million MT per annum in total. Similarly import of Raw Pet Coke for CPC manufacturing industry cannot exceed 1.4 Million MT per annum. In light of the Order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the import policy condition of Pet Coke was amended vide Notification No. 42 dated 23rd October, 2018 and wherein it had been indicated that the regulation and monitoring of such imports will be as per the guidelines of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued vide OM No Q-18011/54/2018-CPA dated 10th September, 2018.

2. The allocation of said quota for year 2023-24, for import of (i) Calcined Pet Coke for Aluminium Industry and (ii) Raw Pet Coke for CPC manufacturing industry shall be subject to Judgment of the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi dated 10.01.2023 in the LPA 25/2021 & CM Applications 2070/2021, 13380/2021, 44359/2022 and any further orders/judgments.

3. Pursuant to the above and in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 as amended from time to time read with P........